Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26104, James Woodworth, Mass.
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State of Maine

I Edwin S. Hovey Register of the Court of Probate within and for the County of Lincoln in the State of Maine hereby certify that the foregoing are the proceedings in the matter of a claim for a pension of the children of Ruth Woodworth late of Bowdoinham deceased heard before the Hon Arnold Blaney, Judge of the Court aforesaid at a Probate Court holden before him at Bowdoinham this twentieth day of Sep. 1852 -

I also certify that the will Arnold Blaney is sole Judge of said Court and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine, in Witness whereof I have hereunto at my [ ] and affixed the seal of said Court the day off the year [ ] above written 

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State of Maine Lincoln Ss

It is hereby certified that it has been proved, by [ ] testimony in open Probate Court holden at Bowdoinham this 20th day of September  1852 that James Woodworth late of said Bowdoinham was a Revolutionary soldier and Pensioner of the United States at the rate of $96 per annum, that he died on the 12th day of February 1830 and left his widow surviving Viz Ruth Woodworth who remained unmarried untill her death, which took place on the 7th day of May 1837 -
And that Silvester Page, Ruth Small, Emma Sparks, James Woodworth and Mary Sanford are the only surviving children of said James and Ruth Woodworth deceased.

Arnold Blaney Judge
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State of Maine Lincoln County Ss

On this 20th day of September 1852 personally appeared before the Hon. Arnold Blaney Judge of the Court of Probate within and for the County of Lincoln, in open Court the same being a Court of Record, Sylvesta Page a resident of Bowdoinham in the County, and State aforesaid aged sixty eight years, who first being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of July 11th 1836 - and this declarant states that she is child of James Woodworth late of said Bowdoinham deceased and child of Ruth Woodworth widow of said James Woodworth who was a Sergeant in the Revolutionary army and a Pensioner of the United States at the rate of $96 per annum and died at Bowdoinham in the 12th day of February, 1830. That her mother the said Ruth [ ] and remained [ ] untill her death which took place May 7th 1837. That her father was a native of Hanover (Mass) as was also her Mother whose maiden name was Ruth Stapes, and that they, were married at Hanover aforesaid previous to her father's last service
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in the Revolutionary army. She also declares that she the said Sylvesto Page, Ruth Small, Emma Sparks, James Woodworth and Mary Sanford are the only surviving children of said James and Ruth Woodworth. She also declares that she has no public or family Record of their marriage. attest
Jacob Herrick
Silvesto Page

subscribed and sworn before me the day, of the year first above written.
Arnold Blaney Judge
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I Silvesto Page of Bowdoinham in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine, aged sixty eight years, on oath depose and say, that on the 20th of September 1852 I made declaration before the Probate Court of said County of Lincoln claiming for myself, my brother and sisters the pension due my mother Ruth Woodworth at the time of her death, in virtue of the Revolutionary services of my late father James Woodworth. 
In that declaration I stated that my parents were married in Hanover, which I believed at the time was correct. Since that time I have ascertained that they were married in Pembrooke a Town adjacent to Hanover, and I have obtained a Certificate of their marriage from the Town Clerk of said Pembrooke. I also depose and say that the reason why we have not applied for said Pension beffore is that we supposed the claim died with my mother and we were repeatedly told so by persons who pretended to know - We the children have often talked over the subject and always came to the same conclusion. We never were informed to the contrary, untill very recently, - When I since [ ] took measures to claim our rights -   
My Mother in her life time if she [ ] her
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rights had not the means or ability to enforce them. 
Silvesta Page
Witness J. W. Russell

State of Maine Lincoln Ss November 14th 1852
Subscribed and sworn before me and I hereby testify that the above named declarant is personally known to me as a witness of respectability and veracity, whose statements are entitled to full credit and belief
Joseph W. Russell Just. Peace
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viz: Sixty acres of land, in Bowdoinham, with a log hut and hovel thereon, of the value of two hundred and fifty dollars

One horse of the value of thirty dollars, Two cows of the value of thirty dollars, One heifer of the value of ten dollars, one yearling of the value of five dollars, Two calves of the value of five dollars, Five sheep and five lambs of the value of twelve dollars, One swine of the value of three dollars, Old house hold stuff, besides necessary bedding not exceeding five dollars in value, Two old axes, two old hoes, & an old shovel and an old chain all worth three dollars, 
I have no debts due me that can be collected, and I owe as much as sixty dollars, the income derived from the foregoing property deducting the interest of the money I owe does not exceed five dollars a year, 
My occupation was that of a farmer but being now entirely blind, and having been so for eight years past, am totally unable to
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labor. My family at home consists of four persons, Namely myself, my wife Ruth aged sixty six years, who is very infirm, my daughter Mary aged twenty three years & my Grand daughter Roxanna aged five years.
Except the foregoing and my necessary clothing and bedding I have no estate or income whatever.
I could once write by being now blind am unable.
James Woodworth X his Mark

witness A Nichols
Subscribed sworn to and declared both the oath and the schedule on the second day of June 1820
Before me Nathan Weston Junior C. J.
C. C. C. Pleas

A true Copy Attest John Davis Clerk
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I James Woodworth, aged sixty three years, a citizen of the United States, born in Scituate, in the state of Massachusetts, now resident in Bowdoinham in the District of Maine, upon oath testify and declare, that in April 1775, I enlisted as a private soldier in the war [ ]  the revolution, against the common enemy, and upon the continental establishment, for the period of eight months, in the first eight months service in Capt Amos Turner's company, and Col John Baileys regiment of the Massachusetts troops or line. This period I also served out, and was detained in the same company and regiment, six weeks, after the expiration of the term of my enlistment, and was then [ ] discharged at Peak's Kill in January 1777.- 
In February 1777 I again enlisted as a private soldier, into the same service and upon the same establishment, for the period of three years, in the three years service, in Capt Juduh Aldin's Company, in the same Sol. John Bailey's 2d regiment of the Massachusetts line. This period I fully serviced out and took my honorable discharge at West Point in March 1780. In June 1780 I again enlisted into the same service and upon the same establishment, for the period of six months, in Capt Luther Baileys Company and the same Col John Bailey's regiment of the Massachusetts line. This period I also fully served out, and remained in the same service until the twenty seventh day of March 1781, and then took my final and honorable discharge from the army at West Point.
My discharge is hereunto annexed. My discharge from the three years service, I kept a number of years, is now lost and not in existence to my knowledge. I was in the battle at Harlem plains, at the battle of White plains, and in both of the battles at the taking of Burgoyne.
I wintered one winter at Valley Forge and was in the battle at Monmouth the summer following - the above facts, together with my last discharge and papers hereunto annexed, are all the evidence of my service, now in my power to furnish.- 
From my reduced circumstances in life, and having been deprived of my eye sight, for nearly four years past, I am in need of assistance from my country for support. And I do hereby relinquish all my claim to any pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, if any; but I am not to my knowledge borne on any pension list whatever. I request that I may be placed upon the pension list for the District of Maine. 
My name is Woodworth, but I am familiarly, and almost unanimously called Woodward, and thus my annexed discharge is written. I could once write, but being now blind I make my mark.
James Woodworth X his mark