Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42322, for Ephraim Smith, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Smith, Ephraim
S. 42322
CONTENTS
In 1824 aged 59 yrs. + a son of Schobani, Schobani N.Y.

19.460 R
New York
Ephraim Smith
of Schoharie Co in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Stein of the regiment commanded by Colonel Spiroal in the Maple line, for the term of from Nov 1781 to Dec 1783
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 3 Dollars per month, to commence on the 7 of June 1825
Certificate of Pension issued the 14. of June 1825, and sent to Hon. Lewis Eaton Schoharie Bridge N.Y.
Arrears to 4th of Semi-ann. all'ce ending V. 4th 1825 $ 23.46 7.46 16 $23.46 $ 23.46
{ Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. } March 1825
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19. 608
In the matter of Eliza Smith } Pension papers
Hon: Lewis Eaton, Schobane Bridge New York
Mr Eaton

Northern District of New York
Schoharie County Ys: on this second day of June 1824 personally appeared in open court before the common Pleas held before the Judges thereof in the County of Schoharie at the courthouse in the town of Schoharie Ephraim Smith of Schoharie in the County of Schoharie aged twenty nine years  first fifty nine years & about nine months who being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18 th March 1818, the 1 st of May 1820 and the 1 st of March 1823 - That the said Ephraim Smith enlisted for the term of three years on or about the Eleventh day of November in the year 1781 in the state of Massachusetts in the company commanded by Captain Main being the 7 th Company in the second Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Colonel Sprout in the line of the state of Massachusetts on the continental establishment - That he continued to serve in said corps until about the first of December in the year 1783 when he was honorably discharged from the said service near Peekskill in Westchester County in the state of New York - That he was not during that time in any other battle except a trifling skirmish with the Refugees near Morrisania in said state of New York and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his service except the two affidavits herunto annexed to wit one sworn to by Chauncy Camp and the other by Stephen Coggswell before Ensign Bushnell Esquire in Washington Litchfield County - That the paper purporting to be a discharge spoken of in the annexed affidavit

was a genuine original discharge given to this deponent on his leaving the service as aforesaid, and certified in substance that this deponent, a soldier in the service of the United States enlisted for three years service was honorably discharged from said service - And in pursuance of the act of the first of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a Resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen 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 as to bring myself within the provisions 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 in the 1818 And that I have not nor had any person in trust for me any property or writings contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule herunto annexed and by me subscribed And this declarant further avers that he is by trade a shoemaker & dealer, that he is able to work moderately at his trade in the season of it but is not able to earn enough during the year to procure a comfortable support without subjecting himself to more labor & fatigue than the United States of his constitution will warrant - That this deponent has no family residing with him
Sworn to & declared before me in open court this 2 nd day of June 1824
Ephraim Smith
John D. Lawton Clerk

In verity
Real Estate - none
Personal property - declarant hath no personal property except a suit or two of common clothes, suitable to his trade & except also a few scattering debts which may amount to between one & two hundred dollars but which are mostly barred by the Statute of Limitations & against persons whom residence is so distant from this deponent that he has no expectation of ever realizing twenty dollars of it
Ephraim Smith
Sworn before me in open Court this 2 nd day of June
1824
John D. Lawless Clerk

Stephen Cogswell of Lawful age of Washington Litch- field County & state of Connecticut deponeth & saith that soon after the close of the Revolutionary war in North America he became acquainted with Ephraim Smith (Cloathier & Dyer) that the said Smith was in his employ & in company with the deponent five or six years in said Washington - The deponent well remem- bers seeing & reading said Smith's discharge from said Revolutionary Army - The deponent does not remember the phraseology of said discharge but confidently believes that it purports an honorable discharge from said Army of three years Regular Service And further the deponent saith not Stephen Cogswell
Litchfield County ss: Washington April 17: 1824 the aforesaid Stephen Cogswell made solemn oath to the above deposition by him subscribed before me Eunice Bushnell Just. of the Peace

Chauncy Camp of lawful age of Washington Litchfield County & State of Connecticut - deposes & saith that as long ago as the close of the revolutionary war in north America he was well acquainted with Ephraim Smith (Cloa their & dier) who then resided in said Washington that said Smith did serve in the Army of the United States but knows not what length of time the deponent remembers to have read soon after the close of the war an honorable discharge from said army - But does not remem- ber the phraseology of said discharge but thinks it was written in due form - the deponent further says that he has frequently seen discharges of the kind and for this reason does not
Chauncy Camp Litchfield County ss. Washington April 17 th 1824 per- sonally appeared the above named deponent and made oath that the foregoing deposition by him sub- scribed is substantially correct (which deposition was taken at the request of the said Ephraim Smith) & sworn to before me Ensign Bushnell Just. of the Peace

State of New York ss. I John D. Lawyer clerk of the Court of Common pleas of the County of Schoharie Do hereby certify that the foregoing Oaths & Schedule there- unto annexed are truly copied from the Record of the said Court, and I the said Clerk do fur- ther certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total value of the property in said Schedule is Thirty dollars. In Witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this twenty second day of February 1825.
John D. Lawyer Clerk

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Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 568
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Apr - 21 - 1902
6 Mr Standrock
Mike - Dave Co

Wilkes-Barre, March 18, 1902
U.S. Pension Office,
I should like to know whether the following (supposed) Revolutionary soldiers applied for pensions and the circumstances of the applications, if made:
David Godfrey, Jr. , of the New York State troops, died at an unknown date in New York State; David Godfrey, Jr. , died 1801, Ulster Co., N.Y., also of N.Y. troops; William Winters , died 1794, probably Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania; Thomas Huston , Pennsylvania troops, died Williamsport, Pa., 1824; William Stark , of N.Y. troops, died about 1795, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania; Increase Billings, Sr. , died about 1808 in Luzerne Co., of N.Y. troops; Ephraim

Smith , Connecticut troops, died Sullivan co., N.Y., 1827, John Dickson , died Luzerne Co. Pa., 1798, and Reuben Motleson , died in the same county, 1813. Please address,
E. W. Sturdevant, of 279 S River St Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania
9 calls

1905
Ephraim Smith Ephraim Smith N.Y.
Hon: Lewis D. Bacon Schoback Bridge N.Y.
Recd. 13 June 1825
Wm. James Secretary

Quanesburgh June 7 th 1825
Hon. Jas. Barbour
Dear Sir
Enclosed is the requisitions referred to in a letter rec d from Mr. Earhart of your department, to entitle Ephraim Smith to a pension for services in the revolutionary war. Will you be so good as to forward a draft or checks upon one of the New York Banks for the amt that may be due him and very much Ob g
Yr ob g Ser J. Caton

Know all men by these presents that I Ephraim Smith of the Town & County of Schoharie do hereby constitute and appoint Lewis Eaton to be my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the U. States the amount due me on that may become due on my pension for services in the revolutionary war dated Luanesburgh
June 8. 1825
Attest, William Wiggins
Ephraim Smith

Mr. Van Dyke. 19. 608 Ephraim Smith Schsharie County New York Rec d March 3. 1825
Hon: Lewis Eaton Schsharie Bridge New York
on final settlement Berkshire,
Oct 1. 1829
to Mr. Eaton
See letter
April 15. 1825
to Mr. Eaton
Washington
Office

Dear Sir,
The enclosed papers were forwarded to the Hon. Lewis Eaton in consequence of his absence & enclose them to you. Please return him the answer at the Post office named in our little book
yours
Egbert Lee Ely
Mr. Edwards
March 23. 1825-

Original claim
Declaration in order to be placed on the pension list under the act of the 18 th March 1818. —
State of New York County of Schoharie ss: Ephraim Smith on this twenty day of June 1820 personally appeared in open Court before the court of Common Pleas held before the Judges thereof in the County of Schoharie (being a court of Record for said County of Schoharie having the power of fine & imprisonment) resident in said County age sixty years who being first duly sworn according to law doth upon his oath make the following declaration in order to make obtain the provision made by the act of Congress of the 18 th March 1818 and the 1 st May 1820 & first of March 1823. That he the said Ephraim Smith enlisted for the term of three years on or about the eleventh day of November in the year 1781 in the State of Massachusetts in the Company commanded by Captain Main in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Sprout in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the continental establishment that he continued to serve in the said Corps until about the first of September in the year 1783 when he was discharged from the service in Westchester County in the State of New York. That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present. That his name is not on the roll of any state except the State of New York and that the following are the reasons for not making an earlier application for a pension theretofore: That the declarant has until lately considered himself too capable of supporting himself by his own labor to cause fairly within the description of the persons for whom the benefits of the aforesaid acts were intended. And in pursuance of the act of the first of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and 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 so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" passed on the 18 th March 1818 and that I have not since that 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 schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed. That since the 18 th March 1818 no charges have been made in my property of any consequence either by way of

increase or diminution not having at any time since that date any more property in amount than at present but age has been gradually undermining my health & rendering me less capable of support- ing myself by my labor. Sworn to and declared  in open court before me on this seventh day of June 1825 before me John D. Sawyer Clk.
I John D. Sawyer clerk of the court of Common Pleas of the County of Schoharie do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the said Ephraim Smith did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the foregoing declara- tion against the common enemy for the term of nine years under one engagement  in the Continental establish- ment. I also certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said court and 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 is not to exceed twenty dollars. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this seventh day of June 1825 John D. Sawyer Clk.

Inventory
Real Estate — none
Personal property — Deponent hath no personal property except a suit or two of common Cloaths suitable to his age trade, and except also a few scattered other debts which may amount to between one or two hundred Dollars but which are mostly barred by the statute of limitations, and against persons whose residence is so distant from this deponent that he has no expectation of ever realizing twenty Dollars of them
Ephraim Smith
Sworn to in open court
This 7 th day of June 1825
before me John D. Lawton Clk