Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25015, for Frederick Smith, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Smith, Frederick Christina
W. 25015 B.L.Wt 525-160-55.
CONTENTS
res. at cul. near Fort Dayton N.Y. died at Posenauer N.Y. June 11, 1928.

5057 New York. Above Christina Smith (now conf. widow of Frederick Smith NY City 5057 who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private of N. York line.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 57 Dollars 44
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7th day of Sept. 1849 and sent to J. A. Masbach Herkimer
New York
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 188 Vol. 4

5531 - act March 3. 1855
March 19/55
Christina Smith - wife of Frederick Smith - 7th
Capt. Samuel Gray
Capt. Hendrick Herder Col. Peter Bellinger. N.Y. Mil:
Revolutionary war
Admiral Robert Blake May 24/55
Matthew Smith is hereby appointed & qualified as Committee on Guardians of Fair Christina, the being a Sumat'ic. L.B.
Warrant No 525 Issd May 24/55
Chas. B. Becker Atty Present
June 22 - 20225
Vol 81. page 143.

6576 Oct 16 '44
Can A
NY { acct Jan 3 '43 44 Christina Smith $51.44 Rep a
Payable to Guardian Nicholas F. Smith
J. A. Rasbach Herkinn n.4

State of Kentucky } Hart County } ss
On this twenty Eighth day of August 1844
before the undersigned Justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Nicholas F. Smith guardian of Christina Smith widow, a resident of the town of Hart County in said County of Hart County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath, as such guardian, make the following declaration in order to obtain for the said Christina Smith the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed March 3. 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War - That the said Christina Smith is the widow of Frederick Smith who was a private in Colonel and served under Capt. Big- -beal, Hart. Smith & Daugherty's Ind. Battalion Regiment and also in the Boat or Battery Service under Capt. Gray as he was informed & believes true Revolutionary War, that the said allowed a pension under the act of July 7 th 1838 at the rate of fifty one dollars and forty seven cents per annum, that the pay Certificate herefor bears date the 14 th day of August 1844 and the same is made payable to this respondent her guardian
Nicholas F. Smith
Subscribed and sworn before me August 8. 1844
J. A. Rabbath Justice
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original now on file in my office and that the same has been duly attested by me this 8 th day of August 1844.

State of New York Rutland County Clubs Office p:
I certify that J. A. Rasbach before whom the within affidavit was sworn was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly elected & qualified and that I am well acquaint- ed with his handwriting & verily believe his signature to said affidavit is genuine - In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said County Oct 7th 1844 -
Orion A. Morrison Clerk " "

Westchester N.Y. Oct 12, 1844
Sir I herewith forward the claim of N. F. Smith guardian of Christina Smith for pension under act of March 3, 1843 -
Yours Respectfully
Edt. Baabach
H. Edwards Esq. Comptroller

State of New York
Herkimer County ss. On this fourteenth day of February one thousand eight hundred & fortyfourd before the court of common pleas of said County in Open Court before the Judges thereof the same being a court of record, personally appeared Abraham G. Rosecrantz of the town of Great Falls in said County and made oath in due form of law, that the book purporting to be the original Book of Records of Marriages, Baptisms &c solemnized & kept by his Grandfather the Rev d Abraham Rosecrantz in his life time is now in the possession and custody of this deponent being the Grandson & personal representative of the Rev d Abraham Rosecrantz, that the said book is the same now here produced before the said court for Examination, that this deponent from the information received from his father George Rosecrantz deceased and otherwise always did and does now believe that the entries therein made are the true records of the Marriages therein recorded, that on Examination of the same under the head of Marriages he finds an Entry in the words & figures following to wit "1791. at 20 th Nov. Friedrich Schmidt Witteb and Christina Heinrich Major Wittebbo" — that from his acquaintance with the said record the said Entry is a record that on the 20 th November 1791 Frederick Smith a widower was married to Christina, the widow of Henry Major that his said Grandfather was a German and as this deponent was always informed & believes true was the Minister of the Reformed Dutch Church of Herkimer & German Flats and vicinity
Sworn in Open Court A. G. Rosecrantz E. A. Munsow Clerk
The said Court do hereby certify that the said book of records was submitted to and examined by the Judges thereof, that the same appears to be an ancient book of records, the entries therein made in regular order with

deaths in regular succession, the extract in the foregoing affidavit copied entered in the body of a page with regular entries both above & below. The Court do therefore further certify that in their opinion as well from the examina- tion & inspection of the said book and the entries therein as from testimony adduced before the court that the said book and the records contained therein are genuine and the same kept by the Rev. Abraham Rosecrantz in his life time as the Minister of the Gospel of the Church in the affidavit of A. G. Rosecrantz received.
Witness my hand and seal of said Court of Common Pleas. February fourteenth 1844.
E. A. Munn Clerk

Christina Smith by her Guardian Matthew Smith application for 160 acres of Bounty Land under the Act of March 3 d . 1855.
Bounty Land Claim
Act of March 3. 1855.
Christina Smith widow of Frederick
Rev y Services. —
Chas. L. Tucker. Atty. Present.

State of New York Herkimer County ss
On this 16 th day of March 1855 before me a Justice of the Peace in & for the County and State aforesaid personally appeared Matthew Smith a resident of the town & County of Herkimer in the State of New York and who being duly sworn according to law did declare that he is the Committee and Guardian of Christina Smith his mother a Lunatic, who is the Widow of Frederick Smith deceased who was his father, under and by virtue of an order of the Supreme Court of the State of New York a Copy of which marked (B) is hereto annexed and that prior to his appointment and from about the time that the said Christina Smith was inscribed on the Pension Roll as herein after mentioned and until his death in June 1854, Nicholas Smith a brother of him the said Matthew Smith was the Committee Guardian of the said Christina Smith his mother as will appear from an order of the Court of Chan- cery of the said State a Copy of which is also hereto annexed marked (A), that the said Christina Smith on the application of the said Nicholas Smith as such Committee as aforesaid on her behalf was inscribed as the Pensioner on the Roll of the United as the Widow of Frederick Smith deceased for the military services of the said Frederick Smith in the War of the Revolution at the rate of Fifty one Dollars and forty four cents per annum of which the original Certificate issued by the Secretary of the Interior of the state of N.Y. of Sept. 1849 is now in the possession of the said Matthew Smith for the military services rendered by the said

and of which the following is a true Copy viz: "Department of the Interior Widow's Pension. I certify that in conformity with the Act of February 2 d 1848 Christina Smith Widow of Frederick Smith who was a private in the Revolutionary War is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of fifty one dollars and forty four cents per annum commencing on the 4 th of March 1848 and continuing for life unless she should again marry: in which case the pension is not payable after the time of such marriage, payable to Nicholas F. Smith Guardian.
Given at the Department of the Interior this 7 th day of Sept. One Thousand Eight hundred and forty nine E. S. [Signature] J. Cummings Examined and Countersigned Secretary of the Interior
"I, L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions and which Certificate is numbered on its face "5057" and recorded as appears also from an endorsement on its back, in the Pension Office on the Roll of Pensions under Act of February 2 d 1848 page 188 Vol. 4. by R. M. Cushman Clerk to which Certificate and the proofs and papers on file in the Department at Washington accompanying the Pension Application of the said Christi- na and pertaining thereto and to the service of the said Frederick Smith her husband and her intermarriage with and death of the said Frederick and the Widowhood & Surmacy of

See the said Christina and whereby as he is informed and believes the said facts of the said service and the intermarriage with & death of the said Frederick and the widowhood & suruay of the said Christina are established and upon which the said Certificate aforesaid is founded he refers for evidence and proof thereof.
And he further states that the said Frederick Smith, as he always in the life time of the said Frederick understood and was told from by the said Frederick and from other revolutionary soldiers, was a soldier in the War of the Revolution and among other services rendered by him in said Revolution was a term of five months Boat service on the Mohawk River under the Command of Capt Samuel Gray who commanded a Company of Battlemen on said River, that the said Frederick performed other services in the said War but the terms and occasions he cannot now state but he thinks he heard the said Frederick state that he was in the Oriskiny Battle
That the said Frederick Smith died the 11 th day of June 1828 at Herkimer. That the said Christina Smith his mother has not been married since the death of the said Frederick Smith his father and is now as near as he can ascertain her age about Ninety six years old and a Widow
He the said Matthew Smith as such Committee makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which the said Christina Smith is or may be entitled under the Act of Congress passed the 3 rd day of March 1855 for the military services rendered by the said

He died with her husband in the War of the Revolution, and she further stated that he is not aware nor does he know or believe that either the said Christina Smith or the said Frederick her husband have ever received Bounty Land for the said services, or that she or he were entitled to any Bounty Land except as aforesaid nor does he know or believe that either the said Christina Smith or the said Frederick Smith ever made application or presented a claim for Bounty Land for the said services of the said Frederick Smith. And he hereby authorizes and appoints Charles C. Luther Esq. of the City of Washington D. C. his true and lawful Attorney to prosecute the abovenmentioned claim and to receive for her benefit the Bounty Land Warrant to which she may be entitled, hereby revoking all former applications made or presented, if any, either by the said Christina or the said Nicholas F. Smith deceased as her former Committee or Guardian in her behalf.
Matthew Smith
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year first above written. And on the same day and year personally came before me John Karter and Frederick J. Kelmer residents of the town & County of Warrenton to me known as credible witnesses and who being duly sworn declare that they are aged the said John Karter fifty seven and the said Fredk. J. Kelmer fifty five years, and that they are personally with the said Matthew Smith the said Committee of the said Christina Smith and with the said Christina

who is the Widow of the said Frederick Smith deceased mentioned in the foregoing declaration and that they were all well acquainted with the said Frederick Smith the husband of the said Widow in his life time that they saw the said Matthew Smith sign his name to the foregoing declaration and know him to be the identical person named as Committee therein, that they were acquainted also with the said Christina Smith and they also were all acquainted with the said Frederick and that they were so acquainted with the said Frederick & Christina for many years during the life time of the said Frederick and that they do now know that during the whole period of their acquaintance with them and until the death of the said Frederick which occurred over twenty five years ago the said Frederick & the said Christina lived together as man & wife and were reputed to be and raised a large family of children of whom the said Matthew and the said Robert also in said declaration have named more two.
That the said Frederick in his life time was reputed to have been a soldier in the Revolutionary War and they believe he performed the military services stated in said declaration.
That the said Christina the Widow has not been married since the death of the said Frederick and is now a Widow and they believe her to be of the age mentioned in said declaration that she is still living and as they

believe is the identical Christina Smith mentioned in the said Pension Certif- icate in the said declaration set forth which they have been read, and they further state that for the last fifteen or more years the said Christina has been a Lunatic, and further that they are dissatisfied in his Claim.
Frederick J. Wohner
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the same day and year above mentioned and I certify that the said Matthew Smith is the person he describes himself to be and from my acquaintance with her and from the statements of the said Matthew I believe the said Christina Smith to be the person who received the said Pension Certificate and who is a Lunatic as is in the declaration of the said Matthew Smith mentioned and that I am not interested in the Claim or concerned in its prosecution.

(A)
At a Court of Chancery held for the State of New York at Saratoga Springs on the fifteenth day of June, A.D. 1842
Present.
Reuben H. Walworth. Chancellor.
In the Matter } of Christina Smith }
On reading & filing the petition of Nicholas F. Smith, setting forth among other things that his Father Frederick Smith deceased in said petition named was in the service of the United States in the revolutionary war, and did duty in said war, and for such services his Mother the said Christina is entitled to a pension under the laws of the United States, praying that a guardian or committee may be appointed for said Christina Smith for the purpose of applying for & receiving said pension. It is therefore Ordered that the said Nicholas F. Smith be & he is hereby appointed the committee of the Estate of the said Christina Smith upon his filing in the Office of the Register of this Court a Bond with two Sufficient Sureties in such Sum as one of the Masters of this Court residing in the County of Herkimer shall deem Sufficient and approve, conditioned for the faithful performance of his trust as such committee, and that he will obey such Orders as may be made by this Court from time to time in relation to the said Trust. Such Bond to be approved by one of the Masters of this Court and proved or acknowledged agreeably to the requirements of the 172 d Rule of this Court.
State of New York } Court of Appeals Clerk's Office }
I certify that I have compared the foregoing copy Order with the Original entry thereof in this Office, and that the same is a correct Transcript therefrom of the whole of such Original -

In witness whereof I have hereto subscribed my name & affixed the Seal of our said Court at Albany this Second day of October A.D. 1849
Ch. J. Benton Clerk Court of appeals
(a Copy)
Supreme Court In the Matter of Christina Smith a Lunatic
LS
(B)
On reading and filing the Petition of Matthew Smith and the Report of William C. Barrus Esq. Referee to whom by the Order of this Court it
was referred to Enquire into the matter set forth in the said petition and also whether the said Matthew Smith is a proper person to be appointed the committee & guardian of the person or Estate of the said Christina Smith and to fix the amount of the Bond to be executed in the said matter from which it appears that the said Christina Smith is a lunatic over thirty years of age residing with the said Matthew Smith her son that she is a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States on account of the service of her late husband Frederick Smith deceased That Nicholas F. Smith who was her son & the committee of her person & Estate died the last of June 1854. and that said Matthew Smith is a fit and proper person to be the committee & guardian of the person & Estate of the said Christina Smith It is therefore hereby Ordered that the said Matthew Smith be and he is hereby appointed the Committee & Guardian

The person & Estate of his Mother the said Christina Smith in the place and stead of the said Nicholas F. Smith deceased in the said Matthew having given the required bond which has been duly approved and filed in the office of the Clerk of Herkimer County. allowed Wm J Bacon Ent d September 20 th 1854
State of New York Herkimer County } Clerk's Office } p
I hereby certify that I have Carefully compared the foregoing with the original Order Entered in this Office In the matter of Christina Smith a Lunatic, and that the same is a correct copy thereof and of the whole of such original In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of this County this 13 th day of March
(L D)
AD 1855
Wm H Barry Dep Clerk
{ a copy }
State of New York, HERKIMER COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, } ss.
E. T. CLELAND, Clerk of the County of Herkimer, do certify that David Kasbach Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the certificate and jurat of affidavit of the annexed instrument, was at the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said county, dwelling in said county, duly elected and sworn; and that I am well acquainted with his hand-writing, and verily believe the name subscribed to the said certificate and jurat of affidavit, to be his genuine signature.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county, at Herkimer, this 16 th day of March, A. D. 1855
E. T. Cleland Clerk.

9657
Christina Smith non compos N.Y.
Act July 7 th 38
15mo. 1300 per - rolls-
m 91-
adad
15mo. 13.00 per Herkl
37.44
To Nicholas F. Smith guardian of Christina Smith (non compos)
J. A. Hasback Esq. Herkimer N.Y.

State of New York } Herkimer County } ss.
On this Twelfth day of October one thousand Eight Hundred and forty two personally appeared before the court of common pleas of the said County in open Court before the judges thereof, Nicholas F. Smith a resident of the Town of Herkimer in said County, who being first duly sworn according to law on his oath says that he is a son of Frederick Smith and Christina Smith. That his father the said Frederick Smith died in the month of June in the year one thousand Eight Hundred & twenty Eight leaving the said Christina Smith his widow, that the said Christina the widow of the said Frederick Smith & mother of this deponent now has for several years resided with this deponent. That the said Christina Smith the mother of this deponent has entirely lost her reason that she has been for some time in the month of February last in a State of Lunacy so much so that her reason is entirely gone. That this deponent by an order of the Court of Chancery of this State of the date of the fifteenth of July last was appointed the Committee of the said Christina Smith to apply for and receive from the United States the pension to which his said mother is entitled under an act of Congress of July 7. 1838
That this deponent was by his father in his life time informed and which and has also been informed by others that his said father in the war of the Revolution served in the service of the United States. That his father served in the militia in Capt. Hart's Company in the Regiment commanded at that time by Col. Pelleny at and about Fort Dayton & Fort Herkimer. He has also been informed that his father in the said service served in the Company under Capt. Bighead that he often heard his father say he served in the Company under Capt. Samuel Gray in the 12th or

Battalion served on the Mohawk River - and also that he served in the Boat Company under Capt Gray or Capt. Laffler on the Hudson River heard him tell of being at Stillwater on the Hudson - am. that the service in the boat service was under Enlistments for nine months. but this deponent cannot recollect the particular Years in which the several services were performed. nor the duration but he recollects hearing his father say that he was in the service the Season Year in which Gen.  Burgoyne was taken by the American Army in the fall that for several Years past it has been designed to make the application and present the claim but has been deferred in consequence of the inability of his mother and the Expectation of her recovery. until she became a lunatic since which steps have been taken and the undersigned appointed guardian or committee as aforesaid - That the family have no record by which to ascertain the time of the marriage between the said Frederick Smith & Christina Smith the father and mother of this deponent, but this deponent has been informed that they were married at the house of the said Frederick Smith the father of this deponent within half a mile of Fort Clayton by the Rev. Abraham Rosenkrantz. That his mother's maiden name was Christina Lederer and was first married to a Mr. Myers. and at the time of her marriage with this deponent's father the said Frederick Smith she was the widow of the said Myers. (then commonly called Moyer) That he is informed that their said marriage took place about the Year Seven Seventeen hundred and thirty. for the proof which he refers to the testimony that will accompany this declaration - This deponent recollects hearing his father say often that he was at Stillwater in the boat service when the news came that Burgoyne had surrendered that they then were on the north River boating provisions & military stores from a place called

the camp below Albany, north towards - Conderoye and other places north of Albany recollects also that he often heard him say that they served so late in the fall that the ice would freeze to the setting poles and that some times they had to break the ice with their poles - often heard him speak of Bighead, & Capt. Hartt, Col. Bellinger - -
The following is a copy of the order of the Court of Chancery herebefore mentioned
"At a court of Chancery held for the State of New York at the town of Saratoga Springs on the fifteenth day of July one thousand Eight hundred and forty two Present: Reuben H. Walworth Chancellor In the matter of Christina Smith } On reading and filing the petition of Nicholas F. Smith setting forth among other things that his father Frederick Smith deceased in said petition named was in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war and did duty in said war and that for such service his mother the said Christina Smith is entitled to a pension under the laws of the United States, and praying that a Guardian or Committee may be appointed for said Christina Smith for the purpose of applying for receiving said pension: it is therefore ordered that the said Nicholas F. Smith be and he is hereby appointed the Committee of the estate of the said Christina Smith upon his filing in the office of the Register of this Court a bond with two sufficient sureties in such sum as one of the masters of this court residing in the County of Rensselaer shall deem sufficient and approve: Conditions for the faith- ful performance of his trust as such Committee and that he will obey such orders as may be made by this court from time to time in relation to said trust, such bond to be approved by one of the masters of this court and provided or acknowledged agreeably to the requirements of the one hundred and seventy second rule of this court
copy
John H. Davis Register.

This deponent as such guardian or committee of the said Christina Smith claims a pay certificate for the amount of Pension due the said Christina Smith widow of the said Frederick Smith deceased
Nicholas H. Smith
Subscribed & sworn in open court on the day aforesaid. And I certify that I have carefully compared the within copy of the order of the Chancellor with the original and that it is a correct copy thereof and of the whole of such original E. A. Munroe Clerk

State of New York } Herkimer County }
On this 8 th day of October one thousand Eight hundred and fifty two before the undersigned a justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Conrad Stitz of the town of Frankfort in said County aged Eighty one Years in January next who being first duly sworn according to Law does on his oath say that in the Revolution War he was acquainted with Frederick Smith who then resided in the vicinity of Fort Dayton in the now County of Herkimer. That this deponent well recollects that in the Year 1778 he this deponent was in the service of the United in said war which was the Year after the next any battle - in the Company of Rangers so called commanded by Capt. Bighead. Lieut. Adam Helmer and Ensign John Smith and this deponent thinks that said Frederick Smith was in service in the same Company that Year he won't say positive. but according to his best recollection the said Smith was in service in said Company that Year the service that Year was scouting about Forts Dayton & Herkimer. That in the Year 1779 this deponent was in service in the nine months service under Capt. McLean. and John Smith the same person who the Year before was Ensign was the Lieut or Ensign that the Company was divided that John Smith commanded that portion of the Company that was stationed at and about Fort Dayton & that Capt. McLean with a portion of the Company was at Schoharie and about that section of country. That Capt. McLean was at Fort Dayton several times. and once or twice had the whole Company together at Fort Dayton. That in the Year 1780 this deponent was in service in a Company commanded by Captain Samuel Gray in the batteau service so called - from Schenectady to Fort Stawix. That this deponent was that Year

Enlisted and served in the said Company nine months and this deponent well recollects that the said Frederick Smith was also Enlisted in the same Company that Year for the same time and served therein that time. That the Company that Year performed thirteen trips from Schenectady to Fort Stanwix. That said Frederick Smith was in the said Service the whole of said time. This deponent is of the impression that the said Frederick Smith was also in the Battle Service the Year before that is in 1779 or the Year after 1780, that is in 1781 under Capt Gray or Capt Lappan but of the service last named he cannot speak positively. That this deponent was well acquainted at and about Fort Dayton - That the said Frederick Smith has been dead some years.
CONGRAT 5/11/22
Subscribed and sworn before me
Oct 8. 1842
J. A. Babcock Justice
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Conrad Stitz, the above deponent and that he is a man of good moral character, that he is a reputable man and that his statements entitled to full credit & belief and that although aged retains his physical faculties so that he frequently walks ten miles & back, and his mental faculties so that he can & does relate incidents which happened many years since with remarkable accuracy.
J. A. Babcock Justice

In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1784, entitled "An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia, for their services in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned," the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent per annum, viz :
  1 st Sept. 1779 Isaac Smith Corporal £ 3 12 48 3/4   1 st Apr. 1780 Do Do 1 7 18 3/4   1 st Augt 1781 Do Do 1 19 2   1 st June 1782 Do Do 2 1 1   3 19 11   250   400   16   2000   2.48   22.48   666/22.48/3 1998/3 2.5.0  22 2/3
STATE OF NEW-YORK, COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, June 28 th 1843.
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 5 now remaining in this office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the following officers, viz :
  First—under Capt. Hendrich Herder in Col. Peter Bellinger Regt.   Second, " " Hendrich Herder " " Do 3.13. "   Third, " " Lt. John Demuth " " Do "   Fourth, " " Do " " Do "   Fifth, " " " " "   Sixth, " " " " "   Seventh, " " " " "   Eighth, " " " " "   Ninth, " " " " "   Tenth, " " " " " 
Philip Phelps Comptroller

State of New York Herkimer County } ss
On this 13 th day of June 1843 before
the undersigned justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Peter Smith of the town of Herkimer in said County aged sixty four Years who being first duly sworn does on his oath say that from his infancy he was acquainted with Frederick Smith and continued well acquainted with him during the life time of the said Frederick, that the said Frederick Smith was uncle to this deponent. That this deponent when a small boy boarded with the said Frederick Smith at Herkimer and went to school, that this was during the life time of the first wife of the said Frederick Smith that his first wife died and that the said Frederick Smith remained a widower a short time, and was again married, to Christina Moyer widow of Henry Moyer, that this deponent was present at the marriage, that the marriage of the said Frederick Smith and Christina Moyer took place on a Sunday afternoon at the house of the said Frederick near at Herkimer, that the Rev d Abraham Rosecrantz solemnized the marriage - This deponent well recollects the circumstances. That he & his father George Smith went to Church together and after Church his father he went with his father to attend the wedding. That this deponent was then about twelve Years of age but he cannot now recollect the Year but recollects it was in the fall of the Year - That the said Frederick died at Herkimer more than twelve Years ago leaving the said Christina his widow who still survives him and resides at Herkimer
Peter Smith
Sworn to before me
June 13. 1843
J. A. Washburn Justice

I certify that I am and have been personally acquainted with Peter Smith the within deponent for thirty years past that he is a farmer in good standing, that he is of good character in every respect, and that his statements are entitled to the fullest credit,
J. A. Rathbun justice
State of New York Herkimer County p: s
I certify that John A. Rathbun Esquire before whom the within affidavits of Conrad Edick & Peter Smith was sworn was on the days of the dates thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly elected & qualified and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing & verily believe his signature to the proofs to said affidavits & also to the two certificates following said affidavits are genuine. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said County Sept 14. 1843 -
E. A. Munson Clerk

State of New York Herkimer County } ss
Abraham G. Rosencrantz being duly sworn deposits and says he is the grandson & personal representative of the Rev. Abraham Rosencrantz deceased who in his life time as this deponent was always informed I believe there was a min- ister of the Gospel of the Reformed Dutch church of German Flats and kept a record of Marriages. that the said book of records is in the possession & custody of his deponent. that on Examina- tion thereof he finds an Entry therein in the records of Marriages of which the following is a true copy to wit; "1791 d 20 th Nov. Friedrich Smidt Witte und Christina "Henrich Major Witte." — That from the knowl- edge and acquaintance this deponent has of the said records the said Entry is a record that in seventeen hundred and Ninety one the twentieth day of November Frederick Smith a widower was married to Christina. Widow of Henry Major — That this deponent resides in the town of Little Falls in said County within a few miles of where his grandfather in his life time resided
Given before me this 1 st day of September 1843 Robert Barker, Justice of the peace
Abraham G. Rosencrantz
I hereby Certify that I am personally well acquaint- ed with Rev. Abraham G. Rosencrantz the above deponent that he is a man of good character and his statements are Entitled to the fullest belief
State of New York } ss Herkimer County } ss
Robert Barker Justice of the peace
I certify that Robert Barker Esq. was on the day of the date of the above print and Certificate a Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly elected & qualified and that the signature above purporting to be his are genuine —
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said County Sept 14. 1843 —
E. A. Munnison Clerk "

Key
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 25015
Christina Smith
Wid of
Frederick Smith
Brin New-har
Act: Feb 2nd 1828
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 226
[Arrangement of 1870.]

V 9657. Christina Smith N.Y.
— Suspended.
Set to J. H. Busch Nov 22 '43 " " J. H. Busch Dec 12 " —
Act July 7 th 38

525
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6280
New York
N 177 - 17 June 1844 -
6280 sec 44
Christina Smith, non compos - widow of Frederick Smith who was a private & corporal in the New-York line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 51 Dollars 44 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of October, 1844 and sent to J. A. Rasbach
Herkimer
N.Y.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A. 17 June '44
Vol. 2 Page 85 -

8606
Rep!
New York
Christina Smith, non compos. widow of Frederick Smith who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the June 1828 of Herkimer in the State of N.Y. who was a Private in the Co commanded by Captain  of the commanded by 1st ms B. D. Am the Infy line for   Infy
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 5 Dollars 41 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of Aug 1844 and sent to J.W. Rosback, Herkimer N.Y.
Total amount, $ 
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by J. D. Swann , Clerk, Book  Vol. 1 Page 181

State of New York Herkimer County } ss. On this twenty sixth day of April one thousand Eight hundred and forty nine personally appeared before the undersigned justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid Nicholas F. Smith a resident of Herkimer in said county aged Fifty two Years who being first duly sworn according to law does on his oath say that that he is the guardian of Christina Smith his mother the widow of Frederick Smith deceased and that he as such guardian does on his oath make the following declaration to obtain for her the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 2 nd day of February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she the said Christina Smith is the widow of Frederick Smith who was a private and Corporal in the Revolutionary war and that she received a pension under the act of the 17 th of June 1844 at the rate of Fifty one dollars and forty four cents per annum And he further declares that she is still a widow and resides with this deponent her guardian Sworn to and subscribed ( N. F. Smith on the day and year above written before me J. A. Hasbark justice

STATE OF NEW YORK, } ss. HERKIMER COUNTY, }
I, STANDISH BARRY, Clerk of the County of Herkimer, do certify that
John Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the proof of the acknowledgment of the annexed instrument in writing and endorsed thereon, was at the time of taking such acknowledgment  affidavit a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, dwelling in the said county, and duly authorized to take the same; and that I am well acquainted with his hand-writing, and very believe his name subscribed to the said certificate to be his genuine signature, and that the same is acknowledged according to the laws of this State.
In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said county, at Herkimer, this 22 nd day
of May
A. D. 184 9
Standish Barry Clerk.

State of New York Herkimer County } for Charles Smith being duly sworn says he is well acquainted with Christina Smith within named. That the said Christina Smith is still living - Given before me - April Charles Smith 26, 1849, J. A. Hasbach Justice
Herkimer County } for I certify that I am personally acquainted with Nicholas F. Smith the within named affiant and applicant and know him to be the person he represents himself to be in the said affidavit. J. A. Hasbach Justice

9657
R. 18 Sep 1843
Williamstown
Christina Smith Oct 1838 NY
J. J. [Signature] Edward Eugene Converse Washington D.C. A. Rasbach Herkimer NY.

Keokuk River Sept 14. 1843
Sir
I herewith forward the claim of Nicholas F. Smith guardian of Christian Smith for pensions, under the act of July 7. 1838. the claim is for two terms of Battalion service of nine months each, and about three and a half months service as capsul making in all about twenty one and a half months service rendered by husband Frederick Smith in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war. The rolls of the Boat service I am informed are deposited in the War Department. The service as Battlemans is clearly substantiated by Comr. Sturgis the other service by the Comptroller's Certificate and the declaration. The marriage is proved both by record & by parole the condition of the widow is such that a speedy adjudication is desirable.
James S. Edwards Esq. Compt r of Pensions
Your Ob t Serv t John A. Pabbaert Keokuk River N.Y.
P.S. There was also some service performed by said Smith as in said under Capt. Brighthead in the Year 1777 but there are no pay rolls in the Comptroller's Office of so early a date in the war. During that Year however much service was required in the section of country along the frontier, and that Brighthead that Year was in service with his Company most of the season there can be but little doubt, and again in 1778. Spoken of by Comr. Sturgis in his affidavit.

At a Court of Chancery held for the State of New York at Saratoga Springs on the 15 th day of July one thousand Eight hundred and fifty two.
Present Reuben H Walworth , Chancellor.
In the Matter of Christina Smith. 3 3 3
On making filing the Petition of Nicholas J Smith setting forth among other things that his father Frederick Smith deceased in said Petition named was in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war and did duty in said war and that for such services his mother the said Christina is entitled to a pension under the laws of the United States praying that a Guardian or Committee may be appointed for said Christina Smith for the purpose of applying for & receiving said pension. It is therefore ordered that the said Nicholas J Smith be and he is hereby appointed the Committee of the Estate of the said Christina Smith upon his filing in the office of the Register of this Court a Bond with two sufficient sureties in such sum as one of the Masters of this Court residing in the County of Rensselaer shall deem sufficient & approved, conditioned for the faithful per- formance of his trust as such Committee that he will obey such orders as may be made by this Court from time to time in relation to said trust, such Bond to be approved by one of the Masters of this Court & approved or acknowledged agreeably to the require- ments of the 172 nd Rule of this Court.
(over)

State of New York Court of Appeals Office
I certify that I have compared the foregoing copy order with the Original Entry thereof in this Office and that the same is a Correct Trans- cript therefrom of the whole thereof original
In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of the said Court at Albany this 14 th day of May A.D. 1849.
Ch. J. Reuel
Clerk (acting)
for 30 th . ch. to J. H. Rasbach .

July 19 1844
Indian Creek
Free
FREE
Miss Addison 6 Smith
J. Edwards Esq. Compt. of Pensions Washington D.C.

West Union N. E. July 15. 1844
Sir
Enclosed I forward You another affidavit of A. G. Rosecrantz made in open Court. and the genuineness of the record certified by the Court. in accordance with Your directions as per Your letter I believe there can be no other objections raised in the case — And as the claim has gone through a thorough and expensive examination — I trust it will be speedily allowed —
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Your obedt Servt J. A. Washburn

Dec 4 1843
NY
C. Smith
John Smith Esq. Compt. of Bankers Washington D.C.
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Heckman N.Y. Nov 30. 1843
Sir Yours of the 22 inst. in relation to the pension of Christina Smith a lunatic is rec d , her Com l letter you allow twelve months and thirteen days service but object to the proof of marriage - on the ground that you consider the record of the Rev d Abraham Rose - County from which the Extract was taken a private record - That record although in the possession of his heirs cannot be considered a public record as it was made & kept as the Church record. but for some reason as matter of averry family relation was left in the family's possession - again if it is to consider a private record because in the possession of the family - the same was submitted to the Court at its session in October last in the case of Mrs Ritter of Salisbury for an annuity to the pension office by L. Ford Esq of Leach Falls N.Y. - and a general description made and opinion given by the Court, relative to said record certificate made by the clerk which was supposed would be sufficient for general reference in cases where marriages are proved by Extract therefrom - as it will be extremely difficult and cause much delay if the same is to be submitted to a court of record in each case. The Court holding only three sessions in a year in this County - besides the record the marriage is also proved by the affidavit of Peter Smith, - the Claimants husband served as a non Commissioned officer - please inform me in the other reference to the certificate in Mrs Ritters case will not be sufficient in this case with the other proof
Yours truly Edward C. Carr
Yours truly J. H. Rabbitt

May 26/49
Rev. N. F. Smith Guardian of Christina Smith P.O. Box 6280, 43, N.Y.
Ames
Payable to Nicholas Smith Guardian for J. Brown Hoboken N.J.
F.R.E.

St. Louis Mo, May 22. 1844 Sir I herewith send You the application of N. F. Smith guardian for person for Christina Smith non compos mentis)
Yours &c L. A. Rasbach

No. 5501
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
Received Mar 19, 18 55
Christina Smith Wid of Frederick Smith Defer H. Herder Rev Wan
Warrant No 525 all 160 acres May 24/55
Chas. C. Bucklin, Present,