Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21198, Zebedee Goodwin, Continental (Conn.)
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Continental (Conn.)

Goodwin, Zebedee
Caroline

NUMBER
W. 21198.

CONTENTS
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13.568

Vermont.
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Zebedee Goodwin
of Manchester in the state of Vermont
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Durkee of the Connecticut
line, for the term of one year 1776 -

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Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 11 of April 1818

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Certificate of Pension issued the 29 of July 1819
and sent to Edmund Graves
Esquire Manchester Vert.


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Arrears to 4th of March 1819   $86.34
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819  48.
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8 mo. 26 days anb?  $134.36

{ Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818. }

Continued
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Notification sent Sep 29th 1920 to Richard
Skinner, Manchester, Vermont.
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237
Burlington Vermont

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Caroline Goodwin
widow of Zebedee Goodwin decd.
Conn.
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818
and who died on the 20th June 1837
of Bennington in the State of Vt.
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain --- of the Regt commanded
by Col. Durkee in the Connt.
line for 1 year

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Inscribed on the Roll of Burlington Vt.
at the rate of 40 Dollars 00 Cents per annum
to commence on the [crossed out: 4th day of March, 1836] 20th June 1837

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Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of Sept. 1838 and sent S. Smith Manchester Vt.

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Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1838   $46.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar '39,  20.00
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$66.00


{ Act July 7, 1838. }
Recorded by [illegible] Addison Clerk,
Book A Vol. 2nd Page 40
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Decd. Let to W Howell Apl 25 1843
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let to S. Swif [Smith?] Augt 6? 1843
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State of Vermont, Bennington County, Manchester Probate District ss.
I Harvey E. Fowler Register of the Probate Court within & for the Probate District of Manchester in the County of Bennington & State of Vermont do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been adduced to this Court, that Caroline Goodwin late of Manchester in said Probate District, late a revolutionary Pensioner of the United  States, inscribed on the Pension list Roll of the Vermont Agency, under the Act of July 7, 1838, died on the 24th day of December one thousand eight hundred & forty one, that her [^only] surviving descendants, Matthew B. Goodwin, Caroline Goodwin & Pleiades Smith, wife of Gordon H. Smith, all of said Manchester, except that there was formerly another, of the name of Zebedee Goodwin, who left the family more than twenty years since & has not been heard from by the others of the family for nearly [^or greater?] two years past [^& more than a year & a half] & when last heard from, was not at any fixed abode, & whose place of residence, if still alive, is unknown to the rest of said family.

And I do further certify, that administration upon the estate of said Caroline Goodwin deceased, has been duly committed to the said Matthew B. Goodwin & that [^all] the other children & heirs of the said Caroline deceased, now surviving except the said Zebedee, have consented & are willing that the said Matthew. B as such Administrator, should apply for, & receive, & that as such, he is entitled to receive the amount of the arrears of Pension, due to the said Caroline deceased, at the time of her death as aforesaid, from the 4th day of March 1836 to the 20th day of June A? [A.D.?] 1837.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my official signature & the seal of the said Probate Court, at said Manchester this 21st day of July, in the year of our Lord 1843 & of the Independence of the United States, the sixty eighth.

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H E Fowler Register
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Manchester Probate District

State of Vermont }
Bennington County ss. }
On this 21st day of July 1843 personally appeared before the Honorable Probate Court, within & for the Probate District of Manchester, in the County & State aforesaid, Matthew B. Goodwin, a resident of the town of Manchester, in said Probate District, aged forty seven years, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the amount of Pension which he claims to have been due in arrears to Caroline Goodwin late of said Manchester deceased, from the 4th day of March 1836 to 20th day of June 1837, from which period she has been already & was in her life time paid, under the act of July 7th 1838, that the said Caroline died on or about the 24th day of December 1841 that administration upon her estate has been duly committed to him & as such [^he] is entitled to receive the arrears of pension due [^to] her

And the Declarant further alleges that the said Caroline continued until the time of her death as aforesaid, the widow of Zebedee Goodwin, late of said Manchester deceased, who was a Private soldier during the revolutionary war -- that his pension was allowed, at the rate of Forty Dollars, or about that sum per annum, & was paid to her at the Agency in Burlington, in said State of Vermont - & further he saith not
[signed: M. B. Goodwin]

Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written before me
[signed: H E Fowler Register]

And I do further hereby certify that the foregoing contains the proceedings of said Probate Court, in the matter of the application of Matthew B. Goodwin, as Administrator upon the estate of Caroline Goodwin deceased, for the arrears of Pension due to her.

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In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand affixed the seal of said Probate Court at Manchester this 21st day of July, in the year of our Lord, 1843 & of the Independence of the United States the sixty eighth.
[signed: H E Fowler]
Register of Probate Court
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State of Vermont }
Bennington County ss }  On this 3rd. day of [crossed out: July] August 1838 personally appeared before the Honorable Probate Court, within & for the Probate District of Manchester in the County of Bennington & State of Vermont, Caroline Goodwin a Resident of the Town of Manchester in said County of Bennington, aged 73 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled "An Act granting half pay and Pensions to certain Widows", that she is the Widow of Zebedee Goodwin late of said Manchester deceased, who was a private in the regular army of the United States, & served as such, during the war of the Revolution, & for which services he received & enjoyed during his lifetime a Pension of ninety six Dollars per annum under the law of the United States of the 18th March 1818.

She further declares that she was married to the said Zebedee on the 5th day of November in the year seventeen hundred & eighty three that her husband the aforesaid Zebedee died on the 20th day of June AD. 1837. - that she was [^not] married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred & ninety four (viz.) at the time above stated [^&] that she has no documentary evidence to support her sd. claim.
[signed: Caroline Goodwin]

Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written before
[signed: Martin C. Deming Judge of Probate Court]

I Matthew B. Goodwin a Resident of the Town of Manchester in the State of Vermont aged 42 years, do testify, depose & say that I am the reputed son of Zebedee Goodwin late of said Manchester deceased [^who received a pension of eight Dollars per month until his decease] & the above named Caroline Goodwin-- that my late Hond. [Honored] father & mother resided with me for several years previous to his decease that the  Record or Memorandum, attached to this sheet of paper by a wafer, & in the following words "Book at November the 5th 1783. then was married Zebedee Goodwin to Car[^o]lina [Caroline] Birchard" is in the hand writing of the said Zebedee, with which I am well acquainted that I have been conversant with & seen the same in his possession
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for a great number of years, & almost ever since my first remembrance & always understood that it contained a true Record of the date of his marriage which was afterwards copied & transferred into his family Bible with my said Hond. [Honored] Mother & that they were married on the 5th day of November 1783 & within my recollection [^until his decease] they lived together & were reputed as husband & wife, & were the parents of several children that he died at my house on the 20th day of June 1837 & that ever since that time she has lived with me, & had remained & still is single & his Widow. And I further say that I know of no other Record of their marriage than the above, or the one above referred to.
[signed: M. B. Goodwin]

Sworn to & subscribed in open Court, the day & year above written, by & before
[signed: Martin C. Deming Judge of Probate Court]

And I do further certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Matthew B. Goodwin, & that he is a credible & respectable person, & his statement entitled to full credit. Attest
[signed: Martin C. Deming Judge of Probate Court]
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Beckit November the 5 - 1783 then
was married Zebedee Goodwin to
Carolina Birchard

Carolina Goodwin [illegible] was born July the 19 - 1784
Irena Goodwin Born July - 16 - 1786
Carolina Goodwin Born November the 7 - 1788
Granvill - May the 20 - 1792
Zebedee Goodwin Born
Matthew B Goodwin Born Shoreham March the 19 - 1796 - 
pleades [Pleiades] Goodwin Born September the 2 - 1799
Susanna Goodwin Born April 29 1806
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Zebedee Goodwin
declaration
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Sk-

13568
Manchester
Con
July 19
J
Sep 19
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DISTRICT OF VERMONT, SS.

On this 19th day of June 1820 personally appeared in open court, being a county court and court of record, which has power to fine and imprison, and is constituted a court of record by a special act of the Legislature of the state of Vermont, creating said court, within and for the county of Bennington, and state of Vermont, Zebedee Goodwin - aged sixty four years, resident in Manchester in said county of Bennington who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war, as follows:

I served in the [blank] company, commanded by Capt John Keyes in the [blank] regiment, commanded by Colo. John Durkee alias John Darke of the Connecticut line

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as will appear by my original declaration on file in the War office, dated the 11th day of April AD 1818 on which original declaration I have received a pension certificate bearing the number 13.568

AND I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war,” passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.

The following is a schedule of all the real and personal estate, to wit:

one cow, two swine, one axe, one hoe, one pitch fork, pot, dish Kittle, iron kettle, bake kittle, tea kettle, hand kittle, spicer, warming pan, lanthorn, table, stand, low desk, 2 low pine chests, 8 old chairs, peal & tongs, shoe makers tools. I have some small debts due to me and I am owing more than is due to me,-- Crockeryware - my occupation is that of a cordwainer-- I am infirm & have been lame more than twenty years. my family consists of myself wife aged 55 years one daughter under the age of 18 years

[signed: Zebedee Goodwin]
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Sworn to and declared at Manchester in the county of Bennington, and state of Vermont, on the 19th day of June 1820 in open court, before
[signed: Joel Pratt Clerk]

I, Joel Pratt -- Clerk of Bennington County Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration, oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is --- 43 dollars and 75 --- cents.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, on this --- 26 day of June --- 1820
[signed:  Joel Pratt] Clerk of the Court for the County of Bennington
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State of Vermont }
Bennington County ss } On this Eleventh day of April AD 1818 before me one
of the Judges of the county court within and for the said County of Bennington personally appears Zebedee Goodwin aged sixty two years resident in Manchester in said County of Bennington who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war that he the said Zebedee Goodwin enlisted on the first day of January AD 1776 in the town of Hebron in the State of Connecticut in the company commanded by Capt. John Keyes and in the Regiment commanded by Colonel John Durqy [Durkee] that he continued to serve in said corps in the service of the United States untill [until] the month of January AD 1777 when he was discharged from service at Newtown in the State of Newjersey [New Jersey] - that he was in the battle at Trenton and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services except the affidavits herewith transmitted

Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
[signed: Edmund Graves at Judge C Court]
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I Edmund Graves Judge of the County Court within and for the County of Bennington
as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Zebedee Goodwin did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declarations against the common enemy and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and I now transmit the proceedings and Testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department of war pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of congress
[signed: Edmund Graves ast. Judge C Court]


[written vertically]
The line must be stated in the declaration. Wanting the clerk's certification and seal of the court. 26 May 1819
[illegible signature]
[end vertical writing]

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State of Vermont I, Joel Pratt Clerk of Bennington County Court in sd. State do hereby certify that Edmund Graves Esquire was on the 11th day of April AD 1818 an assistant Judge of our said County Court acting under the authority of this State and that the above is his signature

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of our said
Court at Manchester this 8 day of June AD 1819? [last digit illegible]
[signed: Joel Pratt Clerk]
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I Edmund Graves do certify that since the return of the annexed affidavit the applicant Zebedee Goodwin further declares on oath that the line in which he served was the Connecticut line
June 11th 1819-
[signed: Edmund Graves]
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.     3 -- 525


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., [blank], 19[blank]

In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank]
for a statement of the military history of [written: Zebedee Goodwin] a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on 
file in this Bureau. 
[written: W.F. 21.198]

[Column headings: "DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT." "LENGTH OF SERVICE." "RANK." "OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED [sub-headings: "CAPTAIN.", "COLONEL."]". "STATE."]


row 1: "Jan. 1, 1776" "Jan, 1777." [blank] "John Keyes." "John Durkee." "Conn."


Battles engaged in, [written: Trenton.]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, [written: Enl in Hebron Conn]
Date of application for pension, [written: Apr. 11, 1818. His claim was allowed.]
Residence at date of application, [written: Manchester, Bennington Co. Vt.]
Age at date of application, [written: 62 years.]
Remarks: [begin handwritten] He married in Beckit, Nov. 5, 1783, Caroline or Carolina Birchard
or Berchard, he died June 20, 1837 and she was allowed pension on an ap, Ex. Aug.
3, 1838 While a resident of Manchester Vt. aged 73 years, she died Dec. 24, 1841.
Children: Carolina b. July 19, 1784; Irena b. July 16. 1786: Carolina b. Nov 7, 1788; Zebedee b. May 20. 1792;
Matthew B b. Mch [March] 19, 1796; Pleiades b. Sept 2, 1799 Mar. Purdon K. Smith; Susanna b. Apr. 29, 1806.
[end handwritten]

Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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STATE OF VERMONT, }
BENNINGTON COUNTY, SS. } I, A.L. Miner Register of the Court of Probate for the District of Manchester hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been adduced to this Court, that Caroline Goodwin late a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Vermont Agency, under the act of July 7, 1838. died on the 24th day of December one thousand eight hundred and forty one and I further certify that Matthew B. Goodwin has been duly appointed administrator on the Estate of the said Caroline Goodwin and as such entitled to receive the amount of pension due her from the 4th day of March 1841 to the 24th day of December 1841 the day of her death. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of our Court, at Manchester this 8th day of March A.D. 1843

[signed: A.L. Miner Register]


KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT I, Matthew B. Goodwin, administrator of the Estate of Caroline Goodwin, late of Manchester, deceased & late a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, do hereby constitute and appoint Wm Haswell, my true and lawful attorney for one and in my name to receive from the Agent of the United States for paying pensions in Burlington, State of Vermont, the amount of pension due Caroline Goodwin, from the 4th day of March 1841 to the 24th day of December 1841, the day of her death. Witness my hand and seal this 8th day of March 1843.
[signed: M. B. Goodwin]

Sealed and delivered in presence of
[signed: Harvey E Fowler]
[signed: Leonard Sargeant]

STATE OF VERMONT, } 
BENNINGTON COUNTY, SS. } BE IT KNOWN, That on the 8th day March 1843, before the subscriber, a Justice of Peace in and for said County, personally appeared Matthew B. Goodwin, Administrator of Caroline Goodwin above named, and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be his act and deed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, the day and year last above mentioned,
[signed: Danl. Roberts E.] Justice Peace


STATE OF VERMONT. } 
[crossed out: BENNINGTON] Chittenden COUNTY, ss } BE IT KNOWN, That on the 8th day of March 1843 before the subscriber, a Justice of
the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared Wm Haswell the attorney named in foregoing power of attorney, and made oath that the same was not given to him by reason of any sale, transfer, or mortgage of the pension or arrears of pension therein authorized to be received by him.
[signed: Wm Haswell]

Sworn and subscribed, the day and year last above mentioned, before me,
Justice Peace.
***

[dollar sign graphic]
Agent's OFFICE [crossed out: BANK OF BURLINGTON,]
BURLINGTON, March 11, 1843
Received of [crossed out: EBENEZER T. ENGLESBY, President and] John Peck Agent for paying pensions, [blank] dollars [blank] cents being for [blank] months pension due Caroline Goodwin from the 4th day of March 1841 to the 24th day of December 1841. for which I have signed duplicate receipts.
[signed: Wm Haswell]

[the following seems to be a duplicate of the above]
[dollar sign graphic]
Agent's OFFICE [crossed out: BANK OF BURLINGTON,]
BURLINGTON, March 11, 1843
Received of [crossed out: EBENEZER T. ENGLESBY, President and] John Peck Agent for paying pensions, [blank] collars [blank] cents, being for [blank] months pension due Caroline Goodwin from the 4th day of March 1841 to the 24th day of December 1841. for which I have signed duplicate receipts.
[signed: Wm Haswell]
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Bennington, Vt. April 18, 1843.

Hon J.L. Edwards,
Sir,
Mrs. Caroline Goodwin, widow of Zebedee Goodwin, late of Manchester, deceased, and Mrs. Tryphenia Hatheway, widow of Seth Hatheway, late of Bennington, deceased, were both placed on the pension list under the Act granting Five Years' Pensions, and received their pensions to 4th March 1841, at which time as their attorney, I surrendered their certificates.-- In March last, I was empowered to receive from the Agent at Burlington, Vermont, the arrear [arrears] of pension due on both certificates, and was informed that no funds were provided for paying such claims.- I enclose the powers of attorney, and will thank you to inform me whether they are correct, and where they are to be paid.-- If at Washington, in what manner shall I proceed? -- if consistent, should be glad to receive the amount at Burlington.

Yours truly.
Wm Haswell
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Zebedee Goodwin Vt. Act March 18, 1818
to what time pd.
Pen. Office.
Sept. 4. 1838
Died 20th June 1837 pd to that period
JH
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July 25, 1843.
bl. of the Adr of Caroline Goodwin, dec-d for arrears}
arrears
Hon. James L. Edwards,
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.
FREE
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Manchester July 21 1843
Hon J. L. Edwards,
Hon. Sir;
 I send you enclosed the Declaration
of the Adms. of Caroline Goodwin, for the arrears  of her Pension.
Her application has been deferred in hopes of obtaining some further information of the absent Brother.
Very respectfully, I am Hon. Sir,
Your obedt. Servt, &c.
S. Swift
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Vt 250 Aug 13
7 July 1838
Wakeful & Goodwin
FREE
Hon. James L. Edwards,
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.
Stamped:
MANCHESTER
AUGUST 9
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Manchester Augt. 8th 1838
To the Hon. J. L. Edwards, Commr. &c.
Hon. Sir:
I have delayed sending the enclosed Declarations of Mrs Goodwin & Mrs Wakefield for several days, as it was then contemplated that two or three other cases would be presented, & Declarations sworn to yesterday.  I intended to foresd. to you the whole together, but the Probate Court did not sit, as was anticipated, & those other cases are deferred-  Mrs. Goodwin informs me that she has understood from her late husband, that he performed other military services during the revolutionary war, which were not detailed as aforesd. to by him in his [word crossed out] application formerly for a pension, but that she at present is not able to specify them, with definite [illegible], or accurate certainty, nor does she know of any Persons now living, by whom she could prove any such services - If she should hereafter be able to obtain any such proof, & the evidence already in the War Department, upon which his pension was so granted, is not for a sufficient length of service, to entitle her to a full pension under the late law, as she thinks is probably the case, from her present impressions, she can hereafter present her supplementary Declaration therefore, if by established Rules it may be done-
I am Hon. Sir, very respectfully
Yours &c-
S. Swift
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I Daniel Tilden of the State of New York being of the age of seventy four years testify and say that I served as a Lieutenant and in the last part of the year as Captain in the Twentieth Regiment of the United States Troops then comand[ed] by Colo Durgy that I well reccollect [recollect] that Zebedee Goodwin served as soldier in sd Regiment for one year to wit from the Month of Jany 1776 untill the Month of Jany 1777 and was honourable discharged and to my best knowledge he was a faithfull soldier--
Daniel Tilden
State of Vermont}
Bennington County}
Personally before me on this 26 day of March 1818 Colo Daniel Tilden above named made solemn oath the the truth of the facts above stated
Before me 
John H. Olin Asst Judge of the County Court ^of Bennington County
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State of Vermont
I, Joel Pratt Clerk of the County Court in & for the County of Bennington in sd. State do hereby certify that John H. Olin Esquire the person before whom the within affidavit was taken is an assistant Judge of the County Court aforesaid & that the foregoing is his signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of our said County Court & set my hand & official signature at Manchester in the aforesaid County this 26 day of November AD 1818
Joel Pratt Clerk
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I Asa Thatcher of Bennington in the County of Bennington & State of Vermont, of the age of Sixty three testifies and saith, that I ^have been acquainted with Zebedee Goodwin from his youth, & that I have ever considered him an industrious ["and" crossed out] honest man and a good member of society- and is now about sixty tow [two] years of age--
and that sometime in the fore part of the year 1776 I inlisted in the years service of the United States under Capt. Thomas Dyer, afterwards commanded by Capt. Daniel Tilden, said Company was annexed to the twentieth Regiment command[ed] by Colon John Durkee, after our company was annexed to said Regiment, I there found Zebedee Goodwin a soldier in the company commAaron Robinanded * Capt John Keys in said Regiment- and I have * hesitation to say he served as a solder [soldier] through the year as I frequently saw him & frequently on duty whith [with] him untill I was discharged which was in January 1777~
Asa Thatcher
*A mark on the page covered these comments
January 1777~
State of Vermont}
Bennington County ss}  
Bennington October 15th - 1818~
Then Asa Thatcher of Bennington in the County of Bennington, Personally appearing, and after being carefully examined and duly cautioned, made solemn oath, that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed contains the whole truth, and nothing but the truth~ before me~~~
Aaron Robinson Justice of the peace
I hereby certify that Asa Thatcher signer of the above deposition, has resided in the ^same neighbourhood with me for several years, and that he sustains the character of an honest man--
Aaron Robinson Justice of the peace
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The within Deposition of Asa Thatcher was taken and sealed up by~~
Aaron Robinson Just. of the peace
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State of Vermont
I, Joel Pratt Clerk of the County Court in & for the County of Bennington in sd. State do hereby certify that Aaron Robinson Esquire the person before whom this afficavit was taken is a Justice of the peace acting under the authority of this State and that the signature on opposite side of this is his- In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of our sd. County Court & set my hand & offical [official] signature at Manchester in the County afd this 26 day of November AD 1818
Joel Pratt Clerk
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Zebedee Goodwin
Conn. Service
WILLIAM LIVINGSTONE, PRESIDENT
GEORGE H. BARBOUR, VICE PRESIDENT
CHARLES A. WARREN, VICE PRES. & CASHIER
FRANK F. TILLOTSON, ASST. CASHIER
L. C. SHERWOOD, ASST CASHIER
D. S. CARNEGIE, ASST. CASHIER
C. E. PARTRIDGE, ASST. CASHIER
GEORGE T. BREEN, AUDITOR
THE DIME SAVINGS BANK
CAPITAL $1,000,000 
SURPLUS AND PROFITS $800,000.
DETROIT, MICH.  Dec. 11 - 1914
Hon. Com. of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
As a direct male lineal descendent of Zebedee Goodwin, I respectfully request a transcript of the information or affadavit [affidavit] on file in connection with the granting of his pension while he resided in Manchester, Vt.
I think the pension was granted in 1818 but am not certain.
Any and all information concerning his family, especially his antecedents will be more than thankfully received.
Yours very truly
Ernest F. Goodwin
c/o Dime Savings Bank
Detroit, Mich

Stamped:
PENSION OFFICE
U. S.
DEC 14 1914
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1914. Dec. 17:  history to Mr. Ernest F. Goodwin
M. B. H.
Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 21198
Caroline Goodwin
Widow of Zebedee Goodwin
Priv. Rev. Rev [sic]
Act July 7" 1838
Index:  Vol. A, Page 281
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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247
Caroline Goodwin
Vermont.
admitted
Pr. 1 year
$40.--
S. Swift
Manchester, Vt
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State of Vermont} Manchester Probate District ss.
Bennington County ss.}
I Harmon Canfield Register of the Probate Court within & for the Probate District of Manchester in the State of Vermont do hereby certify that the foregoing are the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Caroline Goodwin for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my hand, & the seal of the said Court at Manchester this 3d day of Augt. AD. 1838. & of the independence of the United States the sixty third.  Attest
H. Canfield Register