Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 18361, Lott Woodbury, Mass.
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(3--1776)
SERVICE  NUMBER
Mass. [Massachusetts]   Woodbury, Lott   W18361
or
Lot
Martha

CONTENTS
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[left fold] 
Hon. J Fletcher
15 Feby [February] 1840.

[right fold]
Vermont  3167-
Martha Woodbury
widow of Lot Woodbury decd [deceased]
a pensioner act 1818
who died on the 8 Decr [December] 1838-
of Essex Co in the State of Vermont
who was a private in the Company commanded
by Captain Gleason of the regt [regiment] commanded
by Col [Colonel] Nixon Mass [Massachusetts]  the Mass. [Massachusetts]
line for 16 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
at the rate of 53 Dollars 33 Cents per annum,
to commence on the [crossed out 4th day of March, 1834.] 8th Decr [December] 1838.

Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of Jany [January]
1840, & sent to H. G. Fry, Esqr [Esquire]
Concord N. H.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1839 $39.41
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar 40 26.66
$66.07
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 4, 1836,
Section the 3d}
Recorded by D. McCurdy Clerk,
Book A Vol. 2 Page 43.
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[left fold] Notification sent 17 July 1821, to Wm Gates, Lunenburg, V. T.

[right fold]
10.761
Vermont.  R

Lot Woodbury,
of Essex Co in the state of Vermont,
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Nixon, of the Massachusetts
line for the term of fourteen months.

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 14 of April, 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 15 of May 19
and sent to Samuel Gates, Judge
Lunenburg, Essex County, Vt. [Vermont]

Arrears to 4th of March, 1819. . .85.56
Semi-anl all'ce ending 4 Sept. [September]   48 "
1819
10 mo 17 [over] 30   $133.56
& 4 [over] 31.

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
Discontinued
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State of Vermont
County of Essex ss.} On this fifth day of July AD. 1839
Personally appeared before me, David Hibbard Jr. Judge
of the County Court of the County of Essex aforesaid Martha
Woodbury a resident of Concord in the County of Essex and
State of Vermont, aged seventy nine 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 Lot Woodbury who was a Private
in the army of the Revolution. That he served one year
and one month in Capt [Captain] Micaiah Gleason's Company
and in Col. [Colonel] John Nicksons [Nixon's] Regiment before he was married
should think, the first year of the war the said Lot
Woodbury entered the service think he came home in the
winter of 1776 was married in July 1778.  Entered the service
in the fall after he was married, should think in September
was out three months in Capt [Captain] Jonathan Sibley's Company
and in Col. [Colonel] Jonathan Luke Drury's Regiment. The said
Lot Woodbury lived when he entered the service in Royalston
in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts. He was 
a Volunteer in the service cannot tell the country the said
Lot Woodbury passed through, except think he marched when
he first enlisted towards Boston.  Think he was out part of
the time in the State of New York.  Have heard the said
Lot Woodbury tell of being in battle but cannot recollect when
but believe it was at Trenton and Princeton, said Lot
Woodbury was a pensioner under the act of Congress of March 18th
1818. Pension Certificate dated 15th day of May 1819.  She
further declares that she was married to the said Lot Woodbury
on the twenty third day of July one thousand seven hundred and
seventy Eight. That her husband the aforesaid Lot Woodbury
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died on the Eighth day of December one thousand Eight
hundred and thirty Eight and that she has remained a
widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear
by reference to the proof hereto annexed. she further declares
that she has no documentary evidence in support of her
Claim
Witness H. G. Fry
[signature] Martha Woodbury

Sworn to by the above named Martha Woodbury
on the day and year first above written.  Before me
David Hillard Jr. Judge of County Court

State of Vermont 
Essex County SS  Concord July 5th AD. 1839
I hereby certify that the above named Martha
Woodbury cannot from bodily infirmity attend
any Court of record for the purpose of making the
above application-- D. Hibbard Jr. Judge of Essex

I hereby further certify that the word "Jonathan" in
the fourteenth line from the bottom of the first page of
this paper was erased before the execution of this declaration
D. Hibbard Jr. Judge of sd [said] county
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State of Vermont
Essex County ss}

I William Gates Clerk of
County the County Court in and
for the County of John aforesaid
do hereby certify that David Hibbard Jr. 
is Judge of Essex County Court in and for
the County of Ten duly commissioned
and qualified and that his name 
subscribed to the forgoing declaration of
Martha Woodbury is his genuine signature
and I also certify that H G Fry is a Justice
of the Peace in and for said County duly
commissioned & qualified and his name
subscribed to the within affidavits of
Josiah Goodale & Hannah Woodbury
is his genuine signatures.
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto subscribed my
name and affixed the seal
of said Court this 13th day
of August AD 1839
William Gates Clerk
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I Hannah Woodbury of Concord in the County of Essex
and state of Vermont Testify and say, that my brother
Lot Woodbury, late of Concord was a soldier in the army
of the Revolution. I think in the first year of the war,
I know he served one year and one month before he was
married, and was at home some time after, and was
married in July 1778.  I further say that said Lot Woodbury was
out in the service three months after he was married
I further say that my Brother Lot Woodbury died on the 8th day
of December 1838. That he left a widow whose name is
Martha Woodbury who has never since been married but
still remains a widow - said Lot Woodbury was a pensioner
under an act of the Congress of the United States of March 18th
1818 - I hereby mean that said Lot Woodbury was at
one after his first tour in the service some months, before
he was married, can't say how many-
Hannah Woodbury
Sworn and subscribed this 5th day of July A.D. 1839
Before me
H G. Fry Justice Peace
I certify that Hannah Woodbury who signed the above is a
women of truth and her statements entitled to full credit
H.G. Fry Justice Peace

[written vertically on the left margin]
I certify that the date in the 7th line from the top was altered
H. G. Fry Justice Peace
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I Josiah Goodell of Concord in the County of Essex and
State of Vermont of lawful age depose and say that I served
in the war of the Revolution. I was out one year and one
month under Col. [Colonel] John Nickson.  I  knew Lot Woodbury late of Concord while in the service.  I know that he served
one year and one month in Col. [Colonel] John Nickson's Regiment
and in Capt. [Captain] Micaiah Gleason Company, Lot Woodberry was with me
in said Regiment in the City of New York.   I enlisted in 
January - 1776 and in September after the Regiment in
which said Woodbury and I served, retreated  out of New York
we went to White Plains, and from there we marched to Burlington
from there to Trenton where we had a skirmish and from there 
to Princeton. I think said Lot Woodbury was out three months
after he was married, under Capt. [Captain]  Jonathan Sibley.  I know that
said Woodbury was a pensioner under an act of Congress of the
United States. I am acquainted with Martha Woodbury, I know
she is the widow of Lot Woodbury & has not intermarried since
said Lot Woodbury died  
his
Josiah [X] Goodell
mark
Witness William Nichols
Sworn to and subscribed this 12th day of August A.D. 1839
Before me H. G. Fry Justice Peace
I certify that Josiah Goodell the person who signed the above is
a man of truth and his statement entitled to full credit.
H. G. Fry Justice Peace

[written vertically on the right margin]
I certify that the spelling of the name "Nickson" altered twice before signing
H. G. Fry Justice Peace
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State of Vermont
Essex County ss}
On this 25th day of December
AD 1823 Personally appeared in
open Court being a Court of
Record having an unlimited Jurisdiction in point of
amount with the power of fine and imprisonment for the County of Essex Lot Woodbury
resident in said County aged sixty eight years who being first duly sworn according to law
doth on his oath make the following declaration
in order to obtain the provision made by the
acts of the 18th of March 1818 the 1st of May 1820 
and the 1st of March 1823 that he the said Lot
Woodbury enlisted for the Term of one year
on or about the 15th of December AD 1775 in
the State of Massachusetts in the Company
commanded by Captain Micaiah Gleason in the
Regiment commanded by Col. John Nixon
in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the
Continental establishment that he continued
to serve in the Corps until the 31st day of December
AD 1776 & on the 1st day of January 1777 he enlisted
in the same corps for the term of one
month and continued to serve in the Corps
until the first of February 1777 when he was 
discharged from said service at a Town or place
then called Chatham in the State of New Jersey
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 die
minish it as to bring myself within the provision
an act of Congress entitled an act to provide
or certain persons engaged in the land and
Naval service of the United States in the
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Revolutionary War passed on the 18th day of March
AD 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 - I also solemnly swear that
I am a farmer by occupation that I am able to
labour [labor] but very little in that occupation or in any
other - that there are now resident in my family
my wife Martha who is sixty four years of age my
sister Elizabeth who is seventy years of age & one
son Benjamin who is nineteen year
is of age that
my said wife is feeble & lame of her right shoulder
occasioned by a fall from a horse more than two
years ago and that she has ever since been lame 
& unable to do much labour [labor], that my said
Sister Elizabeth has ever since childhood been a cripple having no use of one ankle joint which 
together with her advanced age renders her unable
to do any thing for the assistance of my family
Schedule of my property
25 acres of land lying in Concord in said Essex
County no buildings thereon
One Ox six years old 3 Cows of which is 14 years
old one 3 year old heifer and 2 - 2 year old heifers
all small - 1 old Cart above twenty years old
one wood shed one sett of harrow teeth two Iron Crow
bars two small draft chains very old - one old
Ax nearly worn out- 1 Iron pail full pot-
1 Tea Kettle - six old Kitchen chairs & 1 old rocking 
Chair 2 Kitchen Tables two meat barrels - 1 Small
looking glass. 4 quart basons-- half a dozen old
knives & forks - 1 pair old hand irons & 1 old fire
Shovel a few old plates Teacups & Saucers and
articles of Glass ware
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That since my first Schedule the following changes
have been made in my property viz
in land
One quarter of a Right of wild land lying in Concord
aforesaid estimated to contain 100 acres was sold at
public Vendue in said Concord by Dyer Hibbard
Esqr then Constable and Collector of said Tax for
said Town on the 30th day of March AD 1821 for
the non payment of a tax of 4 cents per acre imposed
upon said land by the Legislature of Vermont at
their Session in October 1819 for building and repairing Roads and bridge in said Town & the time
of Redemption has expired--
One sheep and
2 lambs dead
Lott Woodbury-
Essex County Court December Term 1823
The forgoing Declaration Oath & Schedule Subscribed
and sworn in open Court before me
Timothy Fairchild Clerk
I Timothy Fairchild Clerk of the Court
do certify that the said Schedule and
oath have been admitted to the record of
said Court and that the same are truly
Copied therefrom; 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 one hundred and fourteen dollars
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 10th day of January 1824
Timothy Fairchild
Clerk of the
Court for the
County of
Essex & State 
of Vermont
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Lott Woodbury
10.761
Sept [September] 1819
S. for W E
William Gates Esq
Agent
Lunenburg
Vermont
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State of Vermont 
Essex County ss}  
Essex County Court June Term 1820
On this 24th day of June AD 1820 
Personally appeared in open Court
being 
a Court of Record having unlimited Jurisdiction 
point of Amount with power of fine and
imprisonment for the County of Essex Lott
Woodbury aged sixty four years resident in
Concord in the County of Essex who being first  duly sworn according to Law doth on his
oath declare that he served in the 
Revolutionary War as follows that he enlisted in January
in the year AD 1776 in the fourth Massachusetts
Regt [Regiment] commanded by Col [Colonel] John Nixon in
Micaiah Gleason's Company that he
served in said Regt [Regiment] & company untill [until]February 
1777 it being one year and one month
the date of the original Declaration is
the 14th day of April AD 1818 and the Pension
Certificate is Numbered (10761) 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
any property on my part thereof with in
that thereby so to diminish it as to being 
myself within the provision 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 AD 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 hereunto annexed & by me subscribed 
namely
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one fourth part of a right of unimproved Land in
common with two of the other owners said Right
contains four hundred acres, also one forth part of
one hundred acres of Land which is unimproved
except about Eight acres. Also three Cows, one three
year old bull, one two year old steer, two 2 years
old heifers one Sheep and two Lambs 2 Draft chains
7 Dray teeth, one old last, 2 Set of trace chains, 2 Iron
Bars, one broad ax, 2 Augurs, and shovel, one pair
and Irons, 1 fire shovel, 1 five pail Hitch. 1 brass pot,
1 Tea Kettle, 2 Chests 2 Tables 4 chairs. 2 Spinning wheels
2 Pewter Platters 2 quart Basons, 4 pewter plates with
a Little Crockery & Tin ware, 2 meat Tubs, 2 pails
6 milk pans, a case of knives and forks, 1 [illegible] with
[illegible] 1 Looking Glass with some other articles of
old furniture of small value-- And I the said
Lott Woodbury am a farmer by occupation am lame 
and infirm I have three in my family who depend
on me for their support (viz) Martha my wife aged
sixty years Betsey Woodbury my sister aged sixty seven
years very lame and infirm Benjamin Woodbury my
son aged sixteen years old and healthy
Signed, Lott Woodbury

I owe to Eunice Woodbury one note of $109. Dollars
and Richardson Graves Do 10 Dollars
Cornelius Judevine Do 40. Dollars
Saml [Samuel] Barham Do 20 Dollars
$179.L0
Signed- Lott Woodbury
Sworn to and declared in open Court on the 24th
day of June AD 1820 before me
William Gates Clerk of sd [said] Court
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STATE OF VERMONT,
Essex County, ss.}
I William Gates Clerk
of the County Court for the County aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing 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 Two
hundred & ninety three cents.--In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal
of the said Court, on this 24 day of June
1820.
William Gates Clerk of the County Court
for Essex County.
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Application of
Lot Woodbury--privt [private]
Col. [Colonel] Nixons Regt. [Regiment] Mass. [Massachusetts] line
1775 to 1776
April 14th 1818

Admd.

Saml. [Samuel] Gates, Esqr [Esquire]
Lunenburg, Vt. [Vermont]
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State of Vermont Essex County ss
On this fourteenth day of April AD 1818 before
me the subscriber one of the Judges of the County
Court within and for the said County of Essex.--personally
appears Lot Woodbury aged sixty
Two years resident in the Town of Concord
in the said County of Essex 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 revolution was, that the
said Lot Woodbury enlisted in Royalston
in the State of Massachusetts in the company commanded
by Capt [Captain] Micaiah Gleason of the fourth Regt commanded by Col [Colonel] John Nixon of the Massachusetts line
in the month of December AD1775 and that he
continued in said corps or in the service of the
United States untill the first of Feby {February] AD 1777
when he was discharged from service in Chatham
in the State of New Jersey, that he was in the
battles of Harlem Heights, Trenton, Princeton, and Woodbridge, and that he is in reduced
circumstances and stands in need of the assistance
of his country for support; and that he had no
other [illegible] now in his power of his said services.   Sworn to and declared before me the day
and year aforesaid
Saml. [Samuel] Gates
ast. Judge of Essex
County Court
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I, Samuel Gates Judge of Essex County Court as aforesaid
do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the
said Lot Woodbury did serve in the Revolutionary, as stated in the preceding declaration,
against the common enemy; and that he is in
indigent circumstances and stands in need of the
assistance of his country for support and 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-
Given under my hand at Lunenburg in the
County of Essex aforesaid this first day of Oct.
A.D. 1818-
Saml. [Samuel] Gates
ast. Judge of Essex
County Court-


State of Vermont
Essex County ss}
I William Gates Clerk of the
County aforesaid do certify that the
Hon. Samuel Gates Esqr [Esquire] before
whom the foregoing declaration and certificate
were made was on the respective days of the date
thereof a Judge of the County Court within
and for the County of Essex aforesaid acting under the
authority of the State of Vermont and
that his name thereunto affixed is his own
proper signature--
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto subscribed my name and
affixed the seal of the County this
first day of October AD 1818
William Gates Clerk
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July twenty third Seventeen hundred and Seventy
Eight Lot Woodbury and Martha Wait of Royalston 
were married by me Joseph Lee Minister of
the Gospel at Royalston
Peter Woodbury Town Clerk

Royalston Massachusetts Worcester County February
28th 1839 I hereby certify that the above is a true
Copy of the record with the exception of the date
which is expressed on the record in fair legible
figures as follows "July 23 1778"
Barnet Bullock Clerk of the
town of Royalston

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester ss
Barnet Bullock above named depose and say
that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the
County town and State aforesaid and that the
above is a true extract from the Records
of said Royalston with the exception above named
as certified by me
Barnet Bullock
Clerk of the town of Royalston 

Sworn to before me Royalton Feb. [February] 20. 1839 Stephen Batcheller Jus. [Justice] Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester ss I Jos G. Kendall Clerk
of the Court of Common Pleas within
and for said County, certify that
Stephen Batcheller within named is a Justice
the Peace within and for said County, duly qualified, and that the signature of his name within
written appears to be in his own hand
writing--
In witness whereof I have here to
set my hand and affixed the seal of said 
Court at Worcester this fourth day of
March A.D. 1839. 
Jos. G. Kendall Clerk
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.  3--525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., 2-20, 1922
In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank]
a statement of the military history of Lott Woodbury 
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
formation as contained in his & (or [crossed out or] his widow's) application for pension
on file in this Bureau.  W18361
DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.   LENGTH OF
SERVICE.   RANK.   OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  STATE.
CAPTAIN.  COLONEL.

Dec. 15 1776 Feb. 1, 77   Pvt. [Private]   Micajah  Gleason   Jos. Nixon   Mass [Massachusetts]

Aug. 13, 1781   3 months   John Sibley   Luke Drury

Battles engaged in, Harlem Heights, Trenton Princeton, Woodbridge 4
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Royalston, Worcester Co. [County] Mass. [Massachusetts]
Date of application for pension, Apl  [April] 14, 1818-Al.
Residence at date of application, Concord, Essex Co. [County], Vt. [Vermont] 
Age at date of application, 62
Remarks: He mar. July 23, 1778 in Royalston, Mass [Massachusetts] Martha Wait-both of sd. pl.
he d. Dec. 8, 1838 & she was al pen on an ap ex July 5, 1839
while res. in Concord Vt [Vermont] ae 79 yrs. A son Benjamin as 16 years in
1820 is the only child referred to-
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
6--2856
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I Aaron Bliss of Royalston in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, testify and say that I was well acquainted with Lot Woodbury late of Concord in the State of Vermont deceased, before he was married, and know that he entered the service of his Country in the war of the Revolution, on the 13th day of August 1781 for the term of three months, in the Company of Captain Jonathan Sibley, and Regiment of Col. Lake Drury.
I further testify and say that said Captain Jonathan Sibley and Mr. Lot Woodbury were then residents of said Royalston, and by the Roll of said Company which I now have before me
it appears that they arrived in camp at West point on the 22nd day of said August, and served
the term of three months or more.

Vol 23. p 46                   Aaron Bliss

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester Co. October 11th 1839.

Personally appeared the above named Aaron Bliss who is a person of truth and veracity and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed, before me.
Benoni Peck, Justice of the Peace
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I Nathan Reed of Royalston in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts testify and say that I entered in the service of War of the Revolution on the 13th day of August 1781 for the term of three months in the company of Captain Jonathan Sibley, and in Regiment of Col Drury, and marched for Westpoint, where we arrived on the 22nd day of said August and served the term of three months.
 I further testify and say that Lot Woodbury
served in the same company, the same length of time and at the same place.
Nathan Reed

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester Co. Ocutober 11 1839

Nathan Reed who is a man of truth personally
appeared and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed Before me
Benoni Peck Justice of the Peace
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July twenty third seventeen hundred and seventy eight. Lot Woodbury and Martha Wait
of Royalston were married by me
Joseph Lee Minister 
of the Gospel of Royalston
Peter Woodbury Parson Clerk 

Royalston October 11th 1839 I hereby certify that
the above is a true copy of the record within the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows July 23, 1778
Barnet Bullock Town Clerk of Royalston

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester Co,
I Barnet Bullock above named depose and say that I hold the office of [Worcester] Co Clerk in the County town and State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said
Royalston with the exception above named as certified by me.
Barnet Bullock Co Clerk of the town of Royalston

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester Co. October 1th 1839

Sworn to before me
Benoni Peck Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester Co. Jos. G. Kendall Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas within and for
said County, certify that Benoni Peck is
a Justice of the Peace within the for said County. Duly qualified, and that the foregoing
these signatures of his name appear to be in his
own hand writing.
In witness whereof, I have hereto set my
name and affixed the seal of said Courts
at Worcester, this fourteenth day of October
AD 1839.
Jos G. Kendall Clerk
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Concord Dec 23th 1823
I hereby certify that at a [illegible] holden at
Concord ([illegible] Hibbard collector) on the 30 of March AD 1821 the whole Right of Noah
Chetterden was sale to Jona Woodbury 2nd [or and] Macah Pery and Amos Parker, unredeemed except one eighth part wheel was redeemed by Daren Hibbard Jr as appears by record.
Witness Andrew Spaulding Town Clerk
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Lot Woodbury of
Royalston or Concord
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for the clerk to
sanction
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We Abijah Richarson, Ammi Faulkner, and John Norton all of Royalston in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts gentlemen do testify and say, that we were all of us in the service in the continental establishment in the year 1776 and one month in the year 1777 making thirteen months service, in the revolutionary war in the fourth Regiment, commanded by Col John Nixon, and we are well knowing that Lot Woodbury of Royalston then, but now of Concord in the State of Vermont and County of Ejock served thirteen months in said Nixon's Regiment and in Capt Micajah Elason's Company.
Abijah Richardson
Ammi Faulkner
John Norton

Worcester Co August 21, 1818 Then the above
named Abijah Richardson, Ammi Faulkner, and John Norton personally appeared and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by them subscribed before me.
Stephen Batcheller Jr Jus Peace

I hereby certify that the gentlemen who have subscribed to the foregoing deposition possess good moral characters, and are esteemed men of veracity.
Stephen Batcheller Jr. Jus Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Worcester, ss.

I, Abijah Bigelow, Clerk of the Judicial Courts
holden within and for said County of Worcester, certify, that Stephen Batcheller [Junior] Esquire, before whom the annexed affidavits have been
made, is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly qualified for the purpose, acting under the authority of this Commonwealth, and that his name subscribed thereto is his own proper signature.

IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the County seal, this second day of September A. D. 1838.

Abijah Bigelow

application of}
Lot Woodbury of}
Royalston, alias}
Concord.}
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Concord Vt.
Aug17                                                   free

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

4685
Vt. July 4 1838
Martha Woodbury
Widow of Lot
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Concord Vermont Aug. 16th 1839

Hon. J. L. Edwards, 

Dear Sir
I send you enclosed the papers of the case
of Martha Woodbury will you dear sir have the
goodness to examine them as soon as you can
conveniently and send an answer, as there has been much delay in the business. We suppose the papers are made out right, if so you will
probably send a pension certificate, whether 
you send the papers back or a certificate you
will please direct them to me.
I would just take the liberty to ask your honor
whether any widow is ever granted a pension
without any proof whatever, Joseph Booty was a 
pensioner in the town and is dead. I think he
got on without any proof, except his own declaration. The old woman says her husband served through the war, and considerable time after he was married but at that time they lived in the state of New Jersey. I do not know as we could ever prove the marriage. I think we could get enough of our first men who are acquainted with her to attest to her strict honesty but if there is no way to do it without making proof I think but to abandon the object.

Very Respectfully Your
Obedient Servant,

Harvey G. Fry

Hon. J. L. Edwards
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James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C. 


add'l. notes made:
 VS  Jan. 6 1840
Woodbury

Concord Vt.
Dec. 27th
Page 34

Concord Vermont Dec 25th 1839

Dear Sir
I sent you, about two months since, 
Evidence of the claim of Mrs. Martha
Woodbury to a pension. There is so much
delay about it, that the old lady was
afraid that your answer had misscarried [miscarried] in her mail. And wished me
to write and enquire [inquire] whether you had sent. She and her friends are satisfied that she
is justly entitled to a pension, think she has made out her case, and as she is very old and very poor and has paid out considerable money in making proof; she is very anxious to [reissue] Clerk
what she has had to advance. We have no
reason to doubt her claim will receive [illegible]
attention and be properly investigated, but I
recollect that Dea David Hibbard's certificate
and number of years ago was sent to Norwich Vt. It lay there some time, and lay writing to your Hon. on the subject, information was received of the fact and the certificate obtained.
Will you Dear sir, have the goodwill
to inform us of the fact.

And oblige,
Your humble servant
H. G. Fry

Hon J. L. Edwards
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Concord NH}
Nov 5}                                                free

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

VG
Add proof
Martha Woodbury
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Concord VT, Oct 30th 1839,

Sir
I sent you, some time in the course of the
summer past, the declaration of Mrs Martha
Woodbury. And afterwards received a letter
from you dated Sept 13th stating that the
3 month service alleged by her to have been
performed by her late husband subsequent to their marriage was not satisfactory proven.
We did not know at the time  of any other 
evidence then that which was procured.
But by much cost and [illegible], we have been
able to procure correct evidence and such
as we believe will be satisfactory.
It seems by your letter that  the old woman
thought the last 3 months service were performed in 1779. But the [illegible] show it performed in 1781. I do not suppose this mistake of the old lady will make any trouble in the business.
She is very old and infirm and her facilities much
impaired. If sir, you see fit to send a certificate (as I have no doubt you will do) pleas [please] to send ti to me as soon as convenient.

Very Respectfully,
Your Obt Servt
Harvey G. Fry

Hon. J. L. Edwards
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Lot Woodbury d
Martha M:78
76.1. 13 mo Nixon. S
Sept 79 3. J Sibly. [illegible] no sell
81 Vol 23. 46 Oh[on]
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4685
Martha Woodbury
Wid of Lot.
Vt
Act July 4, 1836
[illegible] 1778
died Dec. 8, 1838
Allow. [illegible] pri
$53.33 per ann
pen Dec 8 1838


H G. Fry Esq
Concord N H
Page 39

V Martha Woodbury
Vermont
suspended
see lit to H. G.
Fry Sept. 13, 1839


Act July 4, 1836
Page 40

within, and states that the
time of redemption had
expired. The above
was the only alteration
specified. 

His age 68 yr a
farmer unable to labor
but little, wife 64
[illegible] 10 yr his wife
feeble and lame. his sister
a cripple, 1 son
[19] yrs.   62,70

Timothy Fairchild Esq
Guildhall
VT
Rev April 15, 1824
Sent to
Hon. D. A. A. Buck,
H.R.

Vermont
Lot Woodbury, priv
14 Mo. from 1776.
A Schedule 24 June 1820
Real Estate, 1 fourth of
500 acres of unimproved
land and personal 
property valued together by
the Court at    $253..93
He owes         $179.20

Schedule 10 Jany 1824
Real Estate 25 acres
of land, 1 ox, 3 cows,
1 Heifer and 2 yearlings
furniture to value
by Court at        $114.00
accounts for the decrease
of property by sale of 
100 acres of land to 
pay taxes at 4 cents per
acre the Constable and
collection affidavits are
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{1922 Feb. 20 hist to Geo. C. Thomas Esq.
Letter in W.26127 Jonathan Woodbury.}

Rev WIDOW, &c.

File No. 18361.
Martha Woodbury
widow of
Lot Woodbury,
Priv Rev War

Act: July 4th, 36
Index:-Vol. M, Page 357.


[Arrangement of 1870.]