Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3,485, Harden Woodroof, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Woodroof, Harden or Harding
N. 3,485 B.L. 1892-100,
or Woodruff Sally
CONTENTS

Harding Woodroof N o 1892.

(copy)
Revolutionary Claims.
Under the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved 15th May, 2828.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
13 Augt. 1829.
SIR :
Your claim, under the abovementioned act, having been examined, you are found to be entitled to the pay of a Corporal of Infantry in the Continental Line. The amount which may be due, accordingly, will be remitted to you by the Treasurer of the United States.
I am, sir, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
(Signed) S. J. Ingham.
Secretary of the Treasury.
Mr Harding Woodroof.
Buckingham C.H.
Pa.
A true copy. Mr. Woodroof belonged to Capt Thomas Company of the Pa line.
Francis Atkinson Bk. Treas. Dept. P.O. Nov 1832.

Reported Jan 31/49
3550
Virginia Richmond
Sally Woodruff widow of Harding
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Colonel
Virginia Res
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 88 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of Jan 1849
and sent to
Anty Robinson Richmond Va
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 197 Vol. 3

Harding Woodroof

DEPARTMENT OF WAR.
Regulations for the Officers and Soldiers of the Revolutionary War who acquired a right to Land from the United States, but have not received it.
By an Act of Congress, of the 16th September, 1776, it is provided, that the Officers and Soldiers who engaged for, and continued to serve, during the War, or until discharged by Congress, shall receive land in proportion to their rank.
N. B. Those who engaged for three years, or for any other period than during the war, are not entitled to land from the United States.
The following declaration must be filled up and sworn to by the claimant :
State of Virginia } County of Buckingham }
I, Harding Woodroof aged 72 years, do upon oath testify and declare, that I entered the service of the United States on the 10th day of July in the year 1779, for the term of during the war and that I served in the company commanded by Captain Burton in the Regiment No 3 , commanded by Col. Francis Taylor of the Va Revolutionary line, and was honorably discharged on the 10th day of July in the year 1783, from the Regiment commanded by Said Taylor
I Further declare, that I have never received a warrant for the Bounty Land promised to me on the part of the United States ; nor have I ever assigned or transferred my claim in any manner whatsoever : therefore,
Know all men by these presents, that I, Harding Woodroof aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint John Nicholas to be my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a warrant for the quantity of Land due to me as aforesaid ; and my said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him for the special purposes above expressed. Who I also empower to sell & dispose of my said Warrants &c.
Attest,
George Christian
I, Thomas Wingfield aged sixty seven years do upon oath, declare that I have been long acquainted with Harding Woodroof who has subscribed the above declaration in my presence, and well know that he is the identical person he therein represents himself to be ; and further, I do believe, that he did perform the military service therein stated.
Attest,
George Christian
Thomas Wingfield
Before me, George Christian justice of the peace for County of Buckingham personally appeared the above named Harding Woodroof subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined, to be his free act and deed ; and, likewise, personally appeared Thomas Wingfield who hath subscribed the above certificate of identity, both to me well known to be men of respectability and truth, and made solemn oath to the truth of the depositions by them respectively subscribed, this twenty fourth day of July 1832
George Christian
Justice of the Peace.
In testimony that the above-written George Christian was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgments, &c., in the State of Virginia at the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the county seal, and subscribed my name and quality, at the Courthouse this 26th day of July 1832.
R. Eldridge
C. Clerk, &c.

copy R 6747
Sally Woodroft declaration for a pension testimony in support of her claim —
MS-

States of Virginia.
At a court continued and held for Buckingham county at the courthouse on Tuesday the 12 day of March 1839 -
On this 12 th day of March 1839 personally appeared before the court of Buckingham county and State of Virginia, Salley Woodroof a resident of the said county of Buckingham, aged seventy years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act passed the 7 th of July 1838 by the Congress of the United States, entitled "An act granting half pay pensions to certain widows" That she is the widow of Harding Woodroof who she believes was a corporal in the Virginia continental line served as such for the period of three years during the war of the Revolution. That she has no personal knowledge of the said services of her said husband, other than his communication to her whilst alive, and his declaration on oath, made before a justice of the peace for the said county of Buckingham in 1824, and which is now in the Department at Washington as she presumes, as he was in the habit of receiving a pension in his life time from the United States - She further declares that she was lawfully married to the said Harding Woodroof as the marriage bond marked A and hereto annexed will show on the day of 1784 that her husband the said Harding Woodroof died on the 23 rd of January 1833, that she has ever since remained, and is still unmarried, and is the widow of the said Harding - That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January 1794, to wit: at the time above stated -
Salley her Woodroof mark -
(A copy of Marriage license bond marked A)
Know all men by these presents that we Harden Woodroof and George Carter are held and firmly bound unto the Governor and Council of the Commonwealth of Virginia and their successors in the sum of Fifty pounds current money, to which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators jointly and severally firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals and dated this 11 th day of Decr: 1784 Whereas a marriage is shortly intended to be had solemnized between the above bound Harden Woodroof and Sally Hunter, Now the condition of the above obligation is such, that if there be no lawful cause to obstruct the said marriage, then the above obligation to be void, else to remain in full force and virtue
Harden Woodroof (Seal) George Carter. (Seal)
A copy Teste, Rolfe Eldridge C.B.E.

John Borock of lawful age, and personally known to the court as a credible person, being duly sworn, saith, That he has long been acquainted with Salley Woodroof the within named declarant, and knows she is the widow and relict of Harding Woodroof late of this county, who died some years ago - That the said Harding was reputed and believed to be a corporal in the Revolution, That the maiden name of the said Salley Woodroof he believes was Hunter, the daughter of Thomas Hunter, that she has remained a widow, and unmarried ever since the death of the said Harding Woodroof and still is his widow —
And the Court doth order it to be certified to the pension Office in the City of Washington That it satisfactorily appears to the court from the declaration of the said Salley Woodroof, and the annexed affidavit That she is the widow of the late Harding Woodroof who was a corporal and pensioner in the Revolutionary War, and that the said Salley intermarried with the said Harding after his last period of service, & before the first of January 1798, and that the said Harding departed this life sometime since, and that the said Salley hath ever since, still is his widow and unmarried —
Copy Teste Rolfe Eldridge CBC
Virginia - Buckingham County, to wit:
I Rolfe Eldridge clerk of the County Court of Buckingham in the State of Virginia do hereby certify the foregoing is a true transcript from the records of the said County Court —
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my Office this 15 th day of March eighteen hundred forty —
Rolfe Eldridge CBC

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M c Cole
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J. Schwartz, Esquire,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington.
FREE
M c Cole

Bank of Virginia,
October 9. 1848.
Sir,
I send you enclosed the Declaration of Mrs Sally Woodruff, a pensioner under the Act of the 17. June 1844, made to obtain the benefits of the provision of the Act of the 2 d February 1848. Be pleased to enclose me a Pension Certificate for her.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant
Ant y Robinson
J. L. Edwards, Esquire,
Commissioner of Pensions, /
Washington.

State of Virginia.
On this 27 th day of September 1848, before me William D. Christian a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Appomattox, in the said State personally appeared Sally Woodruff, a resident of the said County, aged about Eighty- 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 Act of Congress, passed on the 2 d February 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War: - that she is the widow of Harding Woodruff, who was a Corporal in the Army of the Revolution, and that under the Act of Congress of the 17 th June 1844, she received a pension at the rate of eighty eight dollars per annum. She further declares that she is still a widow.
Sally her  X Woodruff mark
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year above written
In presence of D an t. O. B. up J. A. Carter
Before me
W m D. Christian J. Peace.
I Certify that Sally Woodruff, the Declarant above named, is personally known to me
W m D. Christian J. Peace
State of Virginia, Appomattox County, to wit
I Henry F. Boock Clerk of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that William D. Christian is a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County, duly Commissioned and qualified; that he is legally authorized to act as such, and that the foregoing signatures, purporting to be his, are genuine.
Given under my hand, and the Seal of the said Court, this 27 day of September one thousand eight hundred and forty eight.
H F Boock Clerk

6747 Sally Woodroof Wid of Harding Va
Ad July 1838
Memo 1784
and July 1833
Allen Twp Capital
$88 per am V line
Leah Thomas
See Ad May 18 1828
No 995
Adn M. Hill Va
HR

6747 Mar 23. 1840
Wa.
July 7. 1838
Sally Rudolph
with kind regards
January
Country scene of the
of Henry
Sturminster Hill, of va
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4546 Virginia R d
Sally Woodruff widow of Harding Woodruff who was a Corporal in the Virginia Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 88 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the twentieth day of Jan y 1844 and sent to
Rolf Eldridge Buckingham Co. Va
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. / Page 154.

5007 5008
Decem 11 1843
on
Sally Brown
3 March 1843
J. A. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
37 3/4

Buckingham Townhouse N o 13 Dec r : 1863
Sir
By request of Mr. Daniel O Bap of this County, son in law, to the declarant, I enclose you the declaration of Mrs Salley Woodroof for a pension, and request you to forward to him near Still post office in this County, the Certificate of the allowance —
Yours M c H.
R. Eldridge
N.B. Some 2 or 3 weeks past I enclosed the declaration of Mr. Mary Morely of this County for a pension directed to the Secretary at War, and having heard from it, I am fearful that misdirection to the proper Officer may have been the cause — Will you be so obliging as to let me hear from you touching this matter —
R. Eldridge

5007
Sally Woodruff
$88.
Ralph Eldridge Buckingham C.H. Va

State of Virginia,
Buckingham County, to wit:
On this Ninth day of December 1843, before me John T. Bocock a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County, personally appeared Sally Woodruff, a resident of the said County, aged about twentyfour 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 Act of Congress passed on the 3 d March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.
That she is the widow of Harding Woodruff who was a Corporal in the Revolutionary War, and a pensioner of the United States, and that in conformity with the Act of Congress of the 7. July 1838 she was pensioned and received five years pension at the rate of eighty eight dollars per annum.
She further declares that she is still a widow.
Witness
Dan l O. Bap
A. W. Burton
Sally had  X Woodruff Mark
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before me
J. T. Bocock
I Certify that Sally Woodruff, above named, widow of Harding Woodruff, deceased, is personally known to me.
Certified this Ninth day of December 1843.
J. T. Bocock

State of Virginia,
Buckingham County, to wit,
I Rolfe Eldridge, Clerk of the Court of the said County, do hereby certify that J. T. Bocock — is a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County, and that the foregoing signatures, purporting to be his, are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my Seal of Office, and subscribed my name, this 13 th — day of December in the year 1843.
Rolfe Eldridge clerk of Buckingham County Court

See the evidence Received the 28 March 1831 in the case of Thomas Terry.
M. J. [unclear] paymaster 925 REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Sept. 16. 1828
Harding Woodroof, of [unclear] in the County of Buckingham, in the State of Virginia, has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a corporal in captain J. Thomas has not 's company, in the Fifth regiment of the Virginia line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing ->
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By order of the Secretary, A. J. Akin.
file # 3485 EK
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE, 22 nd September 1828
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to Harding Woodroof in the [unclear] not
It further appears that Harding Woodroof is now on the pension list of the  any - - - - - agency, and has been so since the 3 d March 1826 at the rate of  dollars per month.
The name of Harding Woodroof cannot be found among those of the Virginia line, to whom Certificates for the gratuity of Eighty Dollars were issued - John Hagner Am

General Land Office
February 17 th 1829
The name of Harding Woodroof does not appear on the list of Warrants issued by the Register of the Land Office at Richmond Virginia, so far as they have been received
E. W. Gist Commissioner

allowed
act 1828
acquired
#3485

Revolutionary Claims.
Under the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved 15th May, 1828.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
17 Feb 1829
The annexed paper, relating to the claim of Harding Woodroof under the abovementioned act, is respectfully referred to the Secretary of War, with a request that he will be pleased to cause me to be informed whether it appears, by any records in the War Department, that the claimant has received, or is entitled to receive, the bounty in land granted by Congress for service in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution.
R. Rush
The Hon. the SECRETARY OF WAR.
War Dept Bounty land office
The records of this office do not show that Harding Woodroof of the Virg a line ever received or is entitled to bounty land of the United States.
Robert Taylor
19 Feby 1829

REV
WIDOW, &c.
Rev
File No. 32185
Sally Woodruff Widow
Harding Woodruff Esq. Rev War
Act: Feb. 2, 1848
Index:—Vol. M. , Page 352.
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Harding Woodroof of the County of Buckingham in the State of Virginia do hereby declare, that I in the Continental line of the Army of the Rebels for and during the War and continued in its service until its termination at which period I was a Corporal in Captain John Thomas' Company in the first Virginia Regiment on Continental line, and also declare that I never received a Certificate for the sum of eighty dollars to which I was entitled under the resolve of Congress passed the 15th May 1778, and I further declare that I was not on the 15th of March 1827 on the pension list of the United States Harding Woodroof 8 th day of Sept. 1828
Before me Charles Yancey a Justice of the peace for the County of Buckingham in the State of Virginia personally appeared this day John Thomas and Abraham Jones of the said County, who did severally make Oath, that Harding Woodroof by whom the foregoing declaration is subscribed, is generally reputed and believed to be a Soldier of the Army of the rebellion in manner as therein stated - Witness my hand this 8 th day of September 1828 - Chas. Yancey J.P -

rginia. I Robert Aldridge clerk of the County Court of Buckingham the State of Virginia do hereby certify that Charles Yancey whose signature appears within, is a justice of the peace in and for the said County duly commissioned & qualified according to law & that full faith & credit is due to his acts and deeds as such —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County at the Courthouse the 9 day of September 1828
R. Aldridge C.B.C.
at camp in the Floods, Buckingham Co.

1025
H. Woodcraft. rec d Sep t 15. 1878 ack d 16
Standing Account

No. 27 Feb 1828
Richard Rush Esquire -
Secretary of the Treasury Washington

Richmond Va. July 23 d 1829
Sir, I am here a number of our legislature and the enclosed have been addressed to me by the several persons, who are my constituents, I hope the evidence will now prove satisfactory and they will be permitted to retain the allowance made by Congress - the papers will show you their reputation post office,
Y. M c d l Ch. G. Yancey

roof, of the County of Prince of Virginia, do hereby declan, ested in the continental line of the Army Revolution, for and during the War; and contin- in its service until its termination; at which I was a Corporal in Capt James Burtons Company first Virginia Regiment of the continental line. An also declan that I have received a certificate for reward of eighty dollars to which I was entitled in the resolve of Congress passed the 15 th day of N in the Year 1778. and I further declan that I was on the 15 th day of March 1827 on the pension list the United States. Witness my hand this 16 th day February in the Year Eighteen Hundred and twenty N.
Harden Woodroof
Before me, George Christian, a Justice of the Peace in the County of Buckingham in the State of Virginia personally appeared, this day Littlebury Vial and John Barkerville of the said County, who did severally make oath that Hardin Woodroof by whom the fore- going declaration was subscribed, is personally known to us to have been a Corporal in the Army of the Revolution, and did serve in manner as therein stated.
Witness my hand this 16 th day of February in the Year Eighteen Hundred and twenty Nine!
George Christian

Virginia.
I Robt Aldridge clerk of the County Court of Buckingham in the Commonwealth of Virginia do hereby certify that George Christian whose certificate appears to the foregoing declaration is an acting justice of the peace in and for the said County duly commissioned & qualified according to law and that due faith and credit ought to be given to his acts and deeds as such -
In Testimony whereof I have here set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at the Courthouse said County the 16 th February 18 th
R. Aldridge
To Richard Rush Esq. Secretary of Treasury
Direct to me at Buckingham C. House the nearest Bank is at Richmond Va
Wm Wood