Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43156, for Abel Smith, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Smith, Abel
S. 43156
Continental
Mass.
CONTENTS
Oct. 18, 1750. Civil in Mass. see in 1818 Windham, Tenn. & N.Y.

14. 154
New York
Abel Smith
of Windham in the state of New York who was a Private in the regiment commanded Colonel Olmer of the Connecticut line, for the term of One Year
Inscribed on the roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 20 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 of Sep. 1819 and sent to Munson Buell Catskill New York
  Arrears to 4th of  Sep. 1819.  132. 00    Semi-ann. all'ce ending  Mar. 1820.  48. 00    16 Mo. 15      30   $180. 00  
Continued
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
Lexington Heights

Notif n given Nov 20 th 1820 to S. Sidney Brewster Leonardoa N.Y.

Abel Smith
Private
176 to 77
Elmer Council
Reg
Admitted
I have much pleasure to the credibility of the work of pro- ving claimants service.
I have much pleasure to my information that the one man was in the service of the...

State of New York Greene County ss -
On the twentieth  fifteenth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me the undersigned one of the judges of the court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Greene and state of New York personally appears Abel Smith aged sixty-seven years resident in the town of Windham in the county aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of congress entitled An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war that the said Abel Smith enlisted as a volunteer in the month of May in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five in the state of Massachusetts in the company commanded by Capt. Moses Dole in a regiment commanded by Col. John Dillows in the Massachusetts line that he continued to serve in the said corps until some time in June following and in May one thousand seven hundred and seventy-six he enlisted as a sergeant in the company commanded by Capt. Joel Dickinson in a regiment commanded by Col. Ebenezer Dyer. Brown being Lieut. Col. of the same regiment stationed at Fort Ticonderoga that he continued to serve in said corps until the fifteenth day of April in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven when he was discharged from service in the state of New York and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other wishes now in his power of his said services but the affidavits accompanying the above declaration -
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid - Munroe Root
I Munroe Root one of the judges of the court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Greene and state of New York as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Abel Smith did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and to me transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the provisions of the above mentioned act of Congress - April 20 th 1818
And I do further state from testimony on oath before me that the said Abel Smith is a poor man possessing neither real or personal property and circumstances in need of the assistance of his country for support
Munroe Root
I William Van Buren Clerk of the court of Common Pleas of the county of Greene and State of New York do certify that Munroe Root was a Judge of said Court on the Twentieth Day of April 1818. That I am well acquainted with his Hand Writing and that the Signature of the said Judge to the above Affidavit or Declaration of Abel Smith is Genuine and in witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of the Court aforesaid this 21 st Day of May 1818.
Wm Van Buren Clerk as aforesaid

Axel Smith
Private
y. 6 to y. 7
Elmer Council
Regt
Admitted
Judge must certify to the credibility of the witnesses pres- sing claimants service -

I the said Monroe Bruce I say as aforesaid do Certify that for more than twenty years I have Mr William Chamberlain the within witness and do know him to be a man of truth and veracity and that from his testimony on oath - as such, in no shape interested in this case.
Dated July 15. 1819.
Monroe Bruce
State of New York. I hereby certify that the above green cover of record of Monroe Bruce was a Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Green at the time of mak- ing the foregoing Certificate & further certify that same will be found with the hand writing of the said Monroe Bruce & know his signature to the same to be genuine given under my hand & affixed the seal of the County of said County this 5th Day of August 1819 H. Chamberlain Clerk of said County

Abel Smith
pension application —
Abel Smith 1454
Vernon Edin
1454
ms

State of New York
Onondaga County ss
On this eighth day of September 1820- personally appeared in open court in the court common Pleas held at Whitestown in and for the County of Onondaga it being a court of record. Abel Smith aged seventy years on the 18 th day of October next resident in the town of Vernon in said county who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolution- ary war as follows to wit as a private in the company commanded by Captain Joel Dickinson in the regiment commanded by Col. Samuel Elmore in the continental establishment and this deponent further saith that his original declaration as appears by his certificate was dated on the 20 th day of April 1812- and this deponent further declares that the number of his Pension certifi- cate is fourteen thousand one hundred and fifty four- And I do solemnly swear that I was a resi- dent citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1812- And that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any other manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it to bring myself within the provi- sions of an act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war"

passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 - And that I have not nor hath any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the annexed schedule and by me subscribed. Sworn to the 2 nd day of September 1820 Before E y Bacon Judge of Common Pleas. N o el Smith
And this deponent further saith that he had been for some time prior to the receipt of his pension a pauper supported by the town of Lee in said county - That he is now supported & nursed by a private individual no way of kin to this deponent and who this deponent can never remunerate should he be deprived of his pension - And this deponent further saith that he has for a considerable time been afflicted with the dropsy and under the care of a Doctor - That his disease has increased upon him so much lately that it is with the greatest difficulty he attends in open court at Whitestown - And this deponent further saith that by occupation he is a farmer but so sick and infirm of body as not to be able to do the least thing. That this deponent has no wife or child residing with him - and this deponent further saith that he has no relations in a situation to render him any assistance. N o el Smith
and declaration Sworn to this 2 nd day September 1820 before E y Bacon Judge of Common Pleas.

A Schedule of the Property of Abel Smith alluded to in the annexed affidavit -
no real estate
Personal Property
1 Setting chair
1 Chest for his clothes
2 Small bottle - for medicine -
Sworn to the 8 th day of September 1820 before E z Bacon Judge of Onida Com Pleas
Abel Smith
State of New York Onida Common Pleas of the term of September 1820 }
X Court of record by Statute
The whole of these proceedings were had in open Court, and in the opinion of this Court the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the above schedule is one Dollar and no more
I, Francis A. Bloodgood Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Onida, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court, and I further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount, in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid sched- ule is one Dollar
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this eighth day of September 1820
Francis A. Bloodgood Clerk
1820

43 156
Key INVALID.
File No. 43 156
Abel Smith
St. Peter's
Act: 16 March 18
Index: —Vol. 3 , Page 469
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Free
To the Hon. J. D.
J. C. Calhune Esq. Secretary of war Washington -
Mr. [unclear] R. [unclear] 12. [unclear]

Sir,
I have the honor to enclose to you the affidavit Re of Abel Smith taken in open court - in support of his renewed application for a pension -
If you conform to the wishes of the old man - please to enclose to me , any writing you may think proper to send him, as evidence of his right to the pension -
With great respect &c
Your very abt. Servt
S. Sidney Sussex
London. Oct. 16. 1820

William Charnock of the town of Windham county of Green and state of New York being duly sworn deposes and saith that in the year 1776 he became acquainted with Abraham Smith at Albany in the state aforesaid that he came there in the regiment commanded by Col. Elmer and served in said regiment as a Sergeant until the regiment was discharged which he believes was in year —
William Charnock
Sworn to and subscribed this 20 th day of April 1813 Before me Munroe Reed one of the judges of the court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Green and state of New York —