Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 18967, Gad Woodruff, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Nass.
Woodruff, Sad comes, Azubah (Former widow)
No. 18967.
CONTENTS

Reported Feb 6/49.
3489. New York Albany. Azubah Combs widow of Gnd Woodruff Map who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private,
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of Feb 1849 and sent to
Hm. C. Blackwell Hoff R
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 42 Vol. 4.
J. ✓

Mrs Comes Family Records Filed in the 18
M. Comes Family Records

Betsy Corne was born January 17 th 1786
Polly Corne was born May 6 th 1789
Clarissa Corne was born August 3 th 1794
Ebenezer Corne son was born May 31 th 1798
Elizabeth Corne was born January 12 th 1801
Nancy Corne was born June 15 th 1803
James H Corne was born September 1 th 1805
Betsy daughter of Ebenezer and Abigail Corne Died Feb 19 th 1797
Polly Corne Died April 22 th 1805
Nancy Corne Died Dec 19 th 1800
Ebenezer Corne
Clarissa Corne Died April 18 th 1826
Clarissa

Ebenezer Corner sct 1791 2 was married to Azubah Hunt Rd May 2 nd 1843 June 24 th 1783 Lenora Corner was married to Ebenezer Cook January 16 th 1807
Azubah Corney formerly known of Gad Woodruff NY
Elizabeth Corner was married to Chester Derby February 25 th 1822
act 7 July 1838 M 81 @ 83
Ebenezer Corner was married to Martha th Ball December 16 th 1823
James H Corner was married to Nancy Mason February 5 th 1829
Record of the births of the family of Ebenezer Corner in
Ebenezer Corner was born November 2 nd 1762
Azubah Hunt was born February 12 th 1763
Lenora Corner was born July 24 th 1784

State of New York,
County of Seneca (ss) I James K Richardson County Judge and Surrogate of said county do hereby certify that at a Surrogate Court held before me at Waterloo in said county on the 27 th day of January 1849 Satisfactory evidence was adduced before me that Arubah Conner was a juriora, and that she died a widow on the 4 th day of September 1848 Also that the following named children still survive her, being her only children her surviving and that each of them is over the age of twenty one years, to wit Ebenezer Conner, James K Conner, Elizabeth Derby and Leonora Bacon, that the proof which was sufficient for the satisfaction of the said Surrogate, and upon which this certificate is made, is the attached affidavit of Ebenezer Conner, George G Richin Dr O. W. Randall, Julius C Warner & Nathaniel Ball Joseph Ball.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my official Seal, and set my hand, subscribed my name, the day & date above mentioned
J. K. Richardson Surrogate

State of New York Herkimer County
I, Hancourt Barry, Clerk of the County of Herkimer do hereby certify that Horace E. Ball Esquire whose name is subscribed to the journals of Affidavits and Certificates annexed hereto, was at the time of the dates of said journals and Certificates a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, dwelling in said County duly sworn and qualified; and that I am well ac- quainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe his name subscribed to the said journals of Affidavits and Certificates to be his genuine signa- tures. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County at Herkimer this 24 th day of January A.D.
1849 -
Hancourt Barry, Clerk

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 2 d February 1848 entitled "an act making further provision for surviving Widows of Soldiers of the Revolution"
State of New York,
Herkimer County (ss On this 22 d day of January 1849 personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said county Ebenezer Conner a resident of said county, 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 act of Congress, passed on the 2 d February 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That he is a son of the widow Azubah Conner, who was the widow of Gad Woodoff that the said widow has received a pension under the act of Congress of the 17 th June 1844 at the rate of Eighty dollars per Annum that she remained a widow till her death, and that she died a widow on the 4 th day of September 1848 - and that the following named children still survive her, being her only children now surviving her, and that each of them is over the age of twentyone years, to wit - Ebenezer Conner, James R Conner, Elizabeth Derby, Leonora Dacoon - Subscribed & sworn before me, this 22 d day of January 1849 { Ebenezer Conner Horace C. Ball justice
I certify that the above named affiant is personally and well known to me, and that he is the same individual as stated in the above foregoing affidavit, & that I have full faith in the same Horace C. Ball justice
State of New York,
County of Herkimer (ss Rev George G Ritchie whom I certify is a highly respectable person, after being duly sworn according to law deposes and says, that he attended and officiated at the funeral of Widow Azubah Conner the pensioner above mentioned, and who died a widow, that he ascertains from notes & a memorandum made at the time of her death, that she died on about noon the 4 th day of September 1848 - as I attended her funeral on the 6 th Sept 1848 Subscribed and sworn before me, this 22 d day of January 1849 { Geo. G. Ritchie
Horace C. Ball justice of the Peace in and for Herkimer County

State of New York
County of Herkimer ss Dr Otis Randall, whom I certify is a highly respectable person after being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says, that he attended widow Azubah Corres a pensioner, mentioned in the within declaration, and who died a widow, that on referring to his book he finds a memorandum made at the time her death took place, that she died on or about the 4th day of September 1848
Subscribed and sworn before me O. Randall. this 22 d day of January 1849
Horace E. Ball justice
State of New York
County of Herkimer ss Julius C Warren, whom I certify is a respectable person, after being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says, that he furnished the Coffin for Widow Azubah Corres a pensioner, and who died a widow the identical person named in the within declaration, then on referring to his book he ascertains from a memorandum made at the time of her death, that she died on the 4th September 1848
Subscribed and sworn before me Julius C Warren this 22 d day of January 1849
Horace E Ball justice of the Peace
State of New York
County of Herkimer ss Nathaniel Ball, and Joseph Ball whom I certify are highly respectable persons, after being duly sworn according to law, depon and say that for the last thirty or forty years they have been personally acquainted with the late widow Azubah Corres a pensioner, the identical person named in the within declaration, and with her family; that she was a pensioner and died a widow in the fall of 1848 and that the following named children survive her, being her children and her only children now surviving her and that each of them is over the age of twenty one years to wit Ebenezer Corres, James R Corres, Elizabeth Darby and Leavisa Bacon
Subscribed and sworn before me Joseph Ball this 22 d day of January 1849
Horace E. Ball justice
Nathaniel Ball

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 Herkimer ss. On this Seventh day of May 1845 personally appeared before the Subscriber a Judge of the Court in and for said County, Azubah Coomes a resident of Litchfield in said County aged Eighty three 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 7. 1838, and the 23d of August 1842, granting Pension to widows of Persons who served during the revolutionary War.
That she was the widow of Gad Woodruff, who was a Soldier in the War of the Revolution. That he resided in Lenox, Berkshire County Massachusetts, and served three years in the War of the Revolution. That he enlisted in 1776, or 1777, Seventeen hundred and Seventy Six or Seventeen hundred and Seventy Seven, from the town of Lenox, Berkshire County, served three years or about that time and received an honorable discharge, which declarant has seen, but that as he died so early and so soon after her marriage to him, that she does not, consequently, recollect many of the particulars of his service; she does well recollect that her late husband Gad Woodruff often said, that he served in said War three years;
She also declares that she was married to the said Gad Woodruff on the 2 d day of November 1781, Seventeen hundred and Eighty one, that her husband, the aforesaid Gad Woodruff, died on the 12 th day of February 1783, Seventeen hundred and eighty three; that she was married to her first husband the said Gad Woodruff, by Rev Timothy Pitkin or Pitcomb a congregational minister of Farmington old society; that her name before marriage was Hart; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving 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 the husband aforesaid, she was married to Ebenezer Coomes on the 2 d day of June 1783, Seventeen hundred and eighty three; that he died on the 4 th day of May 1838, eighteen hundred and thirty eight; and that she is still a widow.
Sworn to and subscribed, on the 7 day and year above written, before me
Boughton Everett A Judge of Herkimer County, Courts
I hereby certify that the above named Azubah Coomes 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 to make her application.
Boughton Everett A Judge of Herkimer County, Courts

State of New York. County of Herkimer ss. Personally appeared before the Sub- scriber a Judge of this Court, in and for said County, Ebenezer Comes, of Litchfield in said County, aged Forty six years and upwards, after being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that Azubah Comes, who is applying for a pension as the late widow of Gad Woodruff is this deponents mother; that this deponent is the fifth child of his said mother by her second marriage, after the death of her said first husband, Gad Woodruff; that this deponent from a child has been informed and believed that his said mother at the time of her marriage to Ebenezer Comes, her second husband and this deponents father, was a widow and the widow of Gad Woodruff; that the attached family rec- ord is an old record; the identical old record that has always been considered the true record of the marriage and of the ages of this deponents said father & mother and their children, and is as he verily believes true; that this deponents said father, the said Ebenezer Comes died on the 4th day of May 1838, eight hundred and thirty eight, leaving this deponents mother the said applicant for a pension Azubah Comes as his widow who still remains his widow -
Subscribed and sworn before me this twentieth day of May 1845 Broughton Everett A Judge of Herkimer County Courts
Ebenezer Comes
I certify that the above named Ebenezer Comes is a respect- able person - Broughton Everett. A Judge of Herkimer County courts
State of New York. Herkimer County ss. I certify that Broughton Everett Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavits purport- to have been sworn was on the day of the date thereof a Judge of the Herkimer County Courts duly Commissioned & qualified. And that I am well acquainted with his hand writing & verily believe his two several signatures purpor- ting to be his are genuine - Witness my hand and Official Seal this thirteenth day of May 1845 -
E. A. Merson Clerk of Herk. County

MCA
Rev. & 1812 War Section
June 6, 1924
Bertha Noehren Sibley Iowa
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W.18967, it appears that Gad Woodruff, while residing in Lenox, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, enlisted January 15, 1777, and served until January 16, 1780, as a private in Captains Ashley's and Green's Companies, Colonel Vose's Massachusetts Regiment.
He married November 2, 1781, Azubah Hart, born February 12, 1763. He died February 12, 1783. She married June 2 or 24, 1783, Ebenezer Comes, and he died May 4, 1838. She was allowed pension on her application executed May 7, 1845, on account of the services of Gad Woodruff, while residing in Litchfield, Herkimer County, New York. She died September 4, 1848.
It is not stated that the soldier had any children.
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner

ad of 50 per An. terminating on the 4 th Sept 1848, payable to Ebenezer Combs, Jas H Combs, Elizabeth Kirby and Leonora Bacon,

Kuba Comes New York from How E Blackman

9477
New York
Azubah Comes for widow of Gad Woodruff who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 12 Febry 1783 of Herkimer in the State of N.Y. who was a Pri in the Company commanded by Captain of the commanded by in the Revon line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of July '45 and sent to Mrs Azubah Comes
Total amount, $ (no)
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by J. L. Swann Clerk, Book Vol. 1 Page 151.

2 Certs
1 act 1838 1 " 1843 1 " 1844 rep.
Albany 7137 New York
Azubah Comes. For. widow of Gad Woodruff who was a Private in the Revon
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued to 14 day of July H. and sent to Abra Joy Ovid N.Y.
[Act of March 3, 1843]
June 17. 1844
Recorded in Book a Vol. 2 Page 73

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
No. 18967
Abigail Comes (Formerly Widow of Gad Woodruff Pri Rev Mar)
Act: Feb 29 48
Index: Vol. 151, Page 151
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1924 June 6 Hist 18 Bertha Noehren
WCP
1924 July 16 - Bertha Noehren advised that list of the only Gad Woodruff was furnished her. u m

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
March 15 1845.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Gad Woodruff of Senne is borne upon an account in the Army Books, as a private in Capt s Ashley's Comp y , Col. Foss's Reg t , and there credited by his service from Jan y . 15. 1777, to Dec r . 31. 1779, 35 months, 16 days; and on the account is the following "N. B. This man is not in Capt s Ashley's return, but the subscriber saw a discharge from Col. Foss, certifying that said Woodruff had served faithfully in his regiment for three years from January 15. 1777— S. Phillips." The name of said Woodruff is also borne as a private in Capt s Green's Comp y in the same reg t , and credited by his service from Jan y . 1 to 16, 1780— 16 days. No evidence of his service as a serg t , or in any capacity at any other period of the war than the above stated is shown by any of the records in this office.

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Sawyer,
Secretary of the Commonwealth. x

Application for certificate of Revolutionary Service by the widow - State of New York, County of Herkimer town of Litchfield The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby request- ed to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his office of the service of my late husband Gad Woodruff. He enlisted in the year probably 1776 - from the town of Lenox in the County of Berkshire - and State of Massachusetts in the Company of Capt _____ in _____ Regiment, and served as Sergeant until discharged - We were married in the year 1781 - He died in the year 1783 The only other facts which I recollect are as follows viz. He entered the as above stated, as Sergeant, or at least he served a part of the time as Sergeant, that he served in the Revolutionary War, and received an honorable discharge, which the claimant has often seen, but which now lost; that the said Gad Wood- ruff, died so early, the claimant is unable to name the officers under whom he served. That after the death of the claimant's said husband, Gad Wood- ruff; she married Ebenezer Combs in 1783 or 4 - that he died in 1838. And that the claimant, Sigars, under the name of her last marriage -

I am now 83 years old, and my memory does not enable me to state any thing further, material to the search required.
I have empowered Arad Joy of Onondaga County New York, to act in the premises as my attorney.
Witness my hand, this 11th day of Feby - A D 1845
Signed in my presence by said Elizabeth Combs By her Atty.
Elizabeth Combs. By Arad Joy her agent
Darius Foster Justice of the peace
The said Arad Joy appears by documents exhibited before me to be the lawful agent of Elizabeth Combs, Darius Foster Justice of the Peace
Essex Pulaski Sec. 9. of State Boston Ms. A. 9. 2
1025.

Aruba Comers Pensioner of N.Y. Born 1838 former wid of Gad Woodruff - from Adad Joy

Ex.
MCS
Div.
Rev. 1 1812
Wars Section Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D.C., Apr 28, 1924
The attached letter is respectfully returned with the information that the data furnished is not sufficient to enable this Bureau to make intelligent answer to the queries therein contained.
Please fill out such of the blank spaces below as the information in your possession will permit, and return to this Bureau.
First name of widow No. of claim, do not know.
Name of soldier, Gad Woodruff
P. O. address of claimant, Soldier at enlistment after service enlisted Feb-11-1777 in Captain Moses Ashley's Co. - Massachusetts to Captain Nathaniel Cushing's Co. and Company to Captain Abraham Dunts Co. all in
Regiment 1st Massachusetts
State where enlisted Massachusetts
Birth Born in Duxbury Date of enlistment Jan. do not know date
Date of discharge death discharged Feb-18-1780
If unable to furnish company and regiment give names of commanding officers.
Colonel Joseph Vose
Return attached letter with reply. Washington - D.C. Commissioner.

OFFICE OF RECORDER OF OSCEOLA COUNTY BERTHA NOEHREN, RECORDER
SIBLEY, IOWA, June 11, 1924
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs:-
Have you any pension record of one Gad Woodruff having served in the Revolutionary War, in Lieutenant William A. Patterson's Company, 15th Regiment Continental Troops. Enlisted Aug. 28, 1776.
If any charges kindly let me know, and I will remit.
Very truly yours,
Bertha Noehren

OFFICE OF RECORDER OF OSCEOLA COUNTY BERTHA NOEHREN, RECORDER
SIBLEY, IOWA, March 26, 1924
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
I am trying to get a complete record of one Gad Woodruff, having served in the Revolutionary War, would appreciate it very much if you will send me any information you may have on same.
If any charges for this kindly let me know.
Very truly yours,
Bertha Noehrn

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
76 1/2 July 16, 1924.
Bertha Noehren, Recorder of Osceola Co., Sibley, IOWA.
Madam:
I have to advise you that on June 6, 1924, you were furnished the history of the only Gad Woodruff found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

11912 May 24. 1848
be Azubah Comes,
Jan 1858,
Rev
J. L. Edwards
Canal Pensions
Washington
D.C.
FREE

Over May 20th 45
Dear Sir
I enclose application & proof in the case of Azubah Combs, late widow of Gad Woodruff I do all this in good faith & I leave it entirely to you to judge of the merits of the case, asking only a pension provided it is honestly & justly due. Respectfully Yours Hon J. L. Edwards Most Ob t Serv t Board of Pensions Arad Joy Washington D.C.

No 11.912
Azuba. Connelly formerly Widow of Geo Woodruff NY
act 7 July 1838
12 Febry 1783
Adm d 2 years in $80 00
adm d act 8002 March 1843 and 17 June 1844 - 739 $80 00
Adm d for Child NY

State of New York, ss. Personally appeared before me, Sub- scribed and sworn to of the place in and for said County. Eldad Hart of Angusth in said County, aged Sixty eight years, after being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that Azuba Combs who is applying for a pension as the late widow of Gad Woodruff is this deponent's sister, and that her first husband was Gad Woodruff, who had served in the War of the Revolution from the town of Lenox in Berkshire County, Massachusetts; that his residence during the War of the Revolution was in Lenox, Berkshire County Massachusetts; that this deponent lived in the family of the said Gad Woodruff in 1782, Seventeen hundred and eighty two, when he was living with the said present widow Azuba Combs as his then wife; that this deponent was at that time a small boy, but yet of age sufficient to recollect it, that the said Gad Woodruff died in the winter of 1783, Seventeen hundred and eighty three, leaving as his widow the present applicant for a pension, Azuba Combs; that she married in the summer of Seventeen hundred and eighty three Ebenezer Combs, and that he died in 1838, eighteen hun- dred and thirty eight, leaving as his widow the present appli- cant for a pension Azuba Combs, who still remains his widow - that this deponent knew of no other, nor did he ever hear of any other Gad Woodruff of Lenox or Berkshire County, than the first husband of the present applicant for a pension -
Subscribed and sworn before me This 29 th day of March 1845
Robert Norris Justice of the Peace
Eldad Hart
I certify that the above named Eldad Hart is a respectable person -
Robert Norris Justice of the Peace

State of New York Clerk's Office Oneida County
I DeWitt D. Morris clerk of the county aforesaid do hereby certify that Robert S. Norris Esq. whose name is subscribed to the within instrument was a Justice of the Peace at the date of the same duly authorized to act as such & that his signature to the within purporting to be his are genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County this 14 day of April 1845
DeWitt D. Morris
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