Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24570, for Joseph Lockwood, Vermont
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( 2 - 1776 )
SERVICE Vt 
Lockwood, Joseph   Lydia
NUMBER W. 24570
B.L. Wt. 3070-160-55

CONTENTS
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8643
New York
Joseph Lockwood
Genesee in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Scott of the Regt. commanded by Col Herrick in the Vt ma for 20 m. 21 dy

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 69 Dollars 4 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of Apr 1833 and sent to Carleton Towner Batavia

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $138.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. 34.52
$172.60

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by  W. L. Williams Clerk
Book E Vol. 4 Page 2

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See letter 19 Sept 1837
Hon. T. L. Hamer
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Alby. New York

Lydia Lockwood widow of Joseph Lockwood who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 69 Dollars 04 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the 16th day of March 49 and sent to Hon E.D. Holmes M C.

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under Act February 2, 1848, Page 120 Vol 4

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Reported
Date of widows death on AB
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NY
Feby 48 - no 4355
Vol L.119.

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22.328
Act March 3/55
March 29/55

Lydia Lockwood, widow of Joseph Lockwood priv
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Capt Burt,
Vt. Mil;
War of Revolution

Recd Pension act 1848
Admit 160 acres July 23/55
Boynton
Boynton

3070 ifs July 23/55
A.L. Legarde
Warsaw
York
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15971
Joseph Lockwood

admitted
20 mo. 21 days
$
5.14.16
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6.66
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69.04

P 209.
Hon. P. L. Tracy
H. R.
Carleton Toner agt
Batavia
Genesee Co. NY
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BRIEF in the case of Joseph Lockwood of Eagle County of Genesee in the State of New York
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? In open Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 74
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period.
Volunteered about 1st March 1777
Volunteered about July 1 1777
Enlisted July 1777 until about 1 Jany 1778
Volunteered latter part of April or 1st may 1778 until about July 1779

Duration of Service.
Years, Months, Days.
About 1 month 12 days
about 21 days
about 1 month
about 1 year 1 month 28 days

Rank
as a Private

Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Capt Sam'l Scott. Vermont Militia
Capt Bishop's compy
Capt. Allen  Vermont Rangers
Col. Seth Herrick
Capt John Burk Vermont militia
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5. In what battles was he engaged? not any
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Springfield, Vermont
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? living witness & traditionary evidence
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? not properly attached
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
Chas G Wilcox Examining Clerk
20 Jany 1833
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Declaration In order to obtain the Benefit of the third section of the act of Congress of the 4th of July 1836

State of Indiana Dearborn County Ss
On this day personally appeared before me William S Holman Judge of the Probate Court of the aforesaid County Lydia Lockwood, a resident of the County and State aforesaid aged Eighty three 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 4th 1836. - That she is the Widow of Joseph Lockwood who was a pensioner in the County of Genesee and State of New York, and she refers to his papers on file for evidence of his services during the war of the Revolution. 

She further declares that she was married to the said Joseph Lockwood in the State of Vermont on the Eleventh day of January Seventeen hundred and Eighty one and during the services of her husband in the war of the Revolution he was in the service before and after their marriage took place but was only called out and after the marriage took place and then for not a long period. She further states there was a record in their family bible of their Marriage and the ages of her children but that her house was consumed by fire in the year Eighteen hundred and ten in which the Bible with a most very thing else was consumed. She further states that their was a bible belonging to her husband's father, that had their marriage Recorded in and that she has been trying to procure it with other testimony which will accompany this declaration for more than two
years, and cannot, she well recollects that her first child was born the 11th January 1782 and that is now if living sixty two years of age and she was married to her husband the said Joseph Lockwood one year [illegible] to the birth of said child
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and she further states that Rackelanny Whitman was at her wedding who's affidavit accompanys this declaration and also Sophia Barns. - She further states that she well recollects of
the battle of the taking of Cornwallis being some time after their Marriage, but does not recollect the precise time.

She further states that they moved from Vermont to the State of New York about the year 1821 and Resided there about 16 years, and from thence to Indiana and have lived here in said State for the last six years. She further states that her husband Joseph Lockwood died on the Twenty fourth day of February Eighteen hundred and thirty four as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereunto annexed.
Lydia X  Lockwood her mark [signature]

Sworn to and subscribed by her mark on this the 10th day of October 1843 before me William S Holman Judge of the Probate Court of Dearborn County and State of Indiana and I further certify that the affiant is not able to attend the Court owing to the great age and bodily infirmity
William Holman Judge of the Probate Court

I, Damiris Gitchel after being duly sworn, state that she has examined the Declaration made by Lydia Lockwood and believe it contains the truth. That she has know her for forty five years, and also her her husband Joseph Lockwood, and that he was a pensioner as stated by her and that she was present when her husband Joseph Lockwood, died, and that his death took place at the time and place stated by her and that she is well acquainted Rackellany Whitman and Sophia Barns whose affidavits accompany this Declaration, and knows them to be persons of Respectability and truth and that she well Recollects
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the Burning of the house named in her declaration, and was on the ground a few days after the burning took place and that the said Lydia Lockwood is still a widow and has been ever since the death of her husband the aforesaid Joseph Lockwood, and further saith not
October 13th 1843
Damiris X  Gitchel her mark [signature]

Caroline L. Law after being duly sworn doth on her oath State that she has heard the declaration of Lydia Lockwood read and believes it contains the truth, that she knew her husband Joseph Lockwood previous to his death and that he was at my mother's once where he was going to draw his pension, and that she has known the within named Lydia Lockwood for Eighteen years past and that she has remained a widow ever since the death of her husband, (Joseph Lockwood) and that she is a woman of respectability and truth and that she now lives in Dearborn County and State of Indiana as stated by her and further saith not
Caroline L Law [signature]
October 13th 1843

I Enon Gitchel after being duly sworn depose and say that he has heard the declaration of Lydia Lockwood Read and believe it contains the truth, and that he knew Joseph and Lydia Lockwood previous to his death, and believe he was a pensioner and that she has remained a widow ever since his death. I have known them for the last fourteen years, and know that she is still his widow and further saith not
Enon X Gitchel his mark [signature]

State of Indiana Dearborn County, personally appeared before me Thomas W Pate a Justice of the peace in the County and State aforesaid Damiris Gitchel, Caroline L Law, and Enon Gitchel and subscribed and maid oath to their several affidavit as appears above and I certify that they are known to me and Respectable as to testimony, given under my hand and seal this thirteenth October 1843 Thomas W Pate J.P.
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The State of Indiana Dearborn County Set
I William V. Cheek clerk of the Dearborn Circuit Court do certify that Thomas W. Pate Esquire before whom the affidavit of Dimiris Gitchell, Caroline L. Law and Enon Gitchell were made and
Sworn to was at the time thereof and now is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn into office and to all his official acts as such Justice of the peace in and for said County, full faith and credit are due and ought to be given. That his signature within written is genuine. That his commission was dated on the 12th day of March 1841 & will expire on the 12th day of March 1846.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at
Wilmington this 16th day of October 1843.
William V. Cheek clerk


The State of Indiana Dearborn County Sct
I William V. Cheek clerk of the Dearborn Probate Court do certify that William S Holman Esq. whose name is signed to the within declaration as Judge of the Probate Court of said County, is now and was at the time thereof Judge of the said Probate Court, duly Commissioned and sworn into office and to all his official acts as such Judge full faith and credit are due and ought to be given. That his attestation is in due form of law, and that said Court is a Court of Record.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of said Court at Wilmington this 16th day of October in the Year 1843
William J. Cheek clerk

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Declaration under
3d Section Act 4th July 1836
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THE NEW TESTAMENT
Of our LORD and SAVIOUR
JESUS CHRIST,
Translated out of the
ORIGINAL GREEK;
And with the former
TRANSLATIONS
Diligently Compared and Revised,
By His MAJESTY'S Special Command.
Appointed to be Read in Churches.
EDINBURG H.
Printed by MARK and CHARLES KERR, His Majesty's P.
MDCCXC.
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[illegible] January 3 1781
Joseph Lockwood was married to Lydia Whitman [illegible]

Betsy born January 11, 1782
Sara Lockwood was born September 23, 1783
Philadelphia Lockwood born November 1787  
Demas Lockwood was born November 14 1789
Jerusha Lockwood was born May 24 1792
Joseph Lockwood born December 19, 1794 
Joseph Lockwood died Feb 8 1795 in Wethersfield 
Lydia Lockwood was born [illegible] 19, 1796 
Clark Letts Lockwood born March 10, 1799 
Lavina Lockwood,
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State of New York
Wyoming County ss 
On this 16th day of March 1855 before me Orlando Kelly a Justice of the peace in & for said County personally appeared Lydia Lockwood aged 94 years resident of Middlebury in the State aforesaid who being duly sworn, declares that she is widow of Joseph Lockwood
deceased who was a Revolutionary soldier & a Pensioner of the United States under the act of March 18. 1818 & that she is unable fully to set forth the services of her said husband

She further states that the was married to the said Joseph Lockwood at Springfield in Windsor County in the State of Vermont according to her best recollection on or about the 11th day of January A.D. 1781 by John Barrett Esq a Justice of the peace. That she has been pensioned as the widow of the said Joseph Lockwood under the act of February 2d 1848, and her pension
certificate bears date the 16th day of March 1849 that her name before her marriage with the said Joseph Lockwood was Lydia Whitman, that her said husband died on the 24th day of
February AD 1834 at the town of Wethersfield in the State & County aforesaid & she is now a widow

She makes this declaration in order to obtain the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled
under the act passed March 3d 1855 never having received Bounty Land & not knowing that she is entitled except for the above service & she believes that no bounty land was ever received by her said husband and she hereby constitute and appoints Albertus L. Lynde of Warsaw New York her true & lawful attorney to prosecute her claim + to receive the Bounty Land Warrant to which she may be entitled
Lydia X Lockwood her mark [signature]
Attest Wm Lighthall
Prushia Lighthall

Sworn to subscribed and acknowledged before me the day and year first above written and on the same day personally came before me William Lighthall & Prushia Lighthall residents of Middlebury in said County to me known as credible witnesses who being duly sworn declare that they are personally acquainted with
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Lydia Lockwood widow of Joseph Lockwood who has made and subscribed the foregoing declaration; that they were personally acquainted with Joseph Lockwood and his wife  uring the life time of the former & know that they lived together as man & wife, and were so reputed and & they know that the husband of the said Lydia Lockwood was the identical person who was a Revolutionary Pensioner as mentioned in the foregoing declaration that the above named Joseph Lockwood is now dead & the said Lydia Lockwood is now a widow and they further swear that they are not interested in the said claim
Wm Lighthall
Prushia Lighthall [signatures]

Sworn one to and subscribed before me and I certify that I am not interested in the claim or concerned in its prosecution
Orlando Kelly Justice

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22.328
Application of Lydia Lockwood for Bounty Land
act of March 3. 1855
A.L. Lynde
Warsaw
New York
Atty for claimant
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In the matter of Joseph Lockwood a pensioner
Declaration
15971
Please send certificate to Carleton Towner Batavia Genesee Co N.Y.
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State of New York
County of Genesee SS
On this 10th day of October Eighteen hundred and thirty two personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Genesee Joseph Lockwood a resident of the town of Eagle in the County of Allegany and State of New York aged seventy four years who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That about the first of March A.D. 1777, he entered the service of the United States as a volunteer in the Militia of Vermont, in a company commanded by Capt Samuel Scott at Springfield in Vermont, and continued in said service under this engagement about seven weeks, That he marched from Springfield to Ticonderoga and served then under General Benjamin Bellows of New Hampshire

The said Joseph further says that about the first of July 1777 as near as he can recollect he again entered said service as a volunteer in the Militia of Windsor County Vermont at Springfield, who were called out to go to Ticonderoga to guard the place against the British forces under General Burgoyne that he was in Captain Abner Bisbee's company & that he continued in said service under this engagement about three weeks, when he was discharged

The said Joseph further says that in the month of July as near as he can recollect 1777, he again entered said service, that he enlisted or volunnteered into a company of Rangers as they were called commanded by Captain Allen (whose Christian name the said Joseph does not distinctly recollect but thinks it was either Ebenezer, or Parmalee) under Col Seth Hemick and continued in said service under this engagement until about the first day of January 1778, when the tierm of service of the corps under Col Hemick Expired, it being what was called "one years men". At the time of his enlistment the said Joseph resided at Springfield aforesaid, but he enlisted into said Company & Regiment at a place called Pawlet in Vermont about fifty miles from Springfield. From Pawlet he marched to Saratoga in New York where he was at the time of the Surrender of General Burgoyne - From Saratoga the said Joseph with fifty other volunteers were detached by Col Seth Warner (with whom the said Joseph was considerably acquainted), to
Skeensborough in the State of New York (now called White Hall) to guard a body of Tories whom the American Troops had captured. From Skeensborough he was ordered to Pawlet aforesaid when he was stationed until he was discharged from service by Col Hemick about the first of January 1778, as before mentioned
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the said Joseph further says that in the latter part of April or the first of May 1778 he again entered said service as a volunteer, in the Militia of Vermont at Springfield, in Captain John Burt's company under the said Col. Seth Hemick, and continued in said service under this engagement until about the 28th day of July 1779, when he was duly discharged from said service by Capt. Burk. at Fort Warren in Castleton Vermont. That he marched from Springfield to Rutland Fort, in Vermont, when he joined his Regiment from that place, to Fort Warren in Castleton where he remained until he was discharged from service

The said Joseph further says that he was employed the principal part of the time under the said several engagements with scouting parties That the whole time he was in said service, under the several engagements aforesaid was at least two years- That he has no documentary evidence of his service, except the affidavit of Orsamus Holmes herewith accompanying and knows of no other person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity Except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
Joseph Lockwood [signature]

Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court T. Fitch Clerk

In addition to the foregoing declaration and in answer to the special interrogatories propounded to him by the court pursuant to the instructions of the Secretary of War, the said Joseph Lockwood States, that he was born at Smithfield in the State of Rhode Island, the 29th
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In addition to the foregoing declaration and in answer to the Special interrogatories propounded to him by the court pursuant to the instructions of the secretary of War, the said Joseph Lockwood States, that he was born at Smithfield in the State of Rhode Island, the 29th
of day of July 1758. That he has no record of his age except in the family Bible. That he was living at the times of his being called into said said service at the places before stated, that he resided in Springfield in Vermont at the close of the war lived there afterwards about 25 years. That he removed from that place to Crown Point in the State of New York, when he resided about 15 years. That he removed from this place to Canandaigua Ontario Co in the State
last aforesaid when he resided about a year & a half-- From this place he removed to Moscow in Livingston Co N.Y. where he resided a little better than 2 years. From this place he removed to Pike in Allegany Co N.Y. when he has resided about 3 ½ years from thence he removed to Eagle in said Co & State when he has since resided & when he now resides-- That he was called into said service as before stated. That he cannot state more fully in relation to the names of the regular officers, the [illegible] militia Regiments, and the general circumstances of his service than he has before stated. That he never received but one written discharge from service, That was received from Capt John Budsall, and was burnt up. The rest were verbal

That Mr Wescott, Amos Arnold, Oliver Russell & Elijah Russell are residents of his neighborhood,   to whom he is known, & who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his
services as a soldier of the revolution
Joseph Lockwood [signature]

Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open Court
T. Fitch Clerk
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We John Wescott a justice of the peace of the town of Wethersfield in the County of Genesee & State of New York and Amos H Arnold - residing in the same place hereby certify, that
we are well acquainted with Joseph Lockwood, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy four years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
John Westcott
Amos Arnold [signatures]

Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open court
T. Fitch Clerk

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after their investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that John Wescott who has signed the preceding certificate is a Justice of the peace resident in the Town of Wethersfield in that Amos H Arnold who has also signed the same is a resident in the Town of Wethersfield aforesaid and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to Credit
Isaac Wilson
Robert Ewell Jr.
James Taggart
William Mitchell
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I, Timothy Fitch Clerk of the said Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joseph Lockwood for a pension
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this Tenth day of October 1832
Timothy Fitch Clerk


N. B. The secretary will perceive that before named applicant does not resides in the County
of Genesee His place of residence is near the County line. His witnesses all residing in Genesee County, it was much more convenient for him to apply to the Court of Common Pleas of Genesee Co than to that of the County wherein he resides, which does not sit until next February, under the peculiar circumstances of the case the Court consented to hear the applicant, and certify for him, subject to whatever exception the Secretary might take to the proceeding upon the ground that the application was not made before a court of the County wherein the applicant resides
Carleton Towner agent for said applicant
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State of New York
Genesee County SS: 
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Genesee Joseph Lockwood the Applicant for a pension named in the annexed declaration, affidavit & certificates who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For seven weeks he served, as stated in said declaration in Captain Samuel Scott's company as a private for three weeks he served as stated in said declaration, in Captain Abner Bisbee's company as a private. for six months he served, as stated in said declaration in Captain Ebenezer or Parmalee Allen's company, in Col Seth Herrick's regiment, as a private - For one year and two months he served as stated, in his said
declaration, in Captain John Bent's company in said Herrick's regiment, as fourth corporal; and for such service he claims a pension;

And the said Joseph further deposeth & saith, that at the time of making his said declaration before the court, then was no clergyman, nor is the now residing in his neighborhood with whom he was acquainted whose signature to the certificate of his being reputed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution he could procure as required by the War Department, and for this reason, in [illegible] of a clergyman's he procured that of John Wescott Esquire a Justice of the Peace of the Town of Wethersfield in & for the County of Genesee, who was well acquainted with this deponent. And the said Joseph further deposes & says that he resides and did reside at the time of making his said declaration, in the Town of Eagle in the County of Allegany, near the line which separates said County from Genesee County, in which said declaration was made. That his residence is much nearer the place where the courts for the County of Genesee are held then where those in the County of Allegany are held. That he is better acquainted in the County of Genesee that his witnesses reside in the County of Genesee, and that it was much more convenient for him to make his
declaration, before the Court of the County of Genesee, than before that of the County of Allegany, when he then resided & where he now resides. And further the said Joseph saith not
Joseph Lockwood [signature]

Subscribed & sworn to this 19th day of March, 1833
before me, C. M. Russell J. P.
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State of New York
Genesee County ss;
I Timothy Fitch Clerk of said County do certify that Charles M. Russell Esquire before whom the above affidavit purports have been sworn was at the date of the same, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing and Signature.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 19th day of March 1833
Timothy Fitch Clerk
By B. Pringle Dep Clk
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Chautauqua County SS; 
Orsamus Holmes being duly sworn says that he is well acquainted with Joseph Lockwood who now resides in the town of Eagle in the County of Allegany in the State of New York, that he (this deponent) served with the said Joseph in Capt. Ebenezer Allen's company of Rangers under Col. Seth Herrick in the State of Vermont in the year A.D. 1777. That this deponent first enlisted into said Allen's company about the 1st Sept &  that the said Joseph enlisted about the same time was in actual service in said company in the forepart of September in the year last aforesaid, and that the said Joseph remained in actual service in said company until the 12th day of November following when this deponent was taken a prisoner, and compelled to leave said company. How much longer the said Joseph continued in said service in said company this deponent cannot say, but is well satisfied that said Joseph remained in such service until said company was disbanded, which took place the fore part of January following. This deponent further says that the persons of whom the said Ebenezer Allen's company was composed were called or denominated "the one years men" and that the said Joseph was a regularly enlisted soldier in said company. This deponent further says that in the latter part of June of the fore part of July A.D. 1777. the militia of Windsor County of Vermont were called out to go to Ticonderoga, and that this deponent and the said Joseph were among the number who went and that the said Joseph was in such service between 2 & 3 weeks, and further this deponent
saith not.
Orsamus Holmes [signature]

State of New York
Chautauqua County SS: On this fourth day of March 1833 person ally appeared before me Chauncey Tucker a Justice of the Peace in & for the said County Orsamus Holmes and duly made oath and subscribed the foregoing affidavit or deposition and I further certify that
I am well acquainted with the said Orsamus Holmes & that he is a credible person
Chauncey Tucker J. P.

State of New York 
Chautauqua County Clerks office, SS. 
I James B. Lowry Clerk of said County do certify that Chauncey Tucker Esquire before whom the above affidavit purports to have been sworn
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was at the date of the same, one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 6th day of March 1833
James B Lowry Clerk
By Z. C. Young Deputy Clerk
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June 29, 1938
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Mrs. C. E. Anderson
504 Front Street
Olean, New York

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the civil War record of George R. Lockwood who enlisted, perhaps, in Waterford, Pennsylvania, the home of his father, Lucius Lockwood. You state that Lucius Lockwood was born in Springfield, Vermont, the eldest
son of Henry Lockwood whose father served in the Revolutionary War, and that you desire information to enable you to complete your lineage to the Revolutionary War soldier.

The War of 1812 records have been searched for those of Lucius and Henry Lockwood who may have served in that war. No claim for pension has been found, however, based upon their service in that war. The Revolutionary War records have been searched, also, and a claim for
pension found based upon service of a Henry Lockwood, assuming that the Henry cited by you may have been named for his father, also the record of a Joseph Lockwood of Vermont. Those two records are furnished you herewith in the effort to aid you in your research.

Your letter has been referred to the proper official for reply in regard to George R. Lockwood, the Civil War soldier,

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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June 29, 1938
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Henry Lockwood, S. 23302
Joseph Lockwood, W. 24570
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Mrs. C. E. Anderson
504 Front Street
Olean, New York

Dear Madam:

The Revolutionary War records of Henry and Joseph Lockwood are
furnished you, as follow:

HENRY LOCKWOOD
S. 23302

The data herein were obtained from pension claim, S. 23302, based upon service of Henry Lockwood in the Revolutionary War. 

Henry Lockwood was born January 30, 1760, in Stanford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. The names of his parents were not given.

While a resident of Stanford, Connecticut, Henry Lockwood enlisted August 1, 1777, served as private in Captain Jesse Bell's company, Colonel Matthew Mead's Connecticut regiment, and was discharged the first of January, 1778. He enlisted in 1778 and served three months as private in Captain Jesse Hoyt's company of Connecticut rangers. He enlisted in May, 1779, served as private in Captain Sylvanus Brown's company, Colonels Matthew Mead's and Beebe's Connecticut regiment, and while engaged in scouting was in a skirmish near Morrisania and was discharged March 1, 1780, after having served about nine and one half months. He enlisted in November, 1780, and served three months as private in Captain
Jesse Hoyt's company of rangers. He enlisted April 1, 1781, to serve as a teamster at White Plains, names of officers not given, and while engaged in carrying provisions for the French Army, was taken prisoner about five miles from White Plains by the Tories and Refugees, carried to the Sugar House in New York City and held prisoner five months thirteen days.

After the Revolution, the soldier continued to live in Stanford, Connecticut, about one year, then moved into what was later Schenectady County, New York, where he remained until 1816, when he moved to the
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Town of Russia, Herkimer County, New York.

Henry Lockwood was allowed pension on his application executed October 13, 1832, while a resident of Russia, New York, and was still living there in March, 1836. He died June 14, 1836.

The name of Henry Lockwood's wife was not given, nor was any reference made to his marriage. In 1836, his son, Ebenezer Lockwood, was living at Postville, Herkimer County, New York. No other names in the claim were designated as those of children of the soldier.

In order to obtain date of last payment of pension and name and address of the person paid, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data: Henry Lockwood, certificate #30708, issued June 18, 1836,
rate $36.66 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act June 7, 1832, Albany, New York Agency.


JOSEPH LOCKWOOD
W. 24570

The data which follow in regard to Joseph Lockwood were obtained from the papers in the claims for pension and bounty land under File No. W. 24570, based upon service in the Revolutionary War of that soldier.

Joseph Lockwood was born July 29, 1758, at Smithfield, Rhode Island; the names of his parents are not shown.

While residing in Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont, Joseph Lockwood volunteered March 1, 1777, and served seven weeks as private in Captain Samuel Scott's company in the Vermont troops. He volunteered in June or July, 1777, and served three weeks as private in Captain Abner
Bisbee's Vermont company. He again enlisted in July, 1777, and served six months as private in Captain Ebenezer or Parmelee Allen's company, Colonel Herrick's Vermont regiment, and was present at the surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga. He volunteered in April or May, 1778, served as corporal in Captain John Burt's company, Colonel Herrick's Vermont regiment, and was discharged July 28, 1779.

The soldier continued to reside in Springfield, Vermont, for about twenty-five years after the Revolution, then moved to Crown Point, New York, where he lived fifteen years, thence to Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York, where he remained about one year and a half; from there he moved to Moscow, Livingston County, New York, lived there a little over

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two years, thence to Pike, Allegany County, New York, where he remained about two and one half years, thence to Eagle, Allegany County, same state.

Joseph Lockwood was allowed pension on his application executed October 10, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Eagle, New York, but his application was executed in Genesee County, New York. He was still living in Allegany County in 1833. He died February 24, 1834, in Wethersfield, Genesee County, New York.

Joseph Lockwood married January 11, 1781, in Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont, Lydia Whitman. The date and place of her birth and names of parents are not shown. In 1837, she was a resident of Clermont County, Ohio.

Lydia Lockwood, widow of Joseph, was allowed pension on her application executed October 10, 1843, at which time she was aged eighty-three years and a resident of Dearborn County, Indiana, where she had been living six years, and was still living in 1846. In 1848 she was a resident of Wyoming County, New York, and in 1849 her place of residence was Middlebury in that county.

Soldier's widow, Lydia Lockwood, while residing in Middlebury, Wyoming County, New York, applied March 16, 1855, for bounty land which was due on account of the Revolutionary War service of her husband, Joseph Lockwood. She was granted one hundred sixty acres of bounty land on Warrant No. 3070, under the Act of March 3, 1855.

The following names of children of Joseph Lockwood and his wife, Lydia, are shown in the claims:
Betsy Lockwood born January 11, 1782
Sara Lockwood born September 23, 1783
Philadelphia Lockwood born in 1849 was the wife of ___ Carlton and of Wyoming Co. New York
Domas or Damaris Lockwood born November 15, 1789
Jerusha Lockwood born may 24 1792M
Joseph Lockwood born December 19, 1794 died Feb 8  1795 in Wethersfield N.Y.
Lydia (?) Lockwood born (?) 19, 1796 9record mutilated and illegible) 
(?) Clark Letts Lockwood born March 10, 1799 (?)
Lavina Lockwood, born no date shown

In 1841, one Roxillana Whitman who was born in September, 1770, was a resident of Duxbury, Washington County, Vermont. Her relationship to soldier's wife, Lydia, not stated.

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If you desire information in regard to location of the land which was granted to Lydia Lockwood, widow of Joseph, you should apply to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and furnish that official the number of the warrant, the acreage
and date of the act under which issued.

In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid and possibly the date of death of soldier's widow, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data: Lydia Lockwood, widow of Joseph, certificate #4558, issued March 16, 1849, rate $60.00 per annum, commenced March 4, 1848, Act of February 2, 1848, Albany, New York Agency.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Lydia Lockwood
declaration
Acts 3d March '43
17th Jun '44 @ 20 Feby 1848
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Middlebury Feb 9th 1849

State of New York
County of Wyoming ⎬ 
Lydia Lockwood of said County of the town of Middlebury in said County, being first duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith that she is the identical person who has applied for the benefits of the Resolution of Congress of 1st July 1848, from said County as the widow of Joseph Lockwood, who was a pensioner of the United States of the rate of $48. per annum under act of Congress of 7th June 1832, that at the time he recd his pension he resided in Wethersfield Gen County New York, and died on or about the 4th day of February 1834.

That deponent afterwards removed to Indiana, and applied for a pension from said State from the County of Dearborn, under the act of Congress of 7th July 1838 - that she now claims the benefit of said act, and also of the acts of 3 March 1843, 17th June 1844 & 2 February 1848.

Sworn and subscribed before me William Henderson JP this 9 day of February 1843 by Lydia X Lockwood her mark [signature] Lydia Lockwood whom I certify to be the identical person she represents herself to be & that on account of age is unable to write.
William Henderson
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State of New York
County of Wyoming
Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county Lydia Lockwood of said County who being first duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that she is the identical person who made application for a pension as the widow of Joseph Lockwood whose pension at the rate of $69 per annum that she makes this additional affidavit on the account of having found the annexed and original record which is forwarded to more fully establish the date of their marriage. She further declares that this is the old original record kept by her [illegible] Davis Carlton for more then forty years past, and that it is a true record of the dates of the events as shown thereon, that it fully corroborates the statements made by this
deponent in her Declaration as to her marriage having taken place on the 11th day February 1781, and that her eldest child was born on the 11th day of January 1782

She further declares that she still remains a widow
Lydia X Lockwood her mark [signature]

Sworn and subscribed before me this 16 day of Febuary 1849 by Lydia Lockwood who I certify is unable to write for want of practice & that she is a old feeble person
Wm Henderson J.P.
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State of New York
Wyoming County
I Abel Webster Clerk of said County do hereby certify that William Henderson before whom the accompanying affidavits were taken was at the time of taking the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly authorized to take the same, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe that the signature to said certificate of identity and affidavits is genuine.

Witness my hand and official Seal at Warsaw in said County this 20th day of February 1849

A. Webster Clerk
By  R. Ballard Dep clk
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State of New York city
County of Wyoming
Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Damaris Carlton of said County who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that she is the Identical person whom was known to the Record of her mothers Marriage and this deponent further saith that he kept the Bible with the Record in it at the time her mothers house was burnt and she further saith that she had the record of his Mothers Marriage ever since the year 1809 and she further saith that her mother did not know at the time her house was burnt what became of the Record
Damaris X Carlton his mark [signature]

Sworn and Subscribed before me this 16th day of February 1849
Witness Wm Lighthall

William Henderson J.P.
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Declaration 
Act 7th July 1838.
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Amended Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838 intitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows

State of Indiana,
Dearborn County ⎬ 
On this 25th day of March Eighteen hundred and forty four personally appeared before me William S Holeman, Judge of the Probate Court of Dearborn County Lydia Lockwood a resident of the County and State aforesaid, Aged Eighty four years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following amended 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 pension to certain widows

That she is the widow of Joseph Lockwood who was a pensioner in the County of Genesee and State of New York, and she refers to his papers on file for evidence of his services during the war of the Revolution. She further Declares that she was married to the said Joseph Lockwood in the State of Vermont on the Eleventh of January 1781 as stated by her and that her Husband Joseph Lockwood Died on the twenty fourth of February Eighteen hundred and thirty four, and that the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four and as stated by her in her former Declaration
Lydia X Lockwood her mark [signature]

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me William S Holeman Judge of the Court of Probate in the County and State aforesaid, and I further certify that the Affiant is not able to attend before the Court owing to her great age and bodily infirmity
William Holeman
Judge of the Probate Court
of said County of Dearborn
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State of Indiana
Dearborn County ⎬
Personally appeared before me John T Lemon a Justice of peace in and for said County, Caroline L Law and after being duly sworn, Deposeth and saith. That she was well acquainted with Joseph, and Lydia Lockwood in the State of New York and have known the said Lydia ever since
the death of her husband which took place, at the time stated by her and that he was a pensioner of the Revolution, and that she is now a widow and has remained a widow ever since the death of her said husband, Joseph Lockwood and further saith not.
this 28th of March 1844
Caroline L Law [signature]

State of Indiana
Dearborn County
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for said County, Damiris Gitchel, and after being duly sworn, says that she has been acquainted with Joseph and Lydia Lockwood for forty seven or eight years past, and that he was a pensioner of the Revolution in Genesee County in the State of New York, and that he died at the time stated by her in her declaration, and that she is still living, and has remained a widow ever since the death of her said husband Joseph Lockwood and now lives in Dearborn County and State of Indiana, and further saith not
March twenty Eight 1844
Damiris X Gitchel his mark [signature]

State of Indiana Dearborn County ss
Personally appeared before me John Lemon a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid Enon Gitchel and made oath in due form that he was well acquainted with Joseph Lockwood 
in New York, and that he was a pensioner of the Revolution, and died about the time stated by her, and that the said Lydia is now living and has remained a widow is since the death of the said Joseph Lockwood her husband, and further saith not
March 28th 1844
Enon X Gitchel his mark [signature]

I John T Simon a Justice as aforesaid do certify that the above named Gitchels, and made and signed the above affidavits by their marks as purported above, and the above named
Caroline L Law, made her own signature given under my hand and seal this day and year above written and are Respectable as to testimony-
John T. Lemon ℗
a Justice of the Peace
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The State of Indiana Dearborn County 
I William V. Cheek clerk of the Dearborn Circuit Court and Ex officio Clerk of the Probate Court of the said County of Dearborn, do certify that William S Holman is Judge of said Probate Court, (the same being a Court of record) duly commissioned and sworn into office and to all his official acts as such Judge, full faith and credit are due and ought to be given

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of said Probate Court at Lawrenceburg this 29th day of March A.D. 1844
William V. Cheek clerk

The State of Indiana, Dearborn County Ss
I William V. Cheek clerk of the Dearborn Circuit Court do certify that John T. Lemmon Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavits of Caroline L. Law, Damaris Gitchell and Enon Gitchell appear to have been made and sworn to is now and was at the time thereof an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County duly commissioned and sworn into office & that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. and to all his official acts as such Justice of the peace full faith and credit are due and ought to be given.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Subscribed my name & affixed the Seal of said Court at Lawrenceburg this 29th day of March A.D. 1844
William V. Cheek clerk
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Secretary of States Office
Vermont
Montpelier April 9. 1844
Hon. Thomas Smith
Sir,
In pursuance of the enclosed letter I have examined the Rolls in this Office relative to service of Jos. Lockwood, and now inform you of the result.

I find only one service, namely, 1779 in Capt Burt's Compt from May 2d to June 28th

This failure in proof may however be owing to the condition of our Rolls, which have always been deemed incomplete
Respectfully
Yr Obt Sert
F.F. Merrill
Dep Sec State

April 14 1844
Col Watts
Dear Sir. This information will not make to your case and to apprise you of it. I think best to return it you

I will expect an answer from you soon as you receive my letter with the $200 receipting it. that I may know its safe arrival or miscarriage if that shall happen

The Texas treaty, was signed on the 12th inst and will be laid before the senate in a day or so
perhaps tomorrow. We are well, and shall be glad to hear from you with any information you may have to interest. Frances Sends her love to Mother, our respects to all
Thomas Smith
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[envelope]

Cross Plains ?
April 3

Hon J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of pensions
Washington City
D C.

[sideways]
10777  April 9. 1844
Lydia Lockwood
7 July 1838
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Cross Plaines March 31st 1844
Dr Sir
Inclosed I send you the amended Declaration of Lydia Lockwood the Widow of Joseph Lockwood, you will place her on the Madison. Agency, and forward her certificate to me at Cross plaines Ripley County Indiana, and for any further information in relation to myself I refer you to Col J. Smith, J Henly, R.D. Owen, Calab B. Smith, Wm J Brown, Andrew Canady and the Senators in congress from this State yours 
Respectfully
Johnson Watts

Hon J. L. Edwards C.P.
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Roxillana Williams
Affidavit of Marriage
Page 43

I Roxillana Whitman of Duxbury in the County of Washington and State of Vermont of the age of Seventy years being duly sworn do depose and say and certify that I am well acquainted with Lydia Lockwood the wife of Joseph Lockwood who resided in Springfield in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont nearly thirty years and I well remember the time when the said Joseph Lockwood was married to the said Lydia Whitman I being at that time ten years old in
September Seventeen hundred and eighty and they, the said Joseph Lockwood and Lydia Whitman was marred in January Seventeen hundred and eighty one. That I was acquainted with them before and after they was married that the said Lydia is the only wife that the said Joseph Lockwood ever had to my knowledge and I well remember of a circumstance that happened there at the same time and place Mr. Bridgman Grout died very suddenly and further I say not
Roxillana X Whitman her mark [signature]
Attest Benjamin Holmes

State of Vermont
Washington County Ss
At Duxbury in said County this 20th day of August AD 1841 Personally appeared Roxillana 
Whitman and made Solemn Oath that the foregoing affidavit by herself subscribed contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth
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Before me Benjamin Holmes Justice Peace
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State of Vermont
Washington County 
County Clerks office
I, Stillman Churchill Clerk of Washington County Court do hereby certify that Benjamin Holmes is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Washington and has been since the first day of Decr A D 1840 as appears from his commission now on file in my office. and as a Justice is duly empowered to take acknowledgement of deeds - and I believe the above to be his genuine signature-

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Montpelier in said County this Sixth day of September AD 1841.
Stillman Churchill Clerk
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Sophia Barnes
afft of Marriage
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I, Sophia Barns of Springfield in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont of the age of
Seventy years being duly sworn do depose testify and say that I am well acquainted with Lydia
Lockwood formerly the wife of Joseph Lockwood who resided in Springfield aforesaid nearly forty years and well remember the time when said Joseph Lockwood was married to said Lydia Whitman I being at that time nine or ten years of age. from the circumstance of a gentleman that died suddenly at the house where the marriage took place and at the same time, that I was well acquainted with said Joseph Lockwood and Lydia Lockwood wife of said Joseph Lockwood for several years before and many years after their marriage, that the said Lydia is the only wife the said Joseph Lockwood ever had to my knowledge. And further I say not.
Sophia X Barns her mark [signature]
Attest William Dyer

State of Vermont
Windsor County ⎬
At Springfield in said County this 14th day of August AD. 1841. Personally appeared Sophia Barns and made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit by herself Subscribed contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth
Before me William Dyer Justice Peace

STATE OF VERMONT, 
Windsor County 
I, Norman Williams, Clerk of the County Court of the County of Windsor in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify that William Dyer is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the twenty-ninth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty, and will expire on the thirtieth day of November next, and that his signature above written is genuine
.
Given under my hand and the seal of said County Court, this 16th day of August A. D. 1841
N. Williams, Clerk
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Town Clerk Cert
relative to record of
marriage
Page 48

I Henry Closson of Springfield in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont depose and say, that I am, and have been for more than five years past, Town Clerk of said Springfield, and as such have the custody of the records of said town, that I have carefully examined the records of marriages in this office, and are not able to find any record of the marriage of Joseph Lockwood and Lydia Whitman. 

I further say that the earliest marriage record I am able to find purports to have been made in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety. I also say that the earliest record in said town commences in the year one thousand Seven hundred and Eighty Six
Henry Closson


State of Vermont  
Windsor County ⎬
At Springfield in said  County on the 14th day of August AD 1841 personally appeared Henry Closson and made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit by himself subscribed contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth
Before me Samuel W Porter Justice Peace

STATE OF VERMONT,
Windsor County S. 
I, Norman Williams, Clerk of the County Court of the County of Windsor in the State of  Vermont, do hereby certify that Samuel W. Porter is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified ; that his commission was dated on the twenty-ninth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty, and will
expire on the thirtieth day of November next, and that his signature above written is genuine.

Given under my hand and the seal of said County Court, this 16th day of August A. D. 1841
N. Williams, Clerk
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V10777
Lydia Lockwood

Indiana
act 7 July 1838

Married before 1794
husband died 1834

died 24 Feb 1834

Hon J. L. Hamer
HR
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Clermont Common Pleas
August Term A.D. 1837-
"Satisfactory evidence has this day produced in open Court before the Court of Common pleas of Clermont County in the State of Ohio that Lydia Lockwood now resides in said County that she is the widow of Joseph Lockwood late a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States under the law of June 7th 1832 that said Lydia Lockwood was married to the said Joseph Lockwood before the expiration of the last period of the service of said Joseph Lockwood in the Revolutionary War and that said Joseph Lockwood was a Soldier in the War of the Revolution
and that said Lydia Lockwood yet remains the widow"
of said Joseph Lockwood The State of Ohio

The State of Ohio 
Clermont County
S.S. I Jonathan D. Morris Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that the above is a true extract from the minutes of the Court of Common pleas of Clermont County in the State of Ohio entered at the term of August thereof A.D. 1837 and the attached papers are the original presented to the Court by the said Lydia Lockwood and the same are hereby certified to the proper department

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court of Common pleas at Batavia this 8th day of September A.D. 1837
J. D. Morris Clerk
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Sept 2d 44
Moa
Lydia Lockwood
Cross Plains Ia with
add'l papers Augt 28 28
.
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of pensions
Washington City
D. C
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Pension Office
July 26th 1844

Sir,
the amended declaration of Lydia Lockwood Widow of Joseph Lockwood, has been examined and placed on file

In my letter of the 20th Feby last to the Hon Thomas Smith, it was stated, that the evidence relative to the marriage was satisfactory as to its having taken place prior to the 1 January
1794, but that since the adjustment of his claim, it has been found that there are rolls of the militia service in the office of the Secretary of State of Vermont. If the certificate of
that officer shall shew that he served as is alleged in his declaration now on file, the claim will be allowed

I am Sir
Very Respectfully
Your Obt. Servt
J. L. Edwards

Johnson Watts Esq.
Cross Plains
Indiana
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Cross Plains Ripley County Indiana

Dr Sir
I this day received yours of July 25 last past, and I inclose to you the statement of the Secretary of Vermont showing that her Husband did render services, and he also States that the Rolls have always been deemed incomplete, in my letter to the Secretary I Requested him to forward his answer to Col G Smith for him to lay before the Department - the Department must admit the Marriage to be previous to Jany 1794, and she has proved that she is the Widow of Joseph Lockwood, and that he was a pensioner of the Revolution, she does not know what her husbands Declaration sets forth as to his services, she asks a pension because she was the wife and is the widow of Joseph Lockwood who was a pensioner of the Revolution, and that the Secretary of Vermont shows he rendered some service, -  I hope the Evidence may be
satisfactory, I do not know any thing more that I can prove in her case. I could prove that she
is very poor and all of her relatives that I know & that she suffers for the Comforts of life and I
believe the necessary also, I could prove by the
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Judge Holeman that took the acknowledgement of her Declaration; that he has never lived in a house where there was greater evidence of want and distressed poverty in his life. I can prove that she is a woman of proposed & practiced piety - and I can say that she is the greatest object of charity, that I have ever seen in the State make application for a pittance for support
yours Respectfully
Johnson Watts [signature]

Hon. J. L. Edwards

NB
if she is allowed please place her in the Madison Agency and Direct to me as the head of this letter will show
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Washington City H. Reps.
Sep 17, '44

Hon J. L. Edwards
Sir I enclose you a letter of Johnson Watts covering one over your own signature, Nov 20, 44 and one over on the signature of G W Crump Esq Feby 20 '44

These letters will put you in possession of the points upon which she must rely on for a pension for Lydia Lockwood

It appears from the letter of "Mr. Crump" that she is entitled to a pension in right of her husband under the slaw of the 7th July 1833, and in that now he now rely

I beg to call your particular attention to this case as it appears to me to command itself strongly to the speedy consideration of the department

I wish as soon as it may be recd to forward your reply to Col. Watts

I have the honor to be
Your Obet Sevt
Thomas Smith
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Act 43 9589
No 10777
Lydia Lockwood wid of Joseph
N.Y
Act 7 July 1838

Admd
20 mos 21 days
$69.04 per a 
[illegible] 4 March 1836,

Admd
3 March 1843
17 Jan 44
2 Feby 48

$69.04 per an
[illegible] 4 March 1843

Hon. E. B Holmes
MC
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Washington City. H. Rep
Jany 30. 1846

Hon James L. Edwards-

Sir
It is the wish and intention of "Lidia Lockwood." an applicant for pension in right of her husband
and which has been refused by you, to bring her case before Congress for relief. I therefore
request to be furnished with her petition and all the proofs and papers in her case, in your possession 

Either the original papers or an authorised copy of them according to the practice of your office

Mrs. Lidia Lockwood is an applicant from Dearborn County State of Indiana

I desire that you will give this case your prompt attention

I have the honor to be sir your Obt Sert
Thomas Smith, M.C.
Ind
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Cross Plains Ia
Sept 2, 1876    10

J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D. C.

[sideways]
Sept. 8 1846
Rec Lydia Lockwood
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Cross Plains Ripley Co Augst 21st 1846
Sir
Having Seen Col Thomas Smith our Representative in Congress, who informs me that he thinks the pension laws are so amended as to remove all further objection in the pension case of Mrs. Lockwood of Dearborn County Indiana, If so will please forward her certificate to me at Cross Plains (as above). - And if the objections of the department is not removed, please informed what is necessary to do to obtain her pension, for she is in the most abject poverty. Yours Respectfully

Johnson Watts

Hon. J. L Edwards, C.P.
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Washington D.C. May 28/47
Dear Sir
I have requested by Lydia Lockwood widow of Joseph Lockwood of Vermont, to attend to her claim for a pension. Will you be pleased to inform me what is required to establish is it,
Very Respectfully
J.M. Thayer

J.L. Edwards Esq
Comm Pensions
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5985
Oct 25 43
W
Inda
of
July 4 1836
Lyd Lockwood

[sideways]
Cross Plains Ia 
Oct 18
Hon. J.L. Edwards Com of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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Crossplaines Ripley Co Indiana

Dr Sir
Inclosed I send you the Declaration of Lydia Lockwood, and the testimony in the case, you will find the testimony of Raxcilllany Whitman and Sophiah Barns bears date before the Declaration the Reason of that is that I have ben trying to procure the family Record from the book of her husbands father and have written to a number of his relations within the last year or two for to try and ascertain where it was (if in being) but have not unable to find it I hope the evidence may be sufficient as inclosed - you will address me as above
Yours Respectfully
Johnson Watts

Hon J L Edwards C.P.
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Lydia Lockwood
[illegible] act 7th July 38
from Vermont
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State of New York,
WYOMING COUNTY.

I, Abel Webster, Clerk of Wyoming County, do hereby certify, that Wm Henderson Esq before whom the annexed afdt. in writing was taken was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized to take
the same. And that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe that the signature to said Certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine. And that said instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of the state

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, at Warsaw in said county, this 18 day of Nov 1848
R. Ballard Dep CLERK.
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DECLARATION.
State of New York  
County of Wyoming⎬
On this 24 day of November 1848 personally  appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county Lydia Lockwood a resident of said county, who being first duly
sworn according to law, deposes and states that she is the widow of Joseph Lockwood
deceased, who during his natural life was a Revolutionary pensioner under the act of Congress of 7th June 1832- at the rate of Sixty nine dollars per annum, and that she is the identical person who applied as his widow under act of 7th July 1838 from Vermont

Now the object of this declaration being made is in order to open a claim at the same rate of pension her husband received under act of 7th July 1838, 3 March 43, 17th June 44, 2 July 48 claiming on the evidence filed in her late husband's case, and under the Resolution of Congress approved the 1st July 1848.

She further declares she is still a widow
Lydia X Lockwood her mark [signature]

Sworn and subscribed before me this 24 day of November 1848
Wm Henderson J P
Witness Wm Lighthall

I do hereby certify that Lydia Lockwood is well known to me, and that she is the widow of Joseph Lockwood who was a Revolutionary Pensioner, and that on account of age she is unable to write
William Henderson J.P.
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Ho of Rep
Dec 6, 1848
Colo. J. L. Edwards,
Sir I send Mr Lynde's letter which expresses fully his wants as to Lydia
Lockwood papers. Please inform me
-
Respectfully
Yours
H. Putnam
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House of Reps.
Dec 15, 1848

Dear Sir
Enclosed you have the afft of Mrs. Lydia Lockwood for which I desire your attention at as early a day is is consistent
Respy yrs
E.B. Holmes

JL Edwards Esq
Com of Pensions
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Washington Jany 8th 1849
Mr. J.L. Edwards
Dear Sir: Will you please to Report to me the condition of the case of Lydia Lockwood Widow of Joseph Lockwood formerly of Vt but recently of N.Y. and if it is admissible send me the certificate.
yours John S Slingerland
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Rose New York
February 5th 1849

Sir,
Permit me to request that you present the enclosed papers in the claim of Lydia Lockwood
to the Comr of Pensions as required in his letter to you of the 13th ult.
I am Respectfully
Your Obt Sert
W. G. Wade

P. S. If you can without too much trouble send me a copy of Col Fremont's and Emery
report or other documents relating to Mexico & California, you will much oblige, and increase my indebtedness to you for like favors.
W.G. W

Hon. E.B. Holmes
House of Reps
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No. 22328
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
Received Mch. 29, 1855
Joseph Lockwood
Revolutionary War

Warrant No. 3070-160-50 

A. L. Lynde
Warsaw
New York
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[left side]
Reported

[right side]
10600
New  York
Lydia Lockwood Widow of Joseph Lockwood who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832
and who died on the 24th Feb. 1834 of Wyoming in the State of New York who was a Pri
in the compy commanded by Captain Scott of the Regt. commanded by A. Herrick in the 
Revolution for 20 mos. 20 days
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Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 69 Dollars 04 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of March and sent to Hon E B Holmes M.C.

Total amount, $ ___
(Act July 7, 1838.}
recorded by Th Lumpkin Clerk
P . Vol. 1 Page 167
Page 72

8504 Al
New York
Lydia Lockwood widow of Joseph Lockwood who was a Private in the Revolution.
Husband died 24 Feb. 1834
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 69 Dollars 04 Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 16th day of March '49 and sent to Hon. E.B. Holmes M. C

Acts of March 3, 1843, and June 17, 1844,
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 79

[right side]
Reported
Page 73

3070
[illegible]
Page 74

Indiana
Lydia Lockwood
Let to Hon. Thos Smith
Feb 24 [illegible smudged}
Page 75

Lydia Lockwood
Ohio
Rejected See letter 19 Sept. 1837
Hon T.L. Hamer

married after termination of her husband's services
Page 76

[left side]
Hon. E B Holmes Jany 13, 49,
Hon J S Slingerland March 9 '49
[sideways]
Let to Hon. H Putnam  Dec 12 [illegible]

[right side]
10.777.
Lydia Lockwood Widow of Joseph
Indiana
Suspended
Letter to Johnson Watts 26th July 1844, Do Nov. 20.44
Let Hon J Smith Dec 18 '44
to same Dec 31 1844
Let Hon Th Smith, Feb. 3 '46,
Let Johnson Watt Sept 18 '46
Let J M Thayer June 7 47
Act 7 July 1838
Page 77


papers in relation to the Claim of Lydia Lockwood for a pension

referred to Comm of Pensions

widow of Joseph Lockwood of the Revolutionary war

February 5, 1846 Referred to the Committee on Revolutionary
Pensions

Thomas Smith
Page 78

Albany agency
Joseph Lockwood. N. Y. act 7 June 1832
to what time paid
Pen Office
Sep. 19. 1837

Died 24th Feb 1834 paid to that period
JH
Page 79

STATE OF NEW-YORK, ss.
WYOMING COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE,
=
I CERTIFY That Orlando Kelley Esquire, was, at the date of the certificate of proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument in writing, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized to take the same; that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe that the signature to said certificate is genuine.

IN TESTMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County this 20 day of March A. D. 1855.
N. P. Currier Clerk
Page 80

[illegible] Feb 48 Ny
Boynton

[upside down]
The claim of Mrs. H[illegible]
Page 81

[left side]
1938 June 28, Hist to Mr. C. E. Anderson MLB

[right side]
Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 24.570
Lydia Lockwood
Widow of
Joseph Lockwood
Pri Rev War
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Act: Feb 2d 48
Index Vol A Page 444
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Page 82

Rose New York
February 27th 1849

Sir,
Having succeeded in finding the old family record of Mrs. Lockwood, - I herewith enclose it with affidavit, requesting if possible that it may be examined by the Commissioner with other papers forwarded to you on the 5th inst.

If not too much trouble please forward me a copy of the Pension Laws published by order
as the Senate, during its present Session
I am Respectfully
Your Obt Sevt
W. G. Wade

Hon. E B Holmes
House of Reps