Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24,291, for John Lovejoy, Vermont
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Vt.

Lovejoy, John
Goodell, Asenath
(Former Widow)

NUMBER
W.24291

CONTENTS
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5813
Montplier
Vermont

Asenath Goodell
formerly
widow of John Lovejoy
who was a Private
in the Rev. War

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
24 Dollars //
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the
9 day of July 1844
and sent to 
A. J. Campbell
Bellows Falls
Vermont

[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book a
Vol. 1 Page 26

2 Certs:
38 +
43
repo. 9 July 1844
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9145
Asenith Goodell
wid. John Lovejoy

Act 7 July 38
+ 23 Aug. 42

roll
Bush. 78. pri. 120
Secy. 87 - 5-17

Asenith Goodell
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Acts of Congress of the 7th July 1838 and the 23r August 1842
State of Vermont ss. on this 1st day of June 1843 personally appeared before the Probate Court for the District of Westminster in the county of Windham in said State of Vermont Asenith Goodell a resident of Westminster in said County + State aged Seventy Eight years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the acts of Congress  passed July 7 1838 and the 23r of August 1842 granting pensions  to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War that she was once the widow of John Lovejoy who was a private in the army of the Revolution. That before her marriage she was well acquainted with said Lovejoy and recollects that between the year 1777 and 1781 inclusive the said Lovejoy went into the United States service as a private in two or more campaigns. she and said Lovejoy both resided in said Westminster at that time, and she believes that he was in said service at least Eight months, she does not know in what Regiment he served but believes he served under Captain Abner Seely and also under Captain Bush, she has frequently heard the said Lovejoy say that
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Captain Abner Seely was his captain. She has also heard him say that he was in the service at the north part of Vermont under Captain Bush.  - Daniel Lovejoy who was cousin to the said John was as I have understood from said John in the service with him a part of the time; She does not know the precise time he entered the service nor the place where he was stationed. She declares that she was married to the said John Lovejoy on the 29th day of May in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty nine at Westminster aforesaid by John Sessions Esq a Justice of the peace now deceased - She was born on the 3d. of August Seventeen hundred and Sixty four and was twenty four years of age at the time of her marriage - She was not married to the said John Lovejoy prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four was at the time above stated that her husband the aforesaid John Lovejoy died on the 14th day of November 1817 she further declares that after the death of the husband aforesaid she was married to Isabel Goodell on or about the 20th of June 1830 and that the said Goodell died in about one year after the marriage and that she is still a widow.  Word "died" interlined before signing - Word "after" interlined before signing
Asenith Goodell (her x mark)
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written
Before Ellery Allbe Judge of Probate
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I James H Phelps Register of the Probate Court for the District of Westminster in the State of Vermont certify that Ellery Allbee is Judge of Probate for the District of Westminster aforesaid that said Court is a court of record and that the foregoing signature of the said Ellery Allbee Judge of Probate is his genuine signature -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 8th day of June A D 1843 -
James H. Phelps
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I Seth Gould of Westminster in the State of Vermont testify + say that I am Eighty two years of age, that I was in the Vermont troops in the year 1781 under Capt Jesse Safford and while that company was stationed at Bethel Vermont I together with three or four others was out on a scouting party and went to Corinth Vermont and while I was at Corinth I saw Capt Abner Seely at the head of his company, the company was paraded when I saw them, Otis Chaffee Squire Chaffee Timothy Carpenter Pearl Gould Richard Dorand and John Lovejoy were in said company at the time, I was well acquainted with them all, they all belonged to Westminster Vt the town in which I was born and have always lived, they all enlisted and Lieut Phippen who lived in said Westminster. I saw them all at two different times at Corinth it was in the summer of 1781. The said John Lovejoy was died. Asenith Petty and after his death the said Asenith married Isabel Goodell and she is now the widow of said Goodell and lives in said Westminster at the time said Lovejoy went into said service I lived within one hundred rods of him.
Seth Gould (his x mark)
M L Buckland

State of Vermont Windham County ss September 21. 1843 Then personally appeared Seth Gould who is a credible person and made Solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit is true. Before me Alexander S Campbell Justice Peace
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I Benjamin Stone of Westminster in the County of Windham + State of Vermont testify + say that I was in the service in the Vermont Troops in the Revolutionary war in the year 1781 That I was well acquainted with Capt Abner Seely. I was also acquainted with John Lovejoy and I well recollect seeing the said Lovejoy at Corinth in the State of Vermont in said year 1781, he was then a private in Capt Abner Seelys company and I know that he done duty in said company as I saw Capt Seely commanding said company, + said Lovejoy was there in it. Richard Dorand Pearl Gould and Timothy Carpenter were also privates in said company. After the war was over I came to Westminter Vermont to live the said Lovejoy, Dorand Gould and Carpenter with whom I had been acquainted in the service then lived in said Westminster. I further say that I am well acquainted with Asenith Goodell of said Westminster formerly the widow of said Lovejoy, that after the death of the said Lovejoy she married Asahel Goodell who is now deceased that the P Asenith is now living + lives in sd Westminster -
Benjamin Stone (his x mark)
Flora J Merrill
State of Vermont
Windham County ss Sept 18 1843 Then personally appeared Benjamin Stone who is a credible person + made oath that the foregoing affidavit by him signed contains the truth. before me Alexander S Campbell Justice Peace
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I Willard Darling of Westminster in the State of Vermont testify + say that I am well acquainted with Asenith Goodell widow of Asahel Goodell formerly the widow of John Lovejoy and have been acquainted with her for about twenty years. + I further testify that she is a highly respectable and intelligent woman and that I should place full confidence in any statement she should make - Willard Darling

State of Vermont
Windham County ss -
Personally appeared Willard Darling above named who is a credible person and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit
Before me
Alexander S Campbell
Justice Peace
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State of Vermont
Windham County County Court Clerks Office Newfane September 21st 1843 I Marshall Miller Clerk of said Court certify that Alexander S Campbell is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified that his commission bears date November 9 1842 and will expire on the 30th of November 1843 and that his signatures within written are genuine - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the day and year above written -
Attestin Marshall Miller, Clerk

{written on the lower right side of paper } goodell
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I Timothy Field of Westminster in the State of Vermont of lawful age testify + say that I am at this time Town Clerk of said Westminster and have held this office about half the time for about thirty years.
and I further testify that I have this day examined the records in said town clerks office from the year 1780 to 1800 ----- to the year 1800. and that said records do not as I can discover contain any evidence of the marriage of John Lovejoy, and that there is no record of the birth or births which recognizes the relation of John Lovejoy with Asenith his wife as husband + wife prior to January 1794 - The said records do not appear to be so regular and full as to raise a presumption against their marriage previous to the year 1794 and that no record of marriage before the year 1794 are to be found on the book in said office that I have been able to discover
Attest Timothy Field Town Clerk
Westminster May 24th AD. 1843.

State of Vermont
Windham County ss May 24 1843 Personally appeared Timothy Field a credible person being town clerk of Westminster in said county and made oath that the foregoing affidavit is true Before Alexander S Campbell Just Peace
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I Hannah Blake of Newfane in the county of Windham and State of Vermont testify + say that in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty nine I lived at Westminster Vt in the family of Asa Averill + I further testify that about that time John Lovejoy was married to Asenith Petty, I was well acquainted with the said Asenith she lived in the same family with me at the time of the marriage I also was acquainted with the said John Lovejoy at that time. I further testify that the said Asenith and John lived together after the marriage as husband and wife about twenty eight years until the death of the said John - they never had any children. I was married to Joel Hunt in the year Seventeen hundred and ninety four and the said Asenith and John were married about five years before I was married, after the said John was married and before I was married I frequently visited at the house of the said John and Asenith and know that they were married about five years before I was - I well recollect the time they were married being a resident there in the same house with the said Asenith - she thinks she was present at said marriage but cannot distinctly recollect that I was -
Hannah Blake
sworn to by the above names Hannah Blake who is a credible person June 1 1843 Before Alexander S Campbell Justice of Peace
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I Hannah Blake of Newfane in the County of Windham + State of Vermont testify + say that I was well acquainted with John Lovejoy late of Westminster aforesd deceased that the said Lovejoy died in November 1817 leaving Asenith Lovejoy his widow and I further testify that I am well acquainted with the said Asenith the former widow of the said John Lovejoy and that the said Asenith has not been married since the death of the said John Lovejoy except that she was married to Asahel Goodell a number of years since -
And the said Asahel Goodell died not long after his marriage -
and she the said Asenith now the widow of the said Asahel Goodell continues since his death single and unmarried
Hannah Blake
State of Vermont
Windham ss
June 1 - 1843
Then personally appeared Hannah Blake who is a credible person and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit
Before Alexander S Campbell Justice Peace
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State of Vermont
Windham County Court Clerks Office June 2d. 1843. I Marshall Miller clerk of said Court certify that Alexander S Campbell is Justice of the Peace within + for said County of Windham and that the three foregoing signatures being all the signatures purporting to be the signatures of the said Alexander S Campbell Justice peace are his genuine signatures, that his commission is dated Nov. 19th and will expire on the 30th Nov 1843 and that he is duly qualified as such Justice Peace Dated at Newfane [missing words]  day of June 1843
Marshall Miller, Clerk

(Written on left side of paper) A Goodell
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Abigail Burk
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I Abigail Burk of Morristown in the County of Lamoille of the age of Seventy five years being duly sworn do depose testify and say that I was present at the wedding at the Marriage of John Lovejoy and Asenith Petty in Westminster, Vermont. They were married by John Sessions Esqr I cannot recollect the precise day of the marriage, but it was about a year and a half after I was married. which was fifty five years ago last fall. (or in the fall of 1787) ~ I further depose and say that after the death of the said Lovejoy the said Asenith was again married to Mr Asahel Goodell and the said Goodell soon after died leaving the said Asenith his widow. and she still remains the widow of said Goodell. and resides in Westminster aforesaid ~
I further say that the said John Lovejoy several years before his marriage to the said Asenith (I should think 10 years or more) was out in the army and was gone some time but I cannot recollect the exact time he was gone and further deponent saith not
Abigail Burk
(her x mark)
Attett
S. P. Poland
Vernon I. Noyes

State of Vermont
Lamoille County fs.} Morristown September 25 1843 Personally appeared the above named Abigail Burk and made oath that the foregoing affidavit by her subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the truth ~
L. P. Poland Justice peace

I also certify that the above named deponent is a person of truth and veracity ~
L. P. Poland Jus. Peace

State of Vermont
Lamoille County} I P. G. Camp of Hyde park Clerk of Lamoille County Court hereby certify that L. P. Poland is a Justice of the peace in + for S. County of Lamoille duly commifsioned + qualified that his commifsion is dated November 9th 1842 + will expire on the 1st day of Dec. 1843 + that his signature above is true + genuine
In Witnefs whereof I hereunto set my hand + the Seal of S. court this 6th day of Oct. AD. 1843
P. G. Camp, Clerk
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certificate of
John Lovejoys service

Secty State
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State of Vermont.
Secretary of State's Office,
Montpelier, Oct. 18, 1842.
I certify that there is on file in this office a paper, purporting to be "A Pay Roll of Capt. Abner Seeley's Company in Col. Benjamin Wait's Battalion in the service of the State of Vermont, from the first day of July 1781 to the 30th day of November 1781, inclusive." I further certify that the name of John Lovejoy, a private, appears upon said pay roll, with an allowance for one hundred and forty-one days' service and eighty miles travel annexed, being "L 10. 14. 8."
I further certify that there is on file in this office another paper, purporting to be a "True  List of (the names and sums of) Capt. Abner Seely's Pay Roll of himself and Company in the service of the State of Vermont, from the beginning, of the campaign, 1781 to the 30th of June in said year, inclusive - taken from the original roll in the Paymaster's Office." I further certify that the name of John Lovejoy, a private, appears upon said list, with an allowance of "L 2. 4. 0" annexed to the name of the said Lovejoy.
I further certify that the said pay rolls appear to have been examined, allowed and ordered to be paid, by a committee acting under the authority of this state, and that the same were duly paid by the Treasurer.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my
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name, and affixed the seal of this office, at Montpelier, this the eighteenth day of October in the year of our LORD one thousand eight hundred and forty-two.
Chauncey L. Knapp,
Acting Secretary of State.
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Vt
[illegible] of
Aseneth Goodell

Hon LJ L Edwards
Comm. of Pensions
Washington City ~
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Bellows Falls Vermont Oct 14 1843

Sir In order to complete the evidence establishing the claim of Asenith Goodell formerly the widow of John Lovejoy I enclose the affidavits of Seth Gould and Benjamin Stone in relation to the service under Capt. Seely. I have not been able to prove Lovejoy, identity as it relates to his service under Capt Bush, but it appears from Mrs Goodells declaration that she has often heard Lovejoy speak of having served under Capt. Bush and I enclose the affidavit of Willard Darling to show her character for respectability and intellegence ~ I also enclose the affidavit of Abigail Burk by which it appears Lovejoy must have been married in 1789.
I am very respectfully
yr. obt sert.
A S Campbell

Hon J L Edwards
Com. of Pensions
Washington City.
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Stamp mark:
[illegible]
JUN 
24

9145 June 28 1843

Vt
July 7 1838
+ Mar 3 1843
Asenath Goodall

Hon J L Edwards
Com. of Pensions
Washington City ~
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Bellows Falls Vermont June 23 1843

Sir
I enclose the application of Asenith Goodell for a pension under the act of July 1838. also under the act of March 1843 together with the evidence in support of her claim
I am very Respectfully
yr. obt sert.
A S Campbell

Hon J L Edwards.
Com. of Pensions
Washington City. ~
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9145
N'Act "43
6130
Asenith Goodell
Wd. John Lovejoy
Vt
Act of July 1838 +
23 August 1842
Wm. Bush 1778. pri 1 mo 20
Seely 1781. pri 5 wks. 17
------------------------------------
7 mo 7 d
[illegible] $24.11
Issue certificate also [illegible]
act 3 March 1843
A. S. Campbell Esq
Bellows Falls
Vermont
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8524
Montpl
Vermont
Asenath Goodell formy
widow of John Lovejoy
who was a pensioner under the Act of
and who died on the 14 Nov. 1817
of Windham in the State of Vermont
who was a Pri in the Co.
commanded by Captain ___ of the 
reg commanded by ___ in
the Rev. War. line for 7 mo. 7 days.
Subscribed on the Roll of Montpelier
at the rate of 24 Dollars 11
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of
March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of
July 1844 and Sent to A. S. Campbell Bellows Falls Vermt
Total Amount, $120.55
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Records by F L Swann Cler,
Book D Vol. [illegible] Page 129
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Revy
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 24291
Asenath Goodell
formerly Wid of
John Lovejoy
Pri Rev War
Act Mar 3rd 1843
Index: Vol. a, Page 282
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Mch. 17 - 1902
D R Lovejoy
Niagara Falls. N. Y