Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2608, Lewis Goodin, Va.
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Va. 
Goodin, Lewis or Gooden
Charlotte

W. 2608
BLWt. 15447-160-55
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No. 903
Kentucky
Lewis Goodin
of Barren 6 [degree symbol?] in the State of Kentucky who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Cannon. of the Brigade commanded by Gen. Stueuben. In the virginia line for Two years.  

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky. at the rate of Eighty Dollars 00. Cents per to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 22nd day of October, 1832 and sent to N. Gaither. Columbia, Kenty.

Arrears to 4th of September, '32 120.00
Semi=anl. allowance endng 4 Mar. '33 40.00
$160.00

[in brackets:]
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by W.R. Palmer. Clerk, Book D Vol. 9 Page 41. 

Reported 22 [illegible marking] Oct. '32
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(Left)
2386
Kentucky,
Charlotte Goodin
widow of Lewis Goodin
who served in the Revolutionary 
war, as a private
Va Serve
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
80. Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 3d Feburary, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued the 
11th day of October 1853.
and sent to 
Thor C. Wood
Lebanon
Ky.

(Right)
Date of death not on AB
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(Left)
127.835 
Set via 8/13
Way 11/53
Charlott. Goodin
widow
Lewis Goodin Ky
Pension
Charlotte Goodin wife Lewis Pri.
VA Contl line

Constiution war
10: 160 AC 7EI:6756.

Thomas C Wood
Lebanon
Ky
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Adue
$80 her an

p.157 va.
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State of Kentucky Barren County ser.
On this 21st day of September 1832 personally appeared before the judges of the Barren Circuit 
Court in open court, Lewis Goodin a resident of Barren County and State of Kentucky aged seventy one years who being first duly sworn according to law oath on his oath make the following declaration in order to affirm the benefit of the pension made by the act of Congress passed Lune the 4th 1832 that he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1780 with Major Willis and served in the 4th General regiment of the Virginia State line under the following named officers, Major Willis in the officer who marched us to Fredericksburg --- Comman was our Captain,  who took the command of our company after Captain Kirkpatrick our first captain got his eye shot out he states that he enlisted as above stated for 18 months but continued in the service for two years, and left the service in the fall of 1782, he resided in the county of Culpepr and the state of Virginia when he entered the service, he marched from Culpepper under Major Willis to Fredericksburg, and remained there about three weeks and was then marched to a place called Bottoms Bridges he thinks, and was put under the Command of General Steuben, and was for some cause or other taken from under Steuben Command & placed under General Wayne in the fourth Virginia Regiment, after having
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marched back to Culpeper County where he got his discharge, which he also lost, his enlistment took place after this service as a volunteer, he volunteered when he was only sixteen years of age
He hereby relinquished every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity exept the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
        his
Lewis X Goodin
      mark

     ^the .   . that they have no ways to doubt the bulk
And ^ said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states
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I Richard Garnett clerk of the circuit court court for the comity and curcuit of Barron aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing containing the original proceduring of the said court in the Matter of the application of Lewis Goodin for a pension 
In his every word of I have hereby set my hand and seal of office this 21st day of September 1832
Richard Garnett CBlet
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Lewis Goodin died on or about the 4th day of November eighteen hundred and thirty seven in the County of Casey state of Ky. and that she was married to him at the the time above stated she further swears that she was a widow at the passing of the act of 3rd July 1853 and has been a widow ever since the death of her husband twas since about the year 1837 and she is still a widow and has never before made applications for a pension          her
                                       Charlotte X Goodin
                                                    mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me Matthew J. Cecill Presiding Judge of the Marion County Court and I certify that Charlotte Goodin from her old age and and bodily infirmatey is unable without great bodily unconvencisce to allow in person in open court wherefore I have taken her declaration before me in the Country. I certify that I have no interest whatever in this claim for pension and am not covereied in its protection Given under my hand this the 15th day of July 1853.
Mathew J. Cecil.  P.Judge
M.C.C
State of Kentucky}
Marion County} Sat
J R. A. Rocisitre Clerk of the Marion County Court do certify that Mathew
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J. Cecil before whom the foregoing declares atrain was made and who has thereto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing The Presiding Judge of the Marian County Court for the state of Ky. duly Conscriptioned and sworn and his signature abouve is genuine 
In testomony where of I have hereto set my name and offered the seal of my office as clerk of the Marion County Court then the 3rd day of August 1853,   R. H. Rountree Clerk
State of Kentucky}
Marion County} Set.   The Lewis Goodin & Nancy Goodin do certify that we are both the children of Lewis Goodin by our mother the said Charlotte Goodin. We are bothe over thirty years of age. our mother has been a widow and is still a widow ever since the death of our father Lewis Goodin who died as stated by her on the 4th of November 1837. in the county of Casey where we there lived our father drew a pension as stated by mother above. We have so entered in this claim for pension save that interest we feel that our aged mother shall receive from the dressted state something to sustain her to live in some degree of ease and energized during the remains of her life. We are all poor and of need.
        his
Lewis X Goodin
      mark         her
             Nancy X Goodin
                    mark
From to by Lewis Goodin and Nancy Goodin before me and I certify, that from my knowledge and acquaintance with them I believe they are entitled to full faith and credit. I have
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no interest in this claim as before certified as witness my hand this the 15th day of July 1853
Matthew L. Cecil Judge of the M.C.C.

State of Kentucky}
Marion County } Set
I, R. H. Rountree Clerk do certify that (the crossed out) Matthew J. Cecil Judge whose signature is above subscribed is the Judge of the Marion County Court and was Judge at the date thereof duly commissioned and sworn and his signature is genuine as witness my hand (this crossed out) and seal of office this the 3.d day of August 1853.
R. H. Rountree Clerk
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Charlotta Goodin
to} Declaration for Pension
United States
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State of Kentucky}
Barren County } Set

Certificate of Marriage
By Rev.d Ralph Petty
"1820. (eighteen hundred and twenty) February 25 (twenty five) Lewis Goodin & Charlotta Edwards"
State of Kentucky}
Barren County} Set.
I Travis Corkill clerk of the County Court for the County and state aforesaid do certify that the above certificate of marriage of Lewis Goodin & Charlotta Edwards is a true transcript from the marriage reccords (sic) in my office with this exception that the dates above are given in figures and in words and are only given in figures in the original reccord. In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court of my office in Glasow this the 29th day of July 1853.
Travis Corkill R. B. C. C.
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127.835
Charlotte Goodins
Declaration for }
Bounty Land
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State of Kentucky}
Marion county} Set.

BE it known that on this the 3rd day of May 1855 before me William H. Hawkins presiding Judge & Justice of the Marion County Court duly authorized by law to administer oaths in and for said county personally appeared Charlotte Goodin and made oath in due form of law that she is the identical person named in an original certificate in her possession of which I certify the following is a true Copy " Department of the Interior Widows Pension - I certify that in conformity with the 2.d Section of the Act of February 3.d 1853. Charlotte Goodin widow of Lewis Goodin who was a private in the Revolutionary war is inscribed on the Pension list at the rate of Eighty dollars and - cents per annum commencing on the 3.d of February 1853 and continuing for life unless she should again marry in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage - Given at the Department of the Interior this the Eleventh day of October on thousand eight hundred and fifty three $. Mclelland Secretary of the Interior  Seal (circled)

Examined and countersigned}
L. P. Waldo Commissioner}
of Pensions}
That she has not intermarried but continues
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the widow of the above mentioned Lewis Goodin that she now resides in Marion County State of Kentucky and has resided here for fifteen years past. She states that her husband the above mentioned Lewis Goodin was a private in the Revolutionary War and that has his widow she has heretofore filed her Declaration in the proper Department at Washington City accompanied with satisfatory (sic) proofs to said Department of her right as said widow to have and receive from the United States a pension for life as the above certificate copied herein and the Pension list will show. She here referrs (sic) to her said original Declaration and all the evidence therewith filed to sustain her claim to the benefits of the provision of the act of 3.d March 1855. granting one hundred and sixty acres of land to all the surviving widows of the Revolutionary Soldiers - She therefore trusts that with this Declaration accompanied with satisfactory proofs of her identity and present widowhood that no further evidence will be demanded as it will not be in her power to furnish any additional to that now on file. She states that she has never heretofore made any application. for bounty land and now makes this Declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the Act approved March 3. 1855. Witness my hand the day above written.
               her
Charlotter  X  Goodin
              mark
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We John P.  Peake and Robert Fogle residents of Marion County in the State of Kentucky upon our oaths declare that the foregoing Declaration was signed and acknowledged by charlotte Goodin in our presence and we know that Lewis Goodin formerly the husband of the applicant is now dead and know also that the applicant is at this time a widow and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be. 

John P. Peake
Robert Fogle

The foregoing Declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be - and that I have read the pension Certificate Copied in her Declaration above and the same is truly copied and that I have no interest in this claim.
Wm. H. Hawkins P. J. M. C. C.

State of Kentucky}
Marion County } Set
I H. H. Huges Clerk of the County Court in and for the County and State aforesaid do certify that Wm. H. Hawkins is and was at the time of making the foregoing signature Presiding Judge of Marion County in and for said County duly Commissioned and
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qualified that he is duly authorized by law to administer oaths and that his said signature is genuine above written. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of Said County and subscribed my name this fourth day of may 1855.
Henry H. Hughes Clerk
Marion County Court Ky
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April 30, 1935

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Robert Crockett-S.30353
Lewis Goodin-W.2608
BA-J/EEL

Mrs. L.P. Redford
Glasgow
Kentucky

The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.30363, based upon the military service of Robert Crockett in that war.

Robert Crockett was born in 1755, in Berkeley County, Virginia.  The names of his parents are not shown.

Robert Crockett stated that when he enlisted for service in the Revolutionary War, his place of residence was in Sullivan County. Virginia, but it is probably that he resided in Sullivan County, North Carolina, which bordered upon the Virginia line and was later embraced in the state of Tennessee.

He served as a private with the Virginia Troops, as follows: from June, 1776, one month in Captain James Johnson's Company, Colonel William Grimes' Regiment and served on the frontiers of North Carolina; his next service, dates not given, was for three months in Captain Isaac Bletche4r's Company when he was engaged in building a fort on the frontier of Sullivan County; from sometime in 1777, three months in Captain William Asher's Company; in 1778, seven weeks in Captain Bledsoe's Company, Colonel Evan Shelby's Regiment; on his next tour he served two months and was in the battle of King's Mountain, names of officers not given; in 1781 three months in Captain James Elliott's Company, Colonel Isaac Shelby's Regiment.

After the Revolution, he lived in Greene County, Tennessee, until 1800, then moved to Cumberland County, Kentucky, of which county and state he was a resident when he was allowed pension on his application executed February 11, 1833.

He died February 26, 1836, place not stated.

Children survived him; their names and the name of soldier's wife are not shown.

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Lewis Goodin
W.3608

The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, W.2608, based upon the military service of Lewis Goodin in that war.

The date and place of birth of Lewis Goodin ( the name appears also as Gooden) and the names of his parents are not shown.

While a resident of Culpeper County, virginia, Lewis Goodin volunteered in 1779, exact date not shown, and served three months as a private in Captain Ephraim Rucker's Virginia Company: he volunteered in 1780, exact date not given, marched to Fredericksburg under Major Willis, served in Captains Kirkpatrick's and Cannon's Companies, 4th Virginia Regiment, was at the siege of Yorktown and surrender of Cornwallis, after which he marched to Georgia under General Wayne and was discharged in the fall of 1782.

He was allowed pension on his application executed September 21, 1832, at which time he resided in Barron County, Kentucky, and stated that he was then aged seventy-one years. He stated, also, that he was sixteen years of age when he enlisted.

He died November 4, 1837 in Casey County, Kentucky.

The soldier married February 25, 1820, in Barren County, Kentucky, Charlotte or Charlotta Edwards.

Soldier's widow, Charlotte, was allowed pension on her application executed July 15, 1853, at which time she was aged sixty-eight years and resided in Marion County, Kentucky, to which place she had moved after the death of her husband. She was still living there in 1855.  

In 1853, Lewis and Nancy Goodin made affidavit in Marion County, Kentucky, that they were the children of Lewis and Nancy Goodin and were then both over thirty years of age. There are no further data in regard to soldier's wife, Nancy. 

In 1853, Elijah Edwards, brother of the widow, Charlotte Goodin, was aged fifty-eight years and resided in Taylor county, Kentucky. There are not further data as to soldier's family.

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Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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Lebanon Ky May 4, 1855
L. P. Waldo  Com. of Pens.2
Sir. Please find enclosed Decln.d of James Gunter which please acknowledge.
Yours &c
Thomas C. Woods
P.S. Also the Dec.n of Charlotte Goodin which I trust is in due form as I have no form to send a Rev.y Widows claim. Yous, &c. T. C W.
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(postmark) LEBANON KY MAY 4 

FREE

L. P. Waldo Com. of Pensions
Washington City D.C. 
127838.
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S
15,447
(flourish)
Rev War
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Official
FREE
(postmark) LEBANON KY 5

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City. D. C..a

HBB
W.  

N. Cole
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Oct 22 1832
Response to [illegible] Edwards as to his[illegible] have this [illegible] W. Browning

Pension Office}
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Columbia (illegible] Oct 11th 1832
Dear Sir This enclosed declaration of Mr. Goodin was hand [illegible] by Mr. Francis S. Browning of this County as the agent of Goodin with a request that the communications from the department should be made to him at this place. I have long been acquaint with Mr. Browing (sic); he is a man of good standing and character. and may be relied upon as faithfully discharging his trusts. Respectfully
Nathan Gaither
Honl Lewis Cass
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April 30, 1936

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BA-J/EEL

Mrs. L. P. REdford
Glasgow
Kentucky

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of a number of soldiers of the Revolutionary War, listed in a Virginia Library report.

Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited clerical force available for furnishing such information. it has not been possible to make a series of investigations and reports pertaining to soldiers of the Revolutionary War for one person or organization.

You are furnished herewith the histories of Robert Crockett and Lewis Goodin.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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July 24, 1931

Rev.& 1812 Wars Section
EEL

Mrs. W. B. Smith
Wayside
Glasgow, Kentucky

Dear Madam:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W.2608, that Lew Goodin (the name also appears as Gooden), while residing in Culpeper County, Virginia, volunteered in 1779, exact date not shown, and served three months as a private in Captain Ephraim Rocker's Virginia Company.

He volunteered in 1780, exact date not given, marched to Fredericksburg under Major Willis, served in Captains Kirkpatrick and Cannon's Company, Fourth Virginia Regiment, was at the siege of Yorktown and surrender of Cornwallis, after which he marched to Georgia under General Wayne and was discharged in the fall of 1782.

He was allowed pension on his application executed September 21, 1832, at which time he resided in Barren County, Kentucky, and stated that he was then aged seventy-one years. He also stated that he was sixteen years of age when he enlisted. 

He died November 4, 1837, in Casay County, Kentucky.

The soldier married February 25, 1820, in Barron County, Kentucky, Charlotte or Charlotta Edwards. Their marriage was recorded on the records of the clerk of said Barron County.

Soldier's widow, Charlotte, was allowed pension on her application dated July 15, 1853, at which time she was aged sixty-eight years and resided in Marion County, Kentucky, where she had moved after the death of the soldier. She was still living there in 1856.

In 1863, Lewis Goodin and Nancy Goodin made affidavit in Marion
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County, Kentucky, that they were the children of Lewis and Nancy Goodin and were then both over thrity years of age. The names of no other children appear.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.

Date of widow's death not an OB
Widow's brother Elijah Edwards was 48 in 1853 & resided in Taylor Co Ky.
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Wayside Glasgow Ky, July 2-1931
Mr. E. W. Morgan, Acting Com. Pensions

Dear Sir

Please give me data, including if possible name of wife children etc., of Lewis (also spelled Louis) Goodin (also spelled Gooden). Pensioner of Revolutionary Army, from Barren County Ky. He was dead before 1840 as he is not given in list of living veterans, in Collins Hist. of Ky. for that date. Thanks for previous assistance, also for this in  locating valuable data of and for descendants of patriots.    Oblige,
Mrs. W. B. Smith
Wayside, Glasgow  Kentucky. 

(stamp) U.  Office  JUL 6  1931
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(left hand side of page)
Revy Widow, &c.
File No. 2608
Charlotte Goodin
Widow
Lewis Goodin
Pri. Rev. War

Act: Feb 3.d 1853
Index: - Vol A, Page 278
[Arrangement of 1870.]

(right hand side of page)
1931-July 24-Hist. to Mrs. W. B. Smith EEL
1935-Apr 30- Hist (to Mrs L.P. Redford - Letter in case of Robt Crockett - S30563 
EL
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Lebanon Aug. 3.d 1853.

Dear Sir:

Enclosed please find the declaration of Charlotta Goodin for pension. I would like to learn if the Dept. has ever received the Declaration's of the widow Catlin the widow Spalding, the widow (Bl crossed out) Bearns, all for pension. I sent them some months since. Please acknowledge receipt - I received some time since a certificate No. 18.088. for $21. payable to James O. Howell for 3 months extra pay. Mr. Howell asks me to pray the Dept upon his petition on file to grant to him a certificate for the two months back pay actually due him as he never received but one months pay and served 3 months in Capt. Chases company. If any further evidence
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be necessary let me know as it can be had at New Orleans. I suppose now will be required. Please answer this last inquiry also.
Respectfully yours &c. Thomas C. Woods

(upside down on page)
Mr. Commissioner
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Mr. Commissioner

(upside down on page)
be necessary let me know as it can be had at New Orleans. I suppose now will be required. Please answer this last inquiry also.
Respectfully yours &c. Thomas C. Woods
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Au. 9, 1953
No. 3,064
Appl. of Charlotte Gooden, widow of Lewis Gooden,
Marion Co., Kentucky
P-$80
903
On 3d Feb. 1853

Rev
Allowed $80 per ann
Com. Feb. 3, 1853
Thomas C. Woods,
Lebanon,
Kentucky

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Pension Office, Official Business
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Cm act of 53, Ky.
Boynton
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Brief in the case of Mrs. Charlotte Goodin widow of Lewis
Marion County and State of Kentucky
act of Feb 3- 1853

Claim, ("original" or "for increase") } Husband a pensioner under act of June 7, 1832 at $80 per annum
Proof exhibited, (if original)}

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls?  If either, state the substance.
A private in the Virginia line 2 yrs
Pension paid to 4th Sept 1838
Died November 1838
                         $
Allowed 24/24 80 per annum

(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Marriage proved by public record
Death  "  "  credible witnesses
Identity  "  "  credible witnesses (& circumstances)

Name and residence of Agent
Thomas C. Wood Esqr
Lebanon Ky

Examining Clerk
P. L. Gray
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Pension Office
Oct. 7/53
Sir
Please report time of last payment to, or death of within named pensioner
Respectfully &c
F. Burt Esqr
3and
S. Cole 
for court
Present
Lewis Goodin, Act 1832 
$80. per an. - Paid to 4th Sept. 1838 - no date of death on our Books.
F. Burt
Auditor.
(flourish)

x
Goodwin in our Books
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State of Kentucky}
Taylor county} Set.
I Elijah Edwards of the County of Taylor State of Ky. do state that I am the brother of Charlotta Goodin of the County of Marion state of Ky. I am now about fifty eight years of age. Said Charlotta married one Lewis Goodin about thirty years ago in the County of Barren State of Ky; Said Lewis Goodin was for a number of years before his death a Pensioner of the Revolution. Some time after he became a Pensioner he removed from the County of Barren and went to the County of Casey State of Kentucky where he and his wife and family resided until the death of said Lewis Goodin about the year eighteen hundred and thirty seven The Petitioner Charlotta Goodin then left a widow. After he died she removed to the County of Marion State of Ky where she now lives and where she has lived for a number of years a widow in needy circumstances. She is the identical individual who was left a widow by Lewis Goodin at this death. I have no interest whatever in this claim for a Pension or for Land or
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in any way whatever. As witness my hand this the 21st day of July 1853.
Signed (hand pointing right) 
        his
Elijah  X  Edwards
        mark

This day personally appeared before me Elijah Edwards and signed and made oath to the foregoing affidavit and I believe from his statement about that the facts set forth are true. I have no interest whatever in this claim for Pension and am not Concerned in the prosecution. Given under my hand this 21st day of July 1853.
J G Chandler J P T C
State of Kentucky}
Taylor County } Set.
I Alfred F. Gowdy Clerk of the County Court for the County of Taylor State of Kentucky do certify that John B Chandler Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit was made was at the time it bears date a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly Commissioned and Sworn and his signature thereto is genuine

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of my said office as clerk thereof this the 21st day of July 1853. 
A. F. Gowdy, Clerk
Taylor County Court