Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 19058, for James Smith, Massachusetts

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Mass 
Smith, James
Smith, Patty
Number: W19058
BLM 14513-160-55
---- ---- be Mass 
In 1878 res. Peterborough Willsboro -- -- --- -- June 28, 1844 at New Spanish

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4943
New Hampshire

James Smith

[?] Sharon ____ in the State of New Hampshire who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Allens of the regiment commanded by Colonel Rose in the Massachusetts [?] for two years

Inscribed in the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of _____ 80 Dollars _____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 29th day of January 1833 and sent to him 
H Hubbard Hogan

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 _____ $120_____
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4th March 1833 - 40

$160

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.} 

Recorded by Samuel Boyd Clerk, 
Book D Vol. 1 Page 183

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Polly Smith widow of --- James who served in the Revolutionary War as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll of the rate of 80 dollars
Cents per annum of commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of March 1849 and sent to Stephen P. Steele Peterboro Mass.

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feri paid

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State of New Hampshire 
Hillsborough County, SS
On the sixteenth day of February 1853, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the County of Hillsborough. Personally appeared Polly Smith, who on her oath declares that she is the same person, the widow of James Smith, who was a Private in the Revolutionary War.
That her name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New Hampshire from where she removed to Hebron N.J.and was ----- to the pension agency payable in Albany in that state, but recently she has removed from the last ---- state that now resides in New ---smich in the state of New Hampshire, where she intends to remain and wishes her pension to be there payable – the Concord Agency in further commencing on the 4th day of September 1852.
She following  are the reasons for removing from New York to New Hampshire, to – to line with her children.
Polly Smith
Sworn and subscribed to before me, the day and year aforesaid. Jerimiah Smith, Justice of the Peace.

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I herby certify that I am well acquainted with the said Polly Smith, that she is the identical person described in the forgoing aforesaid by her signed and that she holds a pension certificate dated March 12th 1849. Recorded in the Pension Office on the Roll of Pensions under the Act of February 2, 1848, Page 130, Vol.1 
Feb. 16, 1853
Jeremiah Smith, Justice of the Peace

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State of New Hampshire
County of Hillsborough, SS
I, Perley Dodge Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County and State above mentioned, and do herby certify that Jeremiah Smith whose genuine signature appears above, is, and was at the time of signing the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified: that his commission is dated to the 27th day of June A. D. 1851, and will expire five years from the date; that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit; and that the aforesaid Court of Common Pleas of the Court of Record. 
Give under my hand and seal at the Office of Amherst, this 21st day of February A. D. 1853.
Perley Dodge Clerk 
Please send the certificate of --- to “Jeremiah Smith, New ----- N.H.”
Jeremiah Smith for Polly Smith

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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 4th of July 1838 entitled  an act granting half pay and pensions to widows
State of New Hampshire
Hillsborough County SS
On this second day of June AD 1845- personally appeared before me Jacob Whitmore one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire. Polly Smith a resident of New  ----- in the said county of Hillsborough and state aforesaid aged seventy six years who being first duly sworn according to law – on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the ----- on the pension made by the act of Congress --- July – 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain residents that she is a widow of James Smith late of New ---- deceased who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution. He enlisted first for six months and served out his time in 1779 from the ---- County of --- and state M.S. He enlisted again for three years in 1780 from the same --- on --- in the County aforesaid and State of Massachusetts in the Company commanded by Capt _______ in Col_______ Vocs Regiment and served his time and received

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A discharge which my husband deceased (James Smith) sent to the Pension Office at Washinton and --- a Pension under the Act of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 at the rate of ninety six dollars -----. But was soon suspended form the Pension Unit. He again applied and attained a Pension under the act of the 7th of June 1832 at the rate of eight dollars for --- and – in documenting evidence in -- --- it have been previously lodged in the Pension Office and that she returned his pension certificate in the ---- of 1844. Together with the evidence of his death and receive that --- of pension then due --- and she refers to his declarations for proof of service which are now on file at the pension office. She further declares that she was married to the said James Smith on the nineteenth day of April – 1789 and that he died on the twenty eight day of June AD 1844 that she was nor married to his – to her leaving the service. But the marriage took place previous to

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State of New Hampshire
Hillsborough County
I Perley Dodge Clerk of the Superior Court of Justices of the County and State aforesaid do herby certify -- --- William Scott is an acting Justice of the Peace and for said County --- compressed and ---. That his compassion was --- on the twenty fifth day of November 1844 and --- --- --- and the twenty fourth day of November 1849 and that his --- --- --- --- - --- 
--- --- --- --- - --- - -- - said county this 10th day of June 1845
Perley Dodge Clerk

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19984
Received June 16, 1845
Polly Smith
N.H.
Act 7 July 38
- 89 – 28 June 44
2 ---
80 ----
Act 17 June 44 from June 44
Act 1844 No121
WM Scott Petersboro N.H.

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I Samuel Gates of Peterborough County of Hillsboro and State of New Hampshire do testify and sat that the following is a true copy of the record of the marriage of James Smith and Polly Taylor with the exception of the date in which it appears on the record in fair ____ ____ as follows
James Smith was married to Polly Taylor April 30, 1789
A true copy attest original Samuel Gates  ____ ______
I Samuel Gates above married _ and say that I hold the office of the Clerk of Records in the County T--- and Sate aforesaid and that the above is a true exact from the records of said town with the exception above name as certified by me
Samuel Gates
Clerk of Record
Town of Peterborough 

State of New Hampshire
Hillsborough County 
June ninth eighteen hundred and forty five
Sworn and subscribed before me  
WM Scott Justice of the Peace

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___ I cerfiy that I am personally acquainted with the before named Polly Smith and that by ___ of age and ___ ___ the aforesaid declaration was taken in New Hampshire the place of her residence and that the ____ his widow
Jacob Whitlemore One of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Hillsborough
I Luke Crane of New----- in the State and County aforesaid do testify that the written named James Smith died – New---- on the twenty eighth day of June AD 1844 ______ _____ ______ 
Luke Crane

State of New Hampshire 
Hillsborough
Sworn and _____ to ____ ___ day of June AD 1845 
Before me 
Jacob Whitlemore One of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Hillsborough

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State of New Hampshire 
Hillsborough County
I Perley Dodge Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Hillsborough aforesaid do hereby certify that Jacob Whitlemore is an acting Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for the County and State aforesaid and was so duly commissioned and qualified on and from that second day of June 1845 and that by the Constitution of the State his ____ ___ has a term of years ____ to ____ that said Court of _____ with ____ justification in ___ ___and ____ ___ __ that the sign ___ of Justice Jacob Whitlemore to the ___ ___ ___ ___ 
____ ___ my hand and the seal of this state ___ this 10th day of June 1845 
Perley Dodge Clerk

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James Smith
____
T----
2 years
G Parker Esq
______
MH
Hon. H Hubbard