Simon Smith-Revolutionary War Pension Application

27091

Massachusetts
Simon Smith
Hampden Co. in the State of Mass
who was a Sergeant in the Company commanded
by Captain Mills of the _________commanded
____________in the Mass*
? for 4 month corporal
8 “ Sergeant

? on the Roll of Mass
the rate of 54 Dollars 65 Cents per annum,
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831
Certificate of Pension signed(?) the 16th day of Jany
1634______and Sent to E B.
Hamdton Esq. Westfield, Mass
Arrears to the 4th of Sep 4, 1633 $136.65
? and allowance ending 4 Mar 34 $27.35
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$164.00
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Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by George Taylor, Clerk
Book E Vol. 2 Page 80

*Cont Line
Record corrected
Ap 22, ?

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Hampden

On this second day of October personally appeared in open Court before Oliver B Morris, Judge of the Court of Probate of the County of Hampden ? and now Simon Smith a resident of Westfield in the County of Hampden ? and aged seventy three 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 enacted June 7th 1832-

that in the year 1777 he volunteered in the Company of Continental troops and marched through New Haven, Stratford and ? Neck to a place in the state of New York called Sawpit. He does not recollect the officer’s names belonging to the company he was in. his Cols name was MacIntosh he was stationed while at the Saw Pit near a cove where ships came up when the tide was in he recollects that at one tim when the Light horse of the British was expected to attack them they were marched to a high spot of ground & that their officers called off their ??? (charge? attack?) and … in this tour of service he served two months.

that in August 1777 he enlisted in the State troops of Connecticut and marched to Stillwater in the state of New York, they marched from Montville in the state of Connecticut and he was at Stillwater at the time of the battle but he was not engaged his regiment was stationed behind a breastwork about 80 rods from the battle ground that they expected to called upon any moment during the battle, to reinforce as reinforcements were frequently helping? them during the battle. then right after the battle the wounded were carried to Gen’l Gates’ quarters & twenty six of them died and were buried in ? graves the next morning. Gen’l Arnold was in the battle and had his horse shot from under him after the battle the British army retreated to Saratoga being followed and surrounded & soon the British Gen’l Burgoyne surrendered, that he was marched back soon after the surrender of Burgoyne aforesaid to the North river below Albany and this regiment disbanded the time he served this tour of duty was two months, he does not recollect the names of the officers belonging to his company but says his Col. name was Lattimore.

that in the year 1781 in the spring he enlisted under Capt Hinman who commanded their ship Dean of thirty six Guns and serve on said vessel three months that he sailed from New London & ? near the banks of Newfoundland, took three prizes two Briggs and one ship. the briggs were loaded with french brandy and were sent to Boston. the ship was loaded with salt and was retaken by the British. at the expectation of the three months the vessel came into Boston where he left the service.

that in the latter part of the year 1780 (and) in the fore part of 1781 he enlisted in a Company commanded by Charles Miles in the State troop of Connecticut. John Buckly was Ensign wehen he first enlisted he done the duty of a Corporal & afterwards that of a Sergeant in said Company. his Company was in the Brigade commanded by Gen’l Waterbury the first officers of the brigade was Maj. Shipman & Maj. Humphrey. he received his Sergeants warrant from Maj. Humphrey but has since lost it. he further states that his company marched from Montville to the White Plains we he served his term of enlistment out, it being one year he recollects an occasion that took place while in this service, he with others was out on (a) scouting party & came up on a small party of the enemy-fire opened and one of the enemy was wounded & taken, he had on a green broad coat trimmed with gold lace, the cat was taken from the wounded man & by consent of the party given to him & he afterwards wore the same, that at the time of the aforementioned serving he was a inhabitant of Norwich in the State of Connecticut that he was born in Lyme in the State of Connecticut on the seventeenth day of February anno domini 1759, Served his apprenticeship in Norwich and came to Westfield about fifty years ago where he has lived ever since. his age was recorded in his fathers family Bible & also in the town records in New London, that he has taken great pains to find living ? to prove the service aforementioned but is unable to find any except the accompanying deposition of John Buckly his Ensign he never had any written discharge, he is acquainted with the Rev Isaac Knapp, Hon James Fowler, Col Isaac Wells, J? Taylor ? of Westfield ?
He relinquishes any claims whatsover to a pension or co??????????????????????????????
Simon Smith