Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 9685, for Amos Smith, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Smith, Amos
P 9685
CONTENTS
b. Feb. 26, 1757 at Nine Partners, Dutchess Co. N.Y. m. at m. Sharon Conn. res. in 1834, Lewiston, Niagara Co. N.Y.

9685
Amos Smith 2
Rev. Claim -
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Bats, Coke. Leavitt N.Y.

State of New York County of Niagara ss. On this Thirtieth day of July 1834. Personally appeared before me Calvin Natchekip Coquin one of the Judges of the Niagara County Court, resident at Leicester in said County, a distance of twenty miles from the place of holding court in said County, Amos Smith, (who by reason of bodily in- firmity is unable to appear in court) a resident of the Township of York, Province of Upper Canada aged seventy seven years in February last, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 - That he enlisted in the service of the United States under the following named offi- cers and served as herein stated - That he enlisted at Sharon in the State of Connecticut as a private in the month of May 1776 and in

the latter part of that month in a company Commanded by Captain Simeon Smith - Lieutent Tama - Lieut. Colonel Webb and Colonel Phillip B. Bradley commanded said Regiment, - after the for- -mation of the company at Sharon, it marched to the city of New York and from thence crossed to Bergen Point, New Jersey where the company joined the said Regiment, commanded by Col. Bradley in the month of July 1776. The said Regiment re- -mained at and in the vicinity of Bergen until the Battle on Long Island immediately after which the Regiment moved to Powles Hook and there remained till the Enemy took the city of New York when the Reg- -iment was marched to Fort Lee on the West side of the Hudson River - This deponent does not recollect the name of the General officer in command (if any) at Fort Lee when his Regiment reached that Fort, - during the time he was there he saw General Wash- -ington at Fort Lee - the troops were principally from the South of New York - Fort Washington was Garrisoned by troops from Fort Lee - parts of companies of diff

- new regiments cropped the line for that purpose - and were relieved every two weeks, by other troops from Fort Lee - This department with part of the Company of Capt. Smith, under command of Lt. Tanner was at Fort Washington when attacked by the enemy on 16. Nov. 1776 and was surrendered to the enemy (Colonel Magaw was commandant of the Fort) with the Fort - was taken as a prisoner of war to the city of New York and there kept in the Bridewell prison for six weeks and four days when he was paroled, being one of two hundred par- -oled at that time - he was required and did sign an engagement not to take up arms till exchanged - had not been that he was exchanged - the prisoners thus paroled in mid- winter made their way home such of them as survived - about fifty died between New York and Horn Neck owing to the inclemency of the weather, the use of bad provision while in prison & the want of wholesome sustenance on their way - This deponent was arrested by sickness on the way but

finally reached his residence in Sharon about the last day of January 1777 making the term of seven months and some days from the time he enlisted till his return to Sharon as above stated during which term of service he was in no considerable engagement except in defense of Fort Washington. Lt. Tanner was taken prisoner but Capt. Smith was at the time at Fort Lee & not taken -
In April 1777 this disponent had regained his health and regularly enlisted in a company of Baanen, consisting of ten men and commanded by Capt. William Boland - he so enlisted in that company rather than in a regular Regiment because he was bound by his parole not to take up arms - he enlisted at Sharon aforesaid and for six months he was furnished with an United States team to drive - was mustered and received pay of the United States - his employment was to transport from place to place according to order, United States property provisions and munitions of war - he was ordered from Sharon to Danbury in Connecticut - thence to Fish

Hill in the State of New York - thence to Goshen, Orange County N. York thence back to Danbury again thence to Derby same State - thence to Litch Hill again and was employed at that place and vicinity till his last term of enlistment for six months expired in October 1777 when he was discharged verbally he returned to Sharm aforesaid and did not again enter the service of the United States - That under his first term of enlistment he served according to best of his belief six months and twenty - days to the time Fort Washington was taken - That he was a prisoner six weeks and four days and that he was twenty - days going from New York to Sharm his place of residence - That under his second term of enlistment he served faithfully the full term of six months and was duly discharged -
In reply to the first interrogatory this deponent saith he was born on the 26. February 1757 (as he has always understood and believes to be true) at a place called Nine Pointers, Dutchess County New York 2. That he has no record of his age

3. He lived in Sharon aforesaid when he entered the service at both periods - after his last discharge from the army he returned to Sharon - remained there till January 1778 - then removed to Berkshires in Massachusetts lived there say fourteen years - then moved to Shoreham Addison county, Vermont lived there about four years then went to Westmorland Oneida county New York and lived there about three years - moved to Allegany Cayuga County N.Y. & lived about four years at that place - then went himself to Scarbro upper Canada and remained about two years - returned to Shoreham Vermont and lived about two years & finally moved with his family to Scarbro in Canada about the year 1807 - lived there till 1816 and then moved to Otobico in same province and has lived there till last year when he moved into the Township of York where he now resides -
4 - He volunteered - was not drafted a substituted
5 The names of officers given above are given above so far as the deponent can recollect them - and also the circumstances generally of his service
6 - He never received any written or printed discharge

7. The Rev John Colburn, Amasa Milner - Aaron Gilmour and Thompson Smith are the names of persons to whom he is known in his present neigh- borhood and who can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution - These persons live at a distance of fifty miles from Lewiston the place of making this my declaration and in the Province of Canada - This deponent has no evidence of his service nor does he know of any person by whom he can prove his said services or any part thereof - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed this 30 th day of July 1834. Before me
Garret Smith.
Calvin Hitchcock Judge of the Magistrate County Court -

Niagara County ss. I Calvin Hotchkiss one of the Judges of the Niagara County Courts do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original pro- ceedings before me in the matter of the application of Amos Smith for a pension - and I hereby de- -clare my opinion to be that the above named Amos Smith applicant was a revolutionary soldier and found as he states - I further certify that the said applicant cannot from bodily infirmity attend the Courts for the purpose of making his application there -
Calvin Hotchkiss Judge Niagara Com. Pleas
Niagara County Clerk's Office ss. I Henry Galtin Clerk of said county hereby certify to Calvin Hotchkiss before whom the foregoing proceedings were had was at that time and still is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said county duly commissioned and sworn and that the above signature is his proper hand and genuine signature -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this thirtieth day of July — 1832. Henry Galtin Clerk

REJECTED
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P.O. Amos Smith
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P.O. _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

James Smith James Smith suspension in order as Nov 1884 to Bates book to Lawiston N.Y. to David Hamilton Jan 1882

31.780

Leamington N. Y. 30. July 1834.
J. L. Edwards Esq.
(Com: of Pensions)
Sir Enclosed I forward
the application of Simon Smith for a pension -
please have it examined and decided upon as soon
as may be -
Very Respectfully
Your me. ob.
Bates book