Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25639, John Goddard, N.C.

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to Col. Pauleys Regiment to which was under the command of General Davison of the North Carolina militia. That he was marched from Guilford County to a place then called the Cowford on the Catawba River, at which place they were mch by the British, and forced to retreat to Charlotte and Meclinburg County and from Charlotte to [illegible] Mills. At the Mills there was a skirmish between the party of light horse and infantry of the British and the Americans. After which we retreated to Sloan's Ferry on the Yadkin River where we were joined by General Butler with with Morgans Infantry and Col. Washington's light horses, we then faced about, and the enemy had to retreat in turn, and we pursued them into the vicinity of a place called the [illegible] when we remained as near as can now be recollected a month. The British was then reinforced by Genl. Cornwallis and he marched back to Cowford on the Catawba. Here we had an engagement with the enemy and General Davison was killed – not long after this my time expired (how long I do not recollect) I received my discharge, which was the only one I ever had and this was lost six years ago by the burning of my house that he entered the service as near as he can recollect in two months from the time of his said discharge as a rule, return in the said County of Gilford under Captain Dudley Reynolds Company that he does not recollect that Captain Reynolds company was ever attached to any particular Regiment as their was [illegible]

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and that their statement is entitled to credit

Hiram Warner Judge S. C. C. C.

John A. Hopkins clerk of the Superior Court in and for the County of Campbell and state of Georgia, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the maker of this application of John Goddard for a pension in testimony whereof as [?] My hand and seal of the office. This 24th day of March 1835

John A. Hopkins clerk of the Superior Court of Campbell County, Georgia

Georgia 
Campbell County, personally appeared before me [?] Justice of the Peace and for the County aforesaid. John Goddard, who, being duly sworn [?] and with that by [?] 




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State of Georgia.
County of Cass

On this twenty eighth day of December in the year eighteen fifty-four, personally appeared before me Charity Wheeler who first being duly sworn according to law, DOS in her oath before and say that she is personally acquainted with Winnie Goddard; that she knows her to be the widow of John Goddard, deceased in the year eighteen hundred and forty-three in the month of June of the said year; and that when Goddard is now and has remained a widow from the said death of John Goddard.

Sworn to and subscribed before me, in the day and year above written.

Charity X [her mark] Wheeler

Nathan Howard of JC

State of Georgia, County of Cass

I hereby certify that the above taffy and charity. Wheeler is personally well known to me, and that she is in every way worthy of credibility and belief, and that I have every reason to place confidence in the statement above made of Winnie Goddard for a pension.

December 28, 1854		Nathan Howard JC

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28,647

Rev Army

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Cassville Ga 23 Sept 1853
Honl L P Waldo Comsr

Please have Mrs Winny Godard papers Examined & if a Pension is allowed Remit [illeg.], to your obt svt
J G Reavis

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C. 1841 3    24th
28 Nov 1838
Pension Office

Mr Evans

Carrolton Ga
15th Nov            [illeg.]

War Department
Washington City
Dist. of Columbia

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
May 17th, 1839,

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of Apri, 1838 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," John Goddard, ----a Pensioner on the Roll of the Georgia Agency at the rate of twenty two Dollars and seventy eight Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1836, to the 4th Sept. 1838,

Respectfully yours,
J. Seaver
Acting Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
        Present.

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Wsington D.C.
May 21 [illeg.]

Dear Sir

You will oblige me by answering the enclosed letter of Mr. Franklin in relation to the Pension of Mrs. Winnie Goddard.  She is on the Geo. Roll.
Respectfully Yours
Julius E Meiere

Hon. L P Waldo
Commr of Pensions

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2 pres: May:
Died 7 June. 63. 3 wit.
[illeg.]: 3. wit:

Boynton

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State of Georgia
County of Cass
Know all men by these presents, that I Winnie Goddard, of the State and County aforesaid, do hereby make, constitute and appoint Ambrose Spencer, of the County and State aforesaid my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name, to do and perform all and singular, such acts and Services as may be requisite, and to receive all money or monies that may be due or coming to me from the Government of the United States or from any of its Agents, as the whole, or as a part or portion of a Pension or Pensions, due to my deceased husband John Goddard, or to me as his Widow, claiming the same.  And all acquittances [sic], receipts and discharges for the Same, or for any part thereof, to give, make or take; or any transfers or assignments thereof to make, as fully and completely, and for the purposes above named, or for any other therewith connected, as I myself could or would do if I were present aiding and assisting in consenting thereto.  Hereby, by these presents, acknowledging and confirming all of the acts of my Said Attorney Ambrose Spencer, in the said premises, giving and granting unto him the use of my name and Signature and binding myself to recognise [sic] his Said acts in every respect.  Given under my hand and Seal, this Ninth day of November, One Thousand Eight Hundred and fifty four.

Winey [sic] Goddard
her mark
Seal

In presence of
O M Dodgen
S. M. Franklin
Georgia
Cass County
Personally appeared before me, Alfred P. Dodgen, a Justice of the Peace, duly commissioned and Sworn, in and for the County and State aforesaid Winnie Goddard, who being duly Sworn deposeth [sic] and saith that the above Power of Attorney, is he rown act and deed and that it was given for the purpose therein set forth.  Given under my hand and Official Seal, this 9th da of November, AD, 1854.
A. P. Dodgen J.P

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State of Georgia
County of Cass    1856
On this first day of January 1855 personally appeared before me Nathan Howard-- a Justice of the Inferior Court of Said County in the Said State of Georgia, Winne Goddard, a resident of Alatoona, in the County of Cass and State aforesaid aged Seventy One years, who, first being duly sworn according to Law, doth, in her [illeg.], make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the pension made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 3d February, 1853 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War; that she is the widow of John Goddard, who was a private in the Virginia line and who had prior to his death, received a pension or pensions from the Government of the United States; for proof of which service, she refers to the evidence on file at the proper Department at Washington and to the Pension rolls of said Department; that she is ignorant of the Agency or Person through whom her said deceased husband received his said pension.  She further declares that she was married to the said John Goddard on the fifteenth day of August or September Eighteen hundred and fifteen; that her said husband died on the seventh day of June Eighteen hundred and forty three ["forty nine" appears to be crossed out]; that she was not married to him prior to the Second of January, eighteen hundred, but at the time above stated.  That she was married to the Said John Goddard by one William Blake, a Justice of the Peace for the County of Hall, in the State of Georgia; and as she is informed, there is no record evidence of said marriage to be found in the new County of Jackson.  She further declares that she is now a widow and has been from the date of her said husband's death. 
Winnie Goddard
her X mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year
above written, in the house of said Winnie Goddard, se being unable from bodily infirmity to proceed to the Seat of Justice of Said County.   And I certify that I am in no way interested in the above application of Winnie Goddard for a pension.
Nathan Howard JIC