Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14492, for Elijah Smith, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
continental
Smith, Elijah
S. 14492
Mass.
N.H.
carded
CONTENTS
born in Windsor, Conn. aged 18 years in 1832
son of Ebenezer & wife Abigail
died in 1854, Lower Canada.

18749.
Vermont
Elijah Smith
of Brattle in the State of Lower Canada who was a private in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt. commanded by Col. Prescott in the Mass. _____ time for 19 mos. a Continental N. H.
del. Col. 12576
Entered on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 63 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of Sept 1833 and sent to Timothy Hiram Derby.
Arrears to the 14th of Sept '33. $158.33 Pension, allowance ending March 34. 31.66
$190.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book C Vol. 3 Page 92

Gideon Smith's Affidavit for Elijah Smith

I Gideon Smith of Lyne in the County of Grafton in the State of New Hampshire of Lawful age do hereby and say that my brother Elijah Smith, now of the Town of Hatties Parish of Charlestown in the (Province of Lower Canada) formerly of Hanover in said County of Grafton enlisted in Captain John Nutting's Company & Col. Prescott's Regiment of the Massachusetts line in December 1775, marched with said Company into the Army and continued in the Army as I suppose until January 1777. I had letter from him during his absence at different times & dates from different parts of the Army he returned to his friends in said Hanover in February 1777. The letters above men- tioned gave me account of his death & of his living in service in the Army &c.
I further say that subsequent to the time above mentioned the said Elijah Smith was in the service of the Army at the encampment of Ticonderoga and also at the taking of Burgoyne both of said last mentioned Camps being about three months ac- cording to the best of my recollection.
Gideon Smith
State of New Hampshire Grafton ss. Lyne July 19 th 1832 Then personally appeared the above named Gideon Smith & made solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true before me
David C. Churchill Jur: Plaa.
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Gideon Smith and have been for many years past and I consider him a credible witness.
David C. Churchill Witness of the Rev.

State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss
I George Woodward Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Grafton do certify that Devis C. Churchill Esq is a justice of the peace within & for said county of Grafton duly qualified to take affidavits & that I believe the within to be his genuine signature.
Witness my hand & the seal of said Court which I have herunto affixed this 21 st day of July 1832
George Woodward Clerk

State of Vermont } On this 31 st day of July 1832, personally appeared Orleans County ss. } before the Hon. Probate Court within and for the district of Orleans, Elijah Smith of Hattley, in the province of Lower Canada aged 78 years 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 into the Service of the United States on the first day of Dec. 1775, for the term of one year from the first of January then next and private and served out that time, and then by the request of the officers he remained and served out the month of January 1777, over and above the year and month above mentioned. He was enlisted by Lieut. Eleazer Spalding into Capt. John Nutting's Company and Col. William Prescott Regiment of the Massachusetts line. He lived at the time of his enlistment at Hanover in the State of New Hampshire but enlisted in the town of Pepperell in the State of Massachusetts. He was discharged at Pixhill in the State of New York the last of January 1777. That in the summer of 1777, he volunteered into the militia of the State of New Hampshire and went to Ticonderoga in Capt. Freeman's Company and Col. Chase's Regiment and was gone about two months according to his best recollection. In the latter part of the same year he went to Saratoga as a substitute for one Fowler who was drafted and hired the applicant in his room and stead, who served in the same Capt. Freeman's Comp. and Col. Chase's Regiment not far from two months and was present at the taking of Burgoyne. In the winter of 1778 he was out under the same officers on a tour at Newbury Vermont and again in the fall of the same year was out on another tour there both amounting to about one month as he believes.
I was born in Windsor in the State of Connecticut where I resided until I was removed in my father's family to Haverhill in the State of New Hampshire where I was about fourteen years old, where was my place of residence until I removed to Hattley abt. twenty two years ago in March last I received a discharge from Col. Prescott at the close of the month of January 1777 for the year and month's service as near as I can recollect - but have lost the same

And I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and hereby declare that my name is not on the Pension Roll of any State agency in any State Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Elijah Smith
I John H. Kimball Register of the Probate Court for the District of Orleans aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states
I John H. Kimball Register of the Probate Court for the District of Orleans aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Elijah Smith for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 31 st day of July A.D. 1832 -
John H. Kimball Register of the Probate Court -

Elijah Smith Declaration
No 5361.
126.66 31.66 158.33

State of Vermont, Derby July 22 1833 then personally appeared before Orleans County p. 3 me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace within and for the county of Orleans afo d Elijah Smith of Watley in the province of Lower Canada, the same person who made the foregoing declaration, who being duly sworn deposes and says that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades, on the first tour of duty mentioned in the foregoing declaration, he served for one year and two months as a private - on the second tour as afo d he served two months as a private and on the third being a continuation of the second in some respects, two months, as a private, and on the two last tours, he served one month as a private; and for such service I claim a pension - total one year & seven months.
Elijah Smith
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me
D. M. Camp Justice of the Peace.
State of Vermont, Orleans County p. 3,
I Ira H. Allen Clerk of Orleans County Court do hereby certify that David M. Camp who has affixed his name to the within is a magistrate duly qualified and that I believe the same to be his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court at Derby this 24 day of July 1833.
Ira H. Allen Clerk

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Elijah Smith a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Enlisted at _____   Peru, Mass.   Dec. 1, 1775 1 year 2 mos. Private John Nutting William Cusick Mass.   Spring 2 mos. " Edward Freeman Chase N.H.   October 1775 2 mos. "   October 1778 1 mo. "  
Battles engaged in, _____  Residence of soldier at enlistment, _____  Date of application for pension, July 31, 1832. His claim was allowed.  Residence at date of application, _____  Age at date of application, _____  Remarks: _____
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

1918 Janu. 25. Hist to Miss Doris E. Sleeper & letter in m. 17250 Sethro Bachelder.
1936-Sept 2 - Letter to Col Mark L. Ireland - Inf. furnished. Recd cl. Dan Smith. N. 5174. in re - these claims M.M. H 7/21/36
Rev. man
14492 INVALID.
File No. 14492
Elijah Smith
Pris. Rev. man
Act: June 1 st 1832
Index: - Vol. 1 , Page 345
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Verne & Pet Peryl E. 1842
Adm't 19 mo's
Revolutionary Claim Recd
Honb. Lewis Cass, Secretary of War U.S. City of Washington District of Columbia

Derby July 27 th 1833 Went Lewis Esq
Sir I here inclose the application of Elizabeth Smith for a Pension under the Act of June 7 th 1832. Mr Smith has been out his services as near as he can say I hope it may be satisfactory to you - we sensible that these applicants all on the and if they do not succeed soon they will never be able better. I have the honor of the Respects of Your Obedient
Send Richd. Hinman

Capt. Dan Parker's Affidavit for E. Smith

I Dan Parker of the town of Hanover & county of Grafton & State of New Hampshire depose & say that Elijah Smith, who now resides in the town of Hatley and parish of Charlestown in the Province of Lower Canada, formerly of Hanover aforesaid, enlisted as a private soldier in Captain John Nutting's company & Colonel William Prescott's Regiment of the Massachusetts Line the first or second day of December 1775 for one year and continued in actual service in said company until the last of January 1777 - he staid after our time was out at the request of Gen. Washington until the militia came in - I enlisted in the same company at the same time and continued in the service the same period & we were both discharged at the same time - I further say that in the Spring of 1777 I enlisted as a volunteer with said Elijah Smith at the same time with me, in the company of Capt. Edmund Freeman in Col. Glase's Regiment of New Hampshire Militia, and we went in said company to Ticonderoga and we were out at that time two months, as near as I recollect, - In September of the same year I with said Elijah Smith, as volunteers in the same company & Regiment last aforesaid, went to Saratoga & I saw him there & knew of his being in the service then - I at that time was a soldier in Capt. Brunt's company called the Vermont Rangers, Colonel Herrick's  Herrick's Regiment - I should think that said Smith was there out about two months -

In January & February 1788 as near as I can recollect I was out with W. Smith in left  the Second Free men's company Col. Glason's Regiment on a tour of duty at Newbury Vermont, about one month there used in consequence of an alarm that the British & Indians were coming out from Canada to attack Newbury which was then a Frontier town — He answered July 19, 1832 — Dan Parker
State of New Hampshire Grafton ss. He answered July 19, 1832 — Then the above named Dan Parker appeared before me and subscribed to the above deposition and made solemn oath that the same is true —
Before me William Smith — Justice of the Peace —
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Dan Parker and have been for many years, and know and consider him a man of truth and veracity and in all things a reliable witness —
William Smith Justice of the Peace —

State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss
I George Woodworth Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Grafton do certify that William Smeth Esq is a justice of the peace within & for said county of Grafton duly qualified to take affidavits and that I believe the within to be his genuine signatures.
Witness my hand & the seal of said Court which I have hereunto affixed this 21. day of July 1832.
G Woodworth Clerk

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Smith, Elijah GRADE Private LINE Maryland
WARRANT NUMBER 11684 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED February 7, 1790 To - not shown
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.