Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4,161, William Gould, New York
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Service

__New York__

__Gould, or Goold, William

Number
R. 4,161

Contents ___ Sarah____
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[illegible]

William Gould was born in Orange County in the State of New York December 9th 1762

Sarah Miller was born at Smith's Clove[?] in the State of New York April 19th 1767

William Gould and Sarah Miller were married April 12th 1782

John Gould Son to William and Sarah Gould was born November 4th 1784 and died November 1st 1785

Lydia Gould was born [illegible]
18th 1786 and Died [illegible]

Mary Gould was born [illegible]
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Elizabeth Gould was born November 26th 1792

Julia Gould was born November 8th 1795

Daniel Gould was born July 25th 1798

William Gould was born May 1st 1801

Sarah Mariah Gould was born December 2 day 1803

John Caton Gould was born 10 day of February 1807

Thomas Gould was born 25th of April 1810
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Regina [illegible] was born [illegible] 1815
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Tompkins County

Despondent Sara Gould further says that this paper marked A hereunto attached is the original family record & in the hand write[sic] of different individuals - except the first page, which was wrote by the hand of ___[blank]__ in the year __[blank]__ & has ever since been in the possession of this desponant or his family 

Sarah Gould [her mark]

Sworn & subscribed before me this the birthday of December 1853
Grover S Bailey
Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Tompkins

I Grover S Bailey Esquire [illegible] that this deponent Sarah Gould is infirmed by bodily infirmity so that she canot be conveyed to a court of Record as this is none held within Eighteen miles of the Residence of this deponent-

Grover S Bailey Justice of the Peach 

Subscribed this the 10th day of Dec 1853
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Tompkins County

on this the tenth day of Dec 1853 personally appeared before me William Gould aged fifty four years being duly Sworn say that on the twenty sixth day of February AD 1841 at Reading in the County of Stueben & State aforesaid William Gould declared & deponent further says that he has known the deponant Sarah Gould & did know the Said husband William who cohabited together as man & wife from the infancy of this deponant which is over forty years and is still acquainted with deponant Sarah Gould who now resides in the family of this deponant [illegible] further says that he was at the burial of the said William on the twenty eight day of February (1841) at the Town of Reading in the County of Stueben State aforesaid & as acquainted with the Said William Gould for the space of over thirty years previous to his death. Deponant further say that the Said Sarah Gould is from his best opinion & long acquaintance. So bodily infirm that she canot be conveyed to a court of Record is this is none Held within Eighteen miles of the Residence of the Said Sarah deponant further says that he believes the Said Sarah Gould
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of the age of Eighty Six years & deponant further say not

William Gould [his mark]

Sworn & subscribed before me this the tenth day of December 1853 Grover S Bailey

Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Tompkins
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Pension Office
Washington

Sarah Gould
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State of New York
Tompkins County

on this tenth day of December one thousand eight hundred and fifty three- personally appeared before me G.G. Bailey Esquire Justic of the town of Hector in the County of Tompkins. Sarah Gould- a resident of [illegible] County & State aforesaid aged Eighty Six years who being duly sown according to law doth on her oath make the following- declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress [illegible] July 7th 1838 to 1853 entitled an act granting half pay & pension to widows- that She is the widow of William Gould- who was drafted in Under[illegible] Company of Militia in the year 1780 at Orange County State aforesaid went to West Point in the State aforesaid while in the regular Service - as this Deponant has been informed by her Said husband William Gould- as she believes to be true

She further declares that She was married to the Said WIlliam Gould on the 12th day of April 1782 as will appear by the family record hereunto affixed and that her Said husband aforesaid died on the twenty Six day of February 1841 at Reading in the County of Steuben & State aforesaid that She was not married to him prior to his leaving in Service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January 1794 at the time above stated - She further Swears that She is now a widow- and that She has not previous before made any application for a pension [illegible] in which this affidavit is to accompany-

She further declares that She has cohabitated with her Said husband the Said William ever since her marriage until his death aforesaid and is Still the widow of the Said husband William Gould
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depondant further says [illegible]

Sarah Gould [her mark]

Sworn and Subscribed before me this thirteenth day of December 1853 Grover S Bailey
Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Tompkins

This is to certify that I am acquainted with this deponent and that I believe her to be of the age above stated & that the above Statement is true

Grover S Bailey Justice of the Peace

[written perpendicular to the page]

Pension Office
Washington

Sarah Gould
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Sarah Gould
widow of William G.
Revolutionary Soldier

Act 7 Huly 1838

Original case

[illegible signature]
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[form]

4161
P.O. __[blank]
Sarah Gould
Service: __[blank]

Enlisted: REJECTED [stamped], 18__[blank]
Discharged: ____[blank], 18__[blank]

Application filed:  ___[blank], 18__[blank]
Alleges: __ [blank]
Re-enlisted: __[blank]

Attorney: __[blank]
P.O.___[blank]
____[blank] Recognized. _____ Contra[?]
__[blank] Cert. of Dis.
Searched for __[blank], 18__[blank]
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No 15, 921

Sarah Gould widow
of William.-

New York

Letters to-

Alvin Patterson 25th July 1853.
[illegible] J. H. G. McCutchen April 5/54
A. Joy Sept 8. 1857

4161

Act 7th July 1838.
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Know all Men by these Presents That I Sarah Gould widow of William Gould- deceased, to whom a pension was probably due, he was not an applicant for a pension from the State of Any State - do hereby constitute and appoint Arad Joy, of Ovid, N.Y., my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name as one directly and personally interested as also for and in behalf of all others interested in the claim or application for a pension as above mentioned

Sarah Gould [her mark]

Witness my hand and seal, this 29 day of August 1857

SEALED AND DELIVERED IN THE PRESENCE OF
John Hicks
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Washington City DC
March 30th 1854

Sir:

Enclosed is an informed application of Sarah Gould widow of William which is enclosed that a preliminary examination as to the service of said Gould made he made [sic] and if found in his records of the Dept the claim and is prepared to prove identity of service

I respectfully request a thorough examination of the case & a statement of the objection sheets [illegible] that the attention of the claimant me directed to the removal of within her power

Respectfully Yours
JHG McCutchen

Hon L P Waldo
Comm of Pensions
Washington City D.C.
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Ovid N.Y. Sept 1 1807

Sire

I inclose my authority as agent & I ask what the objection to allowing a pension to Sarah Gould is- is the service of her husband Wm Gould admitted, is anything more required now than proof of marriage, or what is required

I am most respectfully
Your Obd Servt
Arad Joy

Hon C Whiting
Comm

An application from State of N.Y. law of '46 or '38
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Sarah Goulds
Pension
Application

[written perpendicular to the page]

[illegible] within is made on two grounds for a pension land[?] to [illegible] Tompkins County NY

Alvin Patterson

Wm Gould who it is alleged, was drafted in the War of the Revolution and served six months, is not entitled to bounty land or that limited service under any law whatever

[illegible] No. 98
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State of New York
County of Tompkins

on the 1st day of April A.D. 1853 personally appeared Sarah Gould before me a Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Tompkins & State aforesaid the Said Sarah Gould aged Eighty five years a resident of Hector County & State aforesaid who being Sworn according to law declares that She is the widow of William Gould- deceased, who was a Soldier in the revolutionary war with the United States & great Britian & was drafted in Orange County State aforesaid in Captain Underdunks Company on or about the one thousand seven hundred & seventy five served until the close of the war-went from Orange to West point & so served for the space of six months as this deponant has been informaed & belives- Deponant further Says that She married the ^said William Gould decd in the County of  Orange & State aforesaid on the twelfth day of April one thousand seven hundred & eighty two & so lived & cohabitated with the Said William Gould until February the twenty Six A.D. one thousand eight hundred & forty one at which time the Said William Gould declared in the presence of this deponant- in the Town of Reading & County of Steuben & State aforesaid

Sarah Gould [her mark]

I certify line 12 put in before executiono

Sworn before me this 1st day of April 1853
Grover S. Bailey Justice of the Peace I certify that I believe the deponant to be of the age above stated & of sound mind & memory

PS this application is made claiming a pension if it is her due & all that is his due

[illegible] Tompkins County New York
Grover S Bailey

Alvin Patterson
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State of New York
County of Tompkins

William Gould of Said County being sworn according to law Says that he is the Son of William Gould discribed in the within & is of the age of fifty two years & knew Said William Gould from his birth until his death which was at Reading County of Steuben & State aforesaid on the twenty Sixth day of February one thousand eight hundred & forty one & the Said William his father & Sarah the deponant discribed in the within his mother cohabitated together from his infance until his death as man & wife & so believed them to be man & wife

William W Gould [his mark]

Sworn the 1st day of April 1853 Before me Grover S Bailey Justice of the Peace

I certify that the deponant is of the age above stated & that the Same is true according to my belief Grover S Bailey Justice of the Peace

In Testimony [paper obscures this text]

Wm Gould, who it is alleged, was drafted in the War of the Revolution and served Six months, is not entitled to bounty land for that limited service under any law whatever

Room No. 98.
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[certificate affixed to copy of previous image]

State of New York
Tompkins County Clerk's Coffice

I EZRA WEAVER, Clerk of said county, and also Clerk of the Courts in and for said County, do hereby certify that Grover S. Bailey Esquire, before whom the preceding deliberation was subscribed and sworn, and whose name appears to the Jurat thereto, was at the date of the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly elected, sworn, and authorized to act as such, and to take the same: And further, that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of such Justice, and verify believe, that the signature to the preceding Jurat is genuine.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed the seal of the said county and Courts, at Ithaca, this Eleventh Day of April 1853

Ezra Weaver Clerk