Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1,780, Zenas Goodrich, Conn
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Conn. Goodrich, Zenas R. 1,780
Cash, Lois
(Former Widow)
Silvaness
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11029 11029
Lois Cash
formerly wid of 
Zenas Goodrich
N.Y.
Act July 7th 38
[illegible] 3 mo 3
 
New York 
Sauca Co
One 
Arad Joy

1780
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the acts of Congress of the 7th July 1838, and the 23d August, 1842.

State of New York
County of Ontario }Ss
On this 20th day of May 1844 personally appeared before the subscriber a Judge of the Court in and for said county, Lois Cash, a resident of the town of Naples in said county, aged eighty one years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the acts of Congress passed July 4 1838 and the 23d of August 1842, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war.

That she was the widow of Zenas Goodrich, who was a pensioner of the United States from Otsego County, New York, probably under the law of 1818.

She also declares that she was married to the said Zenas Goodrich on the 29th day of December 1784, seventeen hundred and eighty four, that her husband, the aforesaid Zenas Goodrich died on the 5th day of October 1819, eighteen hundred and nineteen; That she was not married to him prior to his giving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred and ninety four; viz, at the time above stated.

She further declares, that after the death of her husband aforesaid, she was married to Sylvenus Cash on the 24th day of July 1820, eighteen hundred and twenty. That he died in January 1832, eighteen hundred and thirty two; and that she is still a widow.

Sworn to and subscribed on the 20th day of May in the year above written before.
Lois Cash

Chester Loomis
Judge of the Ontario County Courts

I certify that the above named Lois Cash is a respectable person, that I consider her to be of the age represented by her, and that she cannot from bodily infirmity attend the court.
Chester Loomis
Judge of the Ontario County Court

State of New York
County of Ontario Ss.
Personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, William Goodrich of Naples, in said county, aged fifty five years and upwards, after being duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith that widow Lois Cash, late widow of Zenas Goodrich, late a pensioner of the United States, is this deponents mother; and that the said Zenas Goodrich, late a pensioner of the United States was this deponents father,; that this deponent had one sister three years older than this deponent is supposed to be living in Wisconsin, own sister to this deponent; that this deponents said father died in October 1819, eighteen hundred and nineteen, in Canandaqua in said county, leaving as his widow the said present applicant for a pension, the present widow Lois Cash; who was married to Sylvenus Cash in July 1820, eighteen hundred and twenty; that he died in 1832, eighteen hundred and thirty two, leaving as his widow the said Lois Cash, who still remains his widow, of his age
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this deponent cannot be mistaken, as he well remembers that he was seventeen years of age at the time of the great eclipse in 1806. That the attached family record is the old original family record of the age of this deponent and has been in use for more than twenty years, and is in this deponents believes fully true.
William Goodrich

Subscribed and sworn before me this 18 day of May 1844
Calvin H. Luther J. Peace

I certify that the within and above named William Goodrich is a respectable person - and that the family record hereto attached was taken from the family Bible of the said Wm Goodrich & hereunto attached in my presence.
Calvin H. Luther J. Peace

State of New York
County of Ontario}Ss.
Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, Zenas Goodrich of Naples in said county aged forty nine years, after being duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith, that widow Lois Cash, late the widow of Zenas Goodrich, who was a pensioner of the United States, and for whose revolutionary services she is applying for a pension, is this deponents mother, and that the said Zenas Goodrich, the late pensioner was this deponents father.
That this deponent a child of his said father & mother & that his eldest sister was [illegible] years older than this deponent, that this deponents father the said Zenas Goodrich died in the year of our Lord 1819, eighteen hundred and nineteen, [illegible] his widow the said applicant, the present Lois Cash, who married to Sylvenus Cash in 1820 eighteen hundred and twenty and the said Sylvenus Cash died in 1832, eighteen hundred and thirty two, leaving as this widow the present applicant Lois Cash, who still remains a widow.
Zenas Goodrich

Subscribed and sworn before me this 18 day of May 1844
Calvin H. Luther J. Peace

I certify that the above named Zenas Goodrich is a respectable person.
C. H. Luther J. Peace

State of New York
County of Ontario Ss
Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, Robert Vickory of Naples in said county aged sixty eight years, after being duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith that he has for more than thirty years been personally acquainted with widow Lois Cash and her late husband Zena Goodrich, late a pensioner of the United States, on whose account she is applying for a pension; this deponent deposeth and saith
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that she is the identical person and late widow of the said Zenas Goodrich, late a pensioner of the United States; that the said Zenas Goodrich died in the year of our Lord 1819, eighteen hundred and nineteen, leaving as his widow the said Lois Cash, the present widow, Lois Cash, who was married to Sylvenus Cash in the year of our Lord 1820, that the said Sylvenus Cash died in the year of our Lord 1832, leaving as his widow the present applicant Lois Cash, who still is a widow, that this deponent is personally and intimately acquainted with the family of the said late Zenas Goodrich & the present applicant Lois Cash, and he deposeth and saith that the eldest child of the said parties is not ten years younger than this deponent and that the said parties have a number of children over the age of fifty years.
Robert Vickory

Subscribed and sworn before me this 18 day of May 1844.
Calvin H. Luther J. Peace

State of New York
County of Ontario Ss
Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, Anna Vickory of Naples in said county, aged sixty nine years, after being duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith that she has for more than thirty years been personally acquainted with widow Lois Cash and her late husband, Zenas Goodrich, late a pensioner of the United States, and whose account she is applying for a pension; this deponent deposeth and saith that she is the identical person and late widow of the said Zenas Goodrich, late a pension of the United States; that the said Zenas Goodrich died in the year of our Lord 1819, eighteen hundred and nineteen, leaving as his widow the said Lois, the present widow Lois Cash, the present applicant, who was married to Sylvenus Cash in the year of our Lord, 1820, eighteen hundred and twenty; that the said Sylvenus Cash died in the year of our Lord 1832, eighteen hundred and thirty two, leaving as his widow the present applicant Lois Cash, who still remains a widow; that this deponent is personally and intimately acquainted with the family of the said late Zenas Goodrich and the present applicant Lois Cash, and she deposeth and saith that the eldest daughter of the parties is not more than ten years younger than this deponent and that the said parties have several children over the age of fifty years.
Anna Vickory X her mark

Subscribed and sworn before me this 18 day of May 1844.
Calvin H. Luther J. Peace

I certify that the above named Anna Vickory is a respectable person.
Calvin H. Luther J. Peace
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State of New York
Ontario County Clerk's Office
Canandaiqua 20th May 1844}

I hereby certify that Calvin H Luther Esquire before whom the within instrument was subscribed and sworn was at the time of the same purports to have been subscribed and sworn a Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly elected & sworn and authorized to act as such. And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said justice and verily believe his signature subscribed to the said affidavit to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I Alexander H Howell Clerk of said county have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county at the time and place to this certificate above written. 
Alex H. Howell Clerk
by B. Murray Jr Deputy Clerk
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[dark document with portions unreadable]

[illegible] Branch [illegible]
pensions aged 4[illegible]
Goodrich [illegible] 06 to B
[illegible] years 16 [illegible]
Aged 55


Zna Goodrich
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[dark document with portions unreadable]

1768 [illegible]

189
[illegible]

Goodrich was 
the year 1835
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Comptrollers Office, Connecticut
Hartford April 29 1825

On application for evidence of the service of Zenas Goodrich in the war of the Revolution I certify that I find among the documents in this office a pay roll for the short service, Col. Sherman's Company 8th Connecticut Regt containing the following entry, viz:

[column titles]
Names
Rank
Commencement of Service
Expiration of Service

Zenas Goodrich, private, 7 June, 11 of October

Time in Service 3 months & 3 days
Amount of pay due
6  4

Towns they belong to
Farmington

A. Carrington Comptroller
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Washington May 24 '44

Sir,
Enclosed you will find the papers of Lois Cash widow of Zena Goodrich decd of N. Y.

I am Respectfully
H. H. Sylvester
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May 8 1845
related case
Lois Clark [should be Cash]

[stamped]
FREE

[stamped]
ON 12
MAY

Hon J. L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Washington D. C.
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Ovid May 3d 1845

Dear Sir
I enclose Comptrollers cert of the service of Zenas Goodrich, you will judge whatever it is the service of the first husband of Lois Cash, whose papers are on file under the law of 38 - I apprehend that you will find Zenas Goodrich papers on file in your office, probably under the law of 1818. Please to let me hear from the case.
Respectfully Your
Most Obt Servt
Arad Joy

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Com of Pensions
Washington D. C.
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Oct 21 '45

Lois Cash

See let 7 Oct 44
widow plan.

J. L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Washington D. C.
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Ovid Oct 17th, 44

Hon J. L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions

Dear Sir
I beg leave respectfully to ask you to be pleased to examine the case of Lois Cash late Goodrich, I mailed her papers on the 27th May, through Hon. W. S. Hubbell, I beg leave to say that I have reports on cases mailed you 29 May - 31 May - 3d June - 8th June - 26th June - 22nd Jul, the case of Mrs Cash may have been overlooked.

I am Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
Arad Joy
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Feb 18 1845
Copy [illegible]

Zenas Goodrich
N. Y. see of her app for a pension

Z. Goodrich, not in 
Pen roll
[illegible]
Mar 13 45

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Washington D. C.
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Ovid Feb 10th 1845

Dear Sir
May I be allowed respectfully to ask you to please give me a copy of the declaration filed in your office by Zenas Goodrich under the law of 1818 from Ontario Co New York - his widow at present Lois Cash who applied from the same Co. under the law of July 1838 - cannot give a clue to the service, &c, I beg leave to ask the favor that I do on that account.

Respectfully Your
Most Obt Servt
Arad Joy

Hon J. L., Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Washington D. C.
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3-871.

RECORD DIVISION
Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.

Briefed by ________
Claim No. ___________
Certificate No. ___________
Claimant _______________
Soldier Zenas Goodrich or Goodridge
Service Rev War
Additional Service ________

No ___ claim, State Records _________
No claim, combination records ____________

REMARKS:
No disability or 1818 claim. No Rej other than 1780.

__________
Chief Division

Acm July 7 1918
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The name of Zenas Goodrich does not appear on the N. Y. roll of 1818
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Authorized
by H. H. Sylvester Oct [illegible]
N, Y. let to A. Joy Oct [illegible] 1844
to same June 14 '45
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REJECTED

1786

PO Lois Cash
Former wid of Zenas Goodrich

Service: _________
Enrolled ___________
Discharged ______________
Application filed ______________
Alleges: ____________
Re-listed _____________
Attorney _________
P, O ______________
__________ Recognized ______Contract
______Cert of Dis       Searched for ______