Revolutionary War Pension for Zephaniah Smith, Oneida County, New York

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State of New York, Oneida County

On this 3rd day of November 1832 before me personally appeared Zephaniah Smith named on the annexed paper,
who being duly sworn says that he enlisted in 1775 as stated in the annexed declaration for eight months in
Captain Frederick Pope's company-enlisted at Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Scout Eleazer Snow,
Ensign Zacheus Thayer, Col Paul Dudley Sargeants regt. Mass (Troops-State troops)  Lt Col. Cleveland  and
command Gen'l Putnam- marched through New Braintree-Melton to Roxbury and to Cambridge stationed about 2
miles from Cambridge at a place called Hinman's White House or White Chimney below Fort #2 and assisted
building breastwork on Prospect Hill and on guard frequently and was discharged in January 1776 having served
his 8 months.  Recollects the names of no other officers other than above named.  In December 1776
volunteered in Capt. Aldens's Company of Bridgewater of the militia in Col Hall's Regiment for a tour of 3
months and marched through Raynham, Taunton, Dighton, through Bristol, Rhode Island and were stationed there
as a guard against the Briitish and served out the full term of three months and were discharged in March
1777. In the summer of 1777 was drafted at Bridgewater in Capt. John Ames Co. F. Militia-the name of Colonel
I do not remember and marched through Raynham, Taunton, Attleboro-Pawtucket and Providence Rhode Island and
served there as a guard and a fatigue at the breastwork for the term of one month and was then discharged.
Did not receive a written discharge at either term of service.  This deponent is very old and infirm and he
cannot now state the name of any other officers than those above named, but he is confident that the term of
his slervices are as above stated-and he cannot now state with more particularity the services in which he
engaged.  He was stationary at the place where he did serve so that there was few incidents connected with
his service except the daily round of duty.
                                                                                             
Zephaniah Smith
 
Oneida County/ Personally appeared beforee me Zephaniah Smith named in the foregoing affidavit to me known
and made oath to the truth of the same the day & year aforesaid: Joshua Hathaway, Judge of Oneida County
 
Clerks Office Oneida Couny:  I George Brown, clerk of the county of Oneida do hereby certify that Joshua
Hathaway, before whom the foregoing affidavit purports to have been taken was on the day of the date of the
same a Judge of said county and that his signature to the same is in his own hadwriting. In testimony whereof
I have herunto set my hand and seal of office this 8th day of November 1832. 
George Brown Clerk 
Joseph B.Read Deputy Clerk