Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4,104, Jacob Good, Penn.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Penn.

Good, Jacob
Catharine

NUMBER
R. 4,104
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7887

Catharine Goode
of Jacob
Pennsylvania

Hon. B. A. Bidlack
Hon
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State of Pennsylvania
Columbia County, Ss |  On this twenty fifth day of May AD. Eighteen hundred and forty one. Personally appeared
before me the subscriber George Mack, one of the associate
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas (being a Court of record)
in & for the County of Columbia aforesaid, Catharine Good.
a resident of said County aged eighty one 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 Seventh, Eighteen hundred and thirty eight entitled "An Act
granting half pay and pensions to certain widows;
That she the said Catharine Good, is the widow of
a certain Jacob Good, decd who, was draughted in the Militia, and, served as a private soldier therein, for the time of six months to the best of her knowledge or belief, or from the first of April Seventeen hundred and Seventy Seven, to the first of October of the same year. That the said Jacob Good
decd. resided in Lehigh County, in the State of Pennsylvania at the time he was draughted as aforesaid.  From Lehigh County, he the said Jacob Good, dec.d was marched to Philadelphia City, and, from there-- this deponent does not recollect where the said
Jacob was marched to But, she the said Catherine Good, furthermore saith, that she frequently heard
her said husband the aforesaid Jacob Good dec'd say that he the said Jacob Good, was engaged in the battle of
Brandawine. This deponent furthermore saith that she has no recollection of the name or names of any of the officers under whom her said husband served whilst in the Militia as aforesaid, nor does she recollect the name of the company, or, Regiment
to which he belonged at that time - And, this deponent
also saith, that she has no documentary evidence
whatsoever, to offer in support of her person claim
or application. The said Catharine Good,
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furthermore declares that she was legally married
to her late husband the aforesaid Jacob Good, decd
in Lehigh County on the twenty first day of January, Seventeen
hundred and eighty one (of which marriage she has
no record or evidence whatever, nor can she find
any record of it in Lehigh County, and that the said
Jacob Good died on the twentieth day of October Eighteen
hundred and twenty six ([inelligble] since which time, the
said Catharine Good, hath remained a widow) that she
was not married to her said husband the aforesaid
Jacob Good decd prior to his leaving the service
as aforesaid, but that the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred
and ninety four. viz, at the time above stated.

Catharine Good
X
Her mark

Sworn to & subscribed on the day and year first 
above written before me
Geo Marks
Columbia County Ss



I the above named George Mack
do hereby certify that the above named applicant
Callaline Good, cannot from bodily infirmity, attend
the Court of this County. In witness where of I have
here unto, set my hand the day and year above in [illegible].
Geo Mack


Columbia County, Ss.
I Jacob Eyerly, Esq. Prothonotary of
the Court of Common Pleas (being a court of record) in & for the
County of Columbia aforesaid, Do hereby certify, that the above
named George Mack, is one of the associate Judges of the
Court of Common Pleas of Columbia County. And, that the
signatures above purporting to be his, are his
genuine signatures. In testimony whereof,
I have here unto set my hand and affixed
the seal of the court aforesaid, at Danville, this
sixth day of July Eighteen hundred and forty one.
Jacob Eyerly Proby
per Paul Leedy Clk
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Columbia County, SS.

Personally appeared before us the Subscribers, Joseph Brobst, and Ezra L. Hayburst, Esquires, Justices of the Peace of Cattawipa Township, in the County of Columbia aforesaid. Christian
Brobst, of the same place, aged Seventy four years, who, being first duly sworn, according to
law, doth depose and say, that he was personally, and well acquainted with the within named
Jacob Good dec'd for many years during his lifetime. And recollects frequently of having heard the said Jacob Good, dec'd say, that he the said Jacob was a draughted (drafted) militia man in the American Revolution performing such services, as are stated in the application hereto annexed of Catharine Good who is the widow of the aforesaid Jacob Good, dec'd.  Further
this deponent saith that he is well acquainted with Catharine Good & believes the facts to be true as set forth in her hereto annexed declaration, or applications.

Christian Brobst

Sworn to & subscribed before us, this twenty second day of June, 1841 and we hereby certify that the said Christian Brobst, is a man of veracity & respectability who is entitled to all credit

Joseph Brobst
Ezra S. Hayburst
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Columbia County Ss

I Jacob Eyerly, Esq Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas (being a Court of record) in & for the County of Columbia aforesaid do hereby certify that the within named Joseph Bropst & Ezra S. Hayhurst Esq. are two acting and Commissioned Justices of the Peace in & for the
Township of Cattawipa & County of Columbia and that the signatures within purporting to be theirs are the genunine signatures of the said Joseph Probst & Ezra S. Hayhurst Esqrs.  In
testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court aforesaid at Danville this sixth day of July Eighteen hundred and forty one

Jacob Eyerly, Prothy
For Paul Lindy
Clk
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Catharine Good

pens of  (pension office)

Act 7 July 1838

J H McCutcheon, Atty
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State of Pennsylvania
Montour County

On this twenty sixth day of February A.D. 1853 personally appeared before me Lawrence Goode who being duly sworn declares that he is the son of Jacob Good Dec'd who was a Soldier in the Revolution and of Cathrine Good the widow of the said Jacob Goode, who applied for a pension for the servers (service) of her said Husband and that the said Jacob Goode died on October AD 1826 and his mother died on the
19th Day of March A.D. 1843 and he therefore appoints  J H G McCutchen his attorney to prosecute his claim to the pension due his mother to which he is now entitled, empowering his said Attorney to do all things nessery (necessary) in and about the premises

Lawrence Good

in presence of John Ware

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written and I do certify that Lawrence Good is personally known to me as the son and heir of Cathrine Good whose reputation was & is that she is the widow of Jacob Good [who] was a soldier of the Revolution

John Ware J.P.
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State of Pennsylvania
Montour County

I William S Davis, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify that John Ware, Esqr before whom the foregoing proceeedings were had was at the time of so doing and yet is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and sworn and to all whose acts as such all due faith and credit are and ought to be given and the signature therein purporting to be his is genuine.

In testimony whereof I ahve hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Danville this 21st Feb AD 1853

William S Davis, Prothy
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Washington DC
August 21 /41

Sir:

If it is proper to forward the papers referred to in the within letter, please do so and I will send them as requested.

I have the honor to be respectfully your obedient servant,

B A Bidlock
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Washington DC
July 7th 1841
James. L Edwards
Dear Sir
I have been requested to lay the enclosd application before you, and shall be pleased to hear from you at your leisure in case further evidence is required.
I am acquainted with Christian Brobst the witness who testiied in this case and know him to be a worthy and highly respectable citizen and have no doubt of the correctness of all he says.
Most Respectfully
B A Bidlack
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Comm: 5th of January 1943
Dear Sir,
Will you be pleased to send to me for the use of the Com: on Revs Pensions, the papers on file in your office, in the cse of Catherine Good, who claims a Pension as widow of Jacob Good, with the reason why you disallow the Pension claimed. At the same time will you be pleased to say, whether the death of the Husband, subsequent to the passage of the Act of 1832, is held by you, as a barr to the claim of his widow to Pension under the Act of 1838. Yours very respectfully
John Taliaferro
It is a Pennsylvania case
Solo; J. L. Edwards
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873
1887 Aug. 17 G. B. Goode-history

41 04

P.O.
Catharine Goode
Service: Jacob

REJECTED

Enlisted: , 18
Discharged: , 18
Application filed: , 18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted: 
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized:
Contract
Cert. of Dis.
Searched for, 18
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1887
Catharine Goode
of Jacob
Pennsylvania

Rejected
See Act 12 July 61
(illegible) B. A. Bidlach
let to da 23 Aug 61
let of Jany 1843 to J. E. Dow &
Hon Jno Taliaferro,
Sent to Hon T Jan 20, 1843
Copies of papers to S. D. Probst Feb. 9, 1843
Receive no later than 6 months
4104
Atty July 1838
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1843
Harrisburg, January 30th
Sir, I have yours dated the 9th, with the name of the pensioner, is Jacob Good, his wife's name is Catharine  Good, the widow of Jacob Good.

Please forward the copy of the papers in your office to H. B. Wright, Speaker of the House of Representative, as soon as you can conveniently and [illegible]

I am respectfully
your obedient servant,
S. D. Brobst
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Harrisburg January 26/ 1843
L Edwards, Esq
Sir permit me to ask a favor of you please and send me a certified copy of those papers relating to the widow Goode I left in your office by return mail. I want to have them before the committee on pensions in the state, Penns for a state pension and oblige your cc
S. D. Brobst
I am here waiting - Return your answer
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[envelope or mailing cover]
[top left noted] J. E. Dow | Present
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[center left date stamp - faded] ...TOWN| JUN | 17

Mr. Michael Brobst
Cattawipa
       Coombia Co
                          A[?]

[bottom left] J. E. Dow
Pret
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The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Lehigh County SS
On this eleventh day of May A. D. One Thousand Eight Hundred & Fourty (Forty) One Personally appeared before me the Subscribed John Weida Esq. One of the Justices of the peace in and for said County. Peter Gross Esq. who being first duly qualified according to Law, Doth depose & say that he was Personally and well acquainted with a certain Jacob Good, who was drafted in the militia from Lehigh County in the state of Pennsylvania sometime in the month of July in the year One Thousand and Seven Hundred and Seventy Seven, with the militia which marched from there to Philadelphia. I know he was at that time with his team in Army of the United States, there stationed during the time of his service the said Jacob, lost two of his horses in the employ of the United States. I do not know that he ever received any compensation from government, nor do I believe that said Jacob received any compensation from government for his own and that of his horse's services during the first aforesaid. I know the said Jacob Good was married to Catherine Troxell in the year One Thousand Seven hundred and eighty-one, and died in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty-Six, leaving as his widow, the aforesaid Catharine who has never been married since the death of her aforesaid husband Jacob Good, and further this deponent said not
Peter Gross
Sworn & subscribed the day & year first above written Before me
John Weida} J. P.
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State of Pennsylvania}
          Lehigh County} I Jesse Samuels, 
Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Lehigh certify, that John Weida is a Magistrate, as within, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.

[faded impression of seal] In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand Seal of said Court at Allentown.  June 18th [stricken word] 1841 -
Jesse Samuels Proth
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J. L. Edwards, Esq
Allow me to recommend the case to which the annexed affidavit refers to your respectful consideration in Brobst who has the matter in charge is my neighbor and I have every reason to wish him success in making the nature of his case known. Allow me also to commend Mr. Brobst to your polite attention
Believe me truly
Your friend 
A Beauman
Dec. 28, 1842
Wilkes Barre, Pa
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We the subscribers do hereby certify and depose that we are personally acquainted with Catherine Good, the widow of Jacob Good deceased whose Petition is hereunto annexed, that said Catherine is worth of Credit and we believe the statements to be true as set forth in her said Petition, and further we know that said Catherine is in necessitous circumstances and is poor.
Catawissa Township                  M Fornwald
2nd February 1841                    P Fornwald

We Joseph Brobst and Ezra S Hayhurst Justices of the Peace of Catawissa Township Columbia County Pa do hereby certify that the above named Michael Fornwald & Peter Fornwald who have subscribed the forgoing disposition are men of respectability and that they are residents of said Township
Catawissa 12th July 1841
Joseph Brobst
Ezra S Hayhurst

Columbia County Ss
Personally appeared before two Justice of the Peace of Catawissa Township in said County Christian Brobst who being duly sworn in his oath doth say that he knew Jacob Good and recollects frequently having heard him say that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. performing such services as are stated in the application annexed by Catharine Good but he does not know how long a time he served further that he is acquainted with Catharine Good and believed the facts to be true as set forth in her petition--
Sworn to and subscribed before as and we hereby certify that said Christian Brobst is a man of Respectability 
12th February 1841                       Christian Brobst
Ezra S Hayhurst
Joseph Brobst     } Justices of the Peace