Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42321, for Isaac Smith, New York
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(8-1776)

SERVICE                            NUMBER
New York | Smith, Isaac | S. 42321
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CONTENTS
[illegible] at Brookhaven, Suffolk Co. NY & res there in 1819 aged 69 yrs
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15 410
 New York 
Isaac Smith 2d 
of Brookhaven in the state of New York who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Livingston of the New York line, for the term of nine months 
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on 23rd of September, 1819 
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Certificate of Pension issued the 21st of Oct 1819 and sent to Thos. S. Strong Esq - Drown Meadow, New York 
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1819 
Semi-anl. all ce ending 4 Mar 1820 $43.16 
5 mo 8/30 4/31 $43.16 
{Revolutionary claim Act 18th March, 1818}
Discontinued notification sent to CH Havens Esq 19 July 1830 Smithtown NY
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State of New York
Suffolk County
Isaac Smith of the Town of Brookhaven in the County of Suffolk aged about sixty nine years being duly sworn doth depose and say that he the said Isaac Smith enlisted in the said Town of Brookhaven in the State of New York sometime in the Month of March in the year one thousand seven hundred and twenty six in the company commanded by Capt. Daniel Grifing in regiment commanded by Col Henry B Livingstone in the New York line for the term of nine months that he served in said Company during nine months and at the expiration of the said nine months the said deponent sayeth that at the particular request of General James Clinton he continued to serve for the further term of three months. When he was regularly discharged at Fort Montgomery in the State of New York which discharge this deponent has said that he was in the expedition of the Capture of Capt [illegible] Smith and his company it [illegible] in said Town of Brookhaven. That he the deponent is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of his country for support and this deponet further sayeth that he has never had any pension heretofore by the laws of the United States except that which he may be entitled to under the late act of Congress entitled and act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service in the Revolutionary war
Sworn and Subscribed
This 23 day of September
1819 before me
Isaac Smith
Thos S. Strong Judge
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State of New York
Suffolk County
I Thomas S Strong First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Suffolk which is a Court of Record in the State of New York do hereby Certify that on the Twenty third day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and Nineteen Personally appeared before me the said Judge, Isaac Smith, a person to me known and sworn to the faith of the facts stated in the preceding affidavit and I do further Certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Isaac Smith served in the Revolutionary war for the space of Twelve months that he is now in need of support from his Country and that he is entitled to the Pension made by the late act of Congress entitled an act to Provide for Certain Persons engaged in the Land and naval s(c)ervices of the United States in the Revolutionary war -

I Charled H Havens Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Suffolk, do Certify that Thomas S Strong whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certitude is first Judge of the Court aforesaid and that his signature is his own proper hand writing. In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name & affixed the seal of this court this 1st day of October 1819 - 
Chas. H Havens
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State New York
Suffolk County
Be it remembered that on the Twenty Seventh day of September in the year one thousand Eight hundred and and nineteen personally appeared before me Thomas S. Strong first judge of the said County of Suffolk, Nathaniel Norton a person well known to me and after being duly sworn doth depose and say that he served as a Leiutenant in the Company commanded by Capt Daniel Griffing, and received his appointment on the first day of March one thousand seven hundred and seventy six to serve untill untill the first day of the next January in the regiment whereof Henry B Livingstone was Leiutenant Collonel, and this deponent further deponeth and and sayeth that he is well acquainted with Isaac Smith the within applicant that the said Isaax Smith enlisted under the deponent soon after his appointment as leiutenant in the Company commanded by the said Daniel Griffing and that his impressions are that the said Isaac Smith enlisted in the fore part of the month of march in the year 1776 and that this deponent further sayeth that the said Isaac Smith served in that Corps as a faithful soldier for at least the term of Nine months and further this deponent sayeth not -
Nathll Norton
Subscribed and Sworn before me Thomas S. Strong
This 27th day of September 1819
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Suffolk County 
I Charles H Havens Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Suffolk do hereby certify that Thos. S. Strong who has signed the preceding Certificate is first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County and that the proper hand writing of the said Thos. S. Strong ~ In Testimony whereof I have signed this Certificate and affixed thereto the seal of the said Court the day of in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
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Isaac Smith
15410

not entitled
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State of New York
Suffolk County
On this thirty first day of May, 
1820, personally appeared in open court in the court of Common Please of the County of Suffolk, being a count of record for the said County to constituted by an act of the Legislature of the State of New York Isaac Smith aged seventy years, resident in the Town of Brook Haven in the said county, who being duly sworn according to Laws doth on his oath Declare as follows (to wit) - 
I Isaac Smith do swear & declare that I served in the revolutionary war in a company commanded by Captain Daniel Griffing in a Regiment commanded by HenryB Livingstone in the Brigade commanded by Gen. James Clinton in the 3rd Regiment of the New York lin of the army of the revolution as stated in any original declaration dated the day of 1818 - and that I have received a pension therefore dated the 21st day of October 1819 and numbered 15410 - and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United Stated on the 18th day of march 1818 & that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby as to diminish it so to bring myself within the provisions of an act of congress, entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land a naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war. Passed the 18th day of March 1818.. And that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contained or debts due to me nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed. And I do further swear that I am a labourer by occupation, but owing to a hurt received in my arm & other bodily infirmities am unable to labor
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That my family consists of my wife only who is aged sixty six years & who is in a very feeble condition and frequently unable to do anything. And I do further swear that I am unable by means of any property and the executions of myself & family to support myself & my family & am in such indigent circumstance as absolutely to stand in much of the aid, cooperation and assistance of my Country - Sworn to & Declared the 31st day
of May 1829 - in open Court before the Judges thereof
Per Chas. H Havens Clk

A schedule containing the whole income and 
estate of Isaac Smith named in the annexed affidavit his necessary clothing & bedding excepted

Real Estate
	200 acres of this said & any land lying in the Town of Brookhaven - Mortgaged to Hannah Woodhull for about eight hundred Dollars which is about the full value of the land

Personal Estate
	1 Cow, 1 Heiffer, 1 Hog, two old horses & waggon, 1 plow, 1 harrow, 1 axe, 1 spade, 1 rake, 1 old chair, 1 Pot, 1 tea kettle - the amount due from said Isaac Smith to several persons except that above mentioned to Hannah Woodhull is $40 - 
Isaac Smith
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I Charles H Havens Clerk of the court of 
Common Pleas of the County of Suffolk do hereby certify that the foregoing oath & the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of said court, & 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 in Nine hundred and Eighty Eight Dollars & twenty five cents -
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court this
8th day of June 1820
Chas. H Havens Clk
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42321
Reg INVALID
File No. 42,321
Isaac Smith
Pre Rev War

Act : 18 March 18
Index :-Vol. 3, Page 468

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Case of Isaac Smith
Thos. S. Strong
Judge
Drown Meadow, N. Yk.
Rec? Oct. 16. 1819.

Adm.

Drown Meadow N York
11 Oct. 1819
Month John C. Calhoun Secretary of
War
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Capt. Daniel Roes
Deposition
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State of New York
Suffolk County

Be it remembered that on the twenty-third day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and nineteen personally appeared before one Thomas S Strong first judge of the County of Suffolk. Daniel Roe who served as a Captain in the last Revolutionary War, and after being duly sworn deponeth and sayeth that he knows Isaac Smith of the Town of Brookhaven in said county and that the said Isaac Smith enlisted some time in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six in a company commanded by Capt Daniel Griffing in the regiment commanded by Col. Henry B Livingstone in the New York line that the said Isaac Smith served in said company or some other corps in the United States’ service for more than one year as their deponent verily believes. 
Daniel Roe
Sworn and subscribed
This 23 day of September
1819 before me
	Thos S Strong Judge