Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S.F. 14493, for Elijah Smith, Connecticut

S.F. 14493
Elijah Smith
Conn.
Elijah Smith
S.F. 14493
Conn.

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14493 INVALID.
1936-Sept 2 - Inf for Col Mark L. Ireland in re these clms. see cl. Dan Quirk. H. 5174-mm7c
File No. 14 493
Elijah Smith Rev. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index: —Vol. 1 , Page 348
[Arrangement of 1870.]

731 New York
Elijah Smith of Granfield in the State of New York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Prior of the Regt commanded by Col Bradley in the Connecticut line for three years
★ N. Y. and Conn.
Records completed Nov. 26. 88
Inscribed on the Roll of New York the rate of 80 Dollars per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of Oct 1832 and sent to Claimant
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 120 Pension, allowance ending 12 mar 1833 40 $160
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Geo. W. Caurup Clerk. Book 11 Vol. 5 Page 140

Elijah Smith his wife
Elijah Smith S.F. 14993 Conner.

Elijah Smith a Soldier of the 5 th Connecticut Regiment has served in the Continental Army three years with reputation he is discharged the service of the United States Ridgefield May 1 st 1781
Phillip Bradley Col l Col. Com d

State of New York } County of Saratoga } ss.
On this seventh day of August one thousand eight hundred & thirty two in open before the court court of Chancery now sitting at Saratoga Springs Elijah Smith a resident of Granville in the County of Saratoga & State of New York aged seventy four 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 act of Congress passed June 7. 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers to serve as herein stated
He enlisted at Spencertown in the State of New York in the Company commanded by Captain Isaac Pratt in the New York Regiment commanded by Col. Lake. The first Lieutenant under Cap- tain Pratt was one Spencer & the second Lieutenant was one Chittenden, but the Christian names of Spencer & Chittenden he does not now recollect
He enlisted in the Spring of 1815 at the first training of the Militia in that Spring for nine months. He believes in the month of April or May He then lived in Spencertown now in the County of Columbia, Captain Pratt's Company was raised princi- pally in Spencertown. Soon after the enlistment of Captain Pratt's Company was marched to Albany & from thence to Lake George where it joined the rest of the Regiment. Not a great while after reaching Lake George a part of the Regiment including Pratt's Company went down Lake George to Ticonderoga, It then went by water to the Crown Point & St. Johns Pratt's Company reached St. Johns only a few days before it was taken. There was no engagement of infantry

at St Johns after Pratt's company arrived. The siege was conducted by the Artillery. Pratt's company re- mained some time at St. Johns & then a part of the company under one of the Lieutenants marched down to Chamblee, & then to Montreal, a good many of the company enlisted again to go on to Quebec, but some returned to St. Johns, & remained there. He was discharged at St. Johns about two days after his time of service had expired. He en- listed when in the seventeenth year of his age. & was seventeen in June after he enlisted. & remained in the service till his term of service expired. He cannot recollect the name of the Major or Lieu- tenant Colonel under Col. Saltonstall. He knows a person whose testimony he can produce of his service under this enlistment. He has no documentary ev- idence of it. He was discharged by his Captain, but never thought much of the discharge & has not seen it for a great number of years & believes it is lost.
In the Spring of 1866 he resided at Spin- eborough & volunteered under Captain Salisbury to go down to White Plains, and marched from Spencertown to White Plains & was gone from home about two & three months. Salisbury's company was made up of volunteers, & he does not know that it ever joined any Regiment. He did not volunteer for any particular time.
About the first day of May 1867. He was again enlisted at Spencertown by a recruiting officer from the East for the year in the Connecticut Line, & marched with the other recruits from Spencertown to Minster in Connecticut. At Minster a company was formed. & he was

attached to the fifth Connecticut Regiment then commanded by Col. Philip B. Bradley, in the company commanded by Captain Alvin Dyer. Lieutenant was Nathaniel. Ensign was Othniel the Clarke Bradley's Lieutenant Colonel was Mead, & the Major was Johnson. Prior company marched from Winstow Winstow to Pickett when they joined the rest of the Regi- ment. This Regiment belonged to Gen. Huntington's Brigade. He knew Gen. Huntington & Col. Swift who commanded one of the Connecticut Regiments attached to the same Brigade, as well as Major Chapman (Swift's Major) & many other Officers. The first engagement he was in was a Skirmish in New Jersey nearly opposite New York. He was in another Skirmish at White Plains. He was engaged in a Skirmish near Germantown after the battle at Germantown on the way to Valley Forge. He was in the engage- ment when the Army crossed the Schuylkill on the way to Valley Forge. He was engaged in the battle at Monmouth. He was several times en- gaged in Skirmishes along the east side of Hudson before the taking of Stony-point, & volunteered to join Gen. Wayne's troops for the taking of Stony- point & was present at the taking of Stony-point, & entered the Fort with the rest of the troops. He served the whole time of the last enlistment & received from Col. Bradley his discharge which is produced to the and is hereby approved County. He knows of no person whose testimony he can prove, who can testify to his service under this enlistment, except Elijah Chapman of Saratoga Springs, & Mother Scott of Watervliet in Saratoga County.

He hereby relinquishes every claim cohabitation to a pension or an annuity except the present. He declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any State. Elijah Smith sworn & subscribed to the day & year aforesaid
And the said bond do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states
Ebenezer M. Davison Clerk of the Court of Chancery for the South Circuit of the State of New York 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 which whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal & office this eleventh day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
E. M. Davison Clerk in Chancery.
Smith, Elijah Conn - NY 314493