Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37,019, Zachariah Goodale, Mass.
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(3-1776)
Service                                      Number
Mass      Goodale, Zachariah    S.37.019
CONTENTS
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18.974
Maine
Zachariah Goodale of York County in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Compy commanded by Captain Jackson of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Tupper in hte Mass. line, for the term of 82 Wars on final ... certified.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 8 Doillars per mont, to commence on the 1 of March 1823
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 of May 1823 and untto Barnabas Palmer
Kennebunk, Maine
Arrears to 4th of March 1823           1  z
Semi anl. all'ce ending Sept 1823    48
                                                      _________
                                                       $49   z

      Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820.
March 1, 1823

[Along side]     Died Sept 2 - 1825  AB
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State of Maine
York ss.  On this 13 day of February 1823 personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas for the county or York State of Maine the same being a Court of Record
Zachariah Goodale of Wells in the county of York and State of Maine aged eighty five years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by act of Congress of the 18th of March and the first of May 1820 that he the said Zachariah Goodale enlisted into the service of the United States for the term of three years commencing in the spring of the year 1782 at Wells in the State of Maine and immediately repaired to Westpoint in the State of New York and joined Captain Simon Jackson Company in the Regiment command by Colonel Tupper or the Massachusetts line on the continental establishment and continued to serve that Regiment about fourteen months being in the year 1783 when the Regiment was discharged from the service and myself among the rest in the State of New York, that he was in a skirmish with a party of the British that come after cattle near the lines, and I lost my discharge nearly twelve months after my return home, and that I have no other evidence now in my power of my said service except a deposition of Thomas Boston who was also in the service at said time.
And in pursuance of the act of the first of May 1820 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 any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of the act of Congress entitled and act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary
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[handwritten]

revolutionary war passed on the 18th of March 1818 and I have not nor has any Person 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 and by me subscribed.

I have no property of any kind. I have a wife now living aged 77 years. My business through life has been to work at the farming business principally and by the day, but now have become so old that I am not able to support myself longer. I have six children living and all but ^one^ settled a great distance from and none of them able to support me the youngest of them is about 40 years of age.
[signed] Zachariah  his X mark  Goodale
Witness Jere Bradbury

Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
[signed] Samuel E. Smith
a true Copy [illegible] Jere Bradbury Clerk

I, Samuel E. Smith presiding Judge of the aforesaid Court of Common Pleas, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Zachariah Goodale did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceeding declaration, against the common enemy; 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.
[signed and underlined with a flourish] Saml. E. Smith

[apparent diamond-shaped paper attached with illegible seal or stamp]
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Dear Madam:

Reference is made to  your letter in which you request the records of Frederic Goodell, Zechariah Goodell, and Jonathan Horton, soldiers of the War of the Revolution.

Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon military service of soldiers in that war.

A search of the records fails to show such claims on file on account of the services of Frederic Goodell and Jonathan Horton.  These names have been searched under various spellings.

The record of Zachariah Goodale, is furnished below, as found in pension claim, S. 37019, based upon his service in the Revolutionary.  This is the record of the only Zachariah Goodale (all spellings of the name searched), that is found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this office.  

Zachariah Goodale enlisted at Wells, District of Maine, in the spring of 1782 and served in Captain Simon Jackson's company, Colonel Tupper's Massachusetts regiment; he was in a skirmish with the British, and was discharged after a service of fourteen months.

He was allowed pension on his application executed, February, 13, 1823, then aged eighty-five years
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and living in Wells, York County, Maine.

In 1823 the wife of the soldier, Zachariah Goodale, was aged seventy-seven years, and he at that time referred to "six children living and all but one settled a great distance"; the youngest child then about forty years of age.  The names of wife and children not stated.

Zachariah Goodale died September 2, 1825.  The date and place of his birth are not given, nor are the names of his parents shown.

Very truly yours

A. D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator
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living in Wells, York County, Maine.

upside down

and living in Wells, York county, Maine. In 1823 the wife of the soldier, Zachariah Goodale, was aged seventy-seven years, and he at that time referred to six children living and all but one settled a great distance; the youngest child then about forty years of age. The names of wife and children not stated.
Zachariah Goodale died September 2, 1825. The date and place of his birth are not given, not are the names of his parents shown.

Very truly yours

A. D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator
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142 Stafford St.
Palmyra, N.Y.
Sept. 19, 1933.

Rev. War -
Pension Bureau
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:
Will you kindly send me the Revolutionary service for Lt. Zechariah only Goodell of Roxbury Mass. and also of his son Frederic Goodell.
Did you find any record for Jonathan Horton, Cook, whose history I sent you Sept. 1, '33.?
And oblige,
Mrs. H. T. Jeffery
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142 Stafford St
Palmyra, New York
Sept 1, 1933

Bureau
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:
A while ago I wrote you concerning a man who served in the Revolution - Jonathan Horton, and have since found out more about him, which I hope will assist you in determining for me, the right service for the rite Jonathan Horton, provided he had a pension of course.

Jonathan Horton b. 1759 d. Apr. 12, 1812
married Elizabeth Sherman
There were 6 chn. and one was Oratus Horton who mar. Susan Patrick.

Jonathan Horton served as cook.  One of his descendants has 2 kettles he used for cooking in the army.  He served in Mass. or New York.  Do hope you can locate this man now.
Sincerely
Mrs. H. T. Jeffery
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37019
Revy  INVALID

File No. 37.019
Jachariah Goodale
Rev War
Act: 18th March 18
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 477
[Arrangement of 1870]

[Along side] 1933 Sept 25   to Mrs. H. T. Jeffery  Aug.
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Mr Call   18.831
Zachariah Goodale
York County,
Main

Barnabas Palmer
Agr
Kennebunk
Maine
Rec May 20, 1823
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Kennebunk Port
I Thomas Boston of Arundell in the County of York and State of Maine aged sixty two years certify & say That I enlisted into the service of the United States in May at Wells in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty one & then proceeded to Boston from there in the month of July of said year proceeded to West Point in New York & went to a March called Irish hills & joined Capt Williams Company & Col. Sprouts regiment & tarried in the service of the revolutionary war untill the close of the War in 1783 & continued building forts for fifteen months after the close of the war; I further testify and say that I well knew Zecariah Goodale of Wells & that said Zecariah Goodale enlisted into the service of the United States in the revolutionary war in the spring of the year 1782 & joined us at Boston & I proceeded with him to West point in New York & well know that he joined Capt. Simon Jacksons Company of Boston in Col. Tuppers regiment, & will  know that said Zecariah Goodale tarried from said time in the service in the United States untill the close of the war & well know that he received an honorable discharge at the close of the war -

Kennebunk Port                         his
August 9, 1822              Thomas X Borton
Witness  Joseph Gilman
     Daniel Butler

York ss  August 9, 1822  Then the above named Thomas Boston made solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribe was true
Before Joseph Gilman