Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Reg-96920-55, Joseph Woodbury, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Woodbury, Joseph
B.L. Reg-96920-55
Nancy
CONTENTS

air P.B. Thayer Dec 4/55
96.9205 Act-mar 3/33 Spice 24/33
Nancy Woodbury mid Joseph Woodbury Pat
Leah Bartholomew Woodbury Leah Leushing
Em-amy 1777 vis Nov 1777
War of 1775.
Map no Papers.
P. G. Thayer Millville Maps

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
WORCESTER COUNTY, ss.
I, Joseph Mason
Clerk of the Judicial Courts
for the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, do hereby certify, that E. J. Mills on the ninth day of April A.D. 1855 was and still is
a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and authorized by the laws of this Commonwealth, to take the acknowledgement of deeds, and administer oaths, and that his signature to the certificate of oath upon the affidavit of Edwin
A. Dudley
hereunto annexed is genuine.
Given under my hand, and the seal of said
County , this twenty first , in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
day of April hundred and fifty- five .
J. Mason Clerk.

State of Massachusetts County of Worcester Town of Sutton
(a.) Joseph Woodbury and Nancy Young both of Sutton were joined together in marriage February sixteenth Seventeen hundred and eighty six. By Solomon Leland Justice of Peace
I CERTIFY that the above is a true copy of the record, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures, as follows:—(b.)
“ February 16 th 1786.
Edwin A. Dudley
I, E. A. Dudley — above named, depose and say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the town, county, and state aforesaid, and that the above is a true copy from the records of said town, with the exception above named, as certified by me.
Edwin A. Dudley }
Subscribed and duly sworn to before me, this ninth day of April 9 th A. D. 1855.
E. S. Mills Justice of the Peace.
(a) Here fill in an exact transcript of the record, except that, instead of copying the figures, the date must be written out in full.
(b) Here give the date exactly as it is in the record.

BOUNTY LAND ACT OF 1855.
Form of Declaration for Widow of a deceased Officer or Soldier.
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS, } ss. COUNTY OF WORCESTER, }
On this ninth day of April A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me Rufus B Dodge a justice of the Peace within and for the County at  Six aforesaid, Nancy Woodbury aged 89 years, a resident of Glendale  Worcester County in the State of Massachusetts who being duly sworn according to law declares, that she is the widow of Joseph Woodbury Jr deceased, who was a soldier in the Company commanded by Captain Bartholomew Worthy in the Regiment of Infantry commanded by Col Cushing in the war with Great Britain commenced in 1775.
That her said husband enlisted at Sutton on or about the first day of August
A. D., 1777 for the term of three months
and continued in actual service in said war, for the term of three months
and was discharged at
about the first day of November A. D., 1777
as will appear by the Muster Roll of said Company, and that she has not his discharge certificate, and that her said husband before his death received a warrant for 40 acres for his service, at which time he lived in the County of State of
She further states that she was married to the said Joseph Woodbury Jr in Sutton Massachusetts on the sixteenth day of February A. D., 1786 by one Solomon Leland a justice of the peace and that her name before her said marriage was Nancy Young and that* her marriage is recorded on the town records of Sutton Mass. that her said husband died at Glendale Worcester County Mass on the twenty seventh day of November A. D., 1837 and that she is still a widow.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the act passed March 3d, 1855.
She also requests the Commissioner of Pensions to deliver the warrant to PRESERVED S. THAYER of MILLVILLE, MASS., whom the claimant hereby appoints as her attorney to receive and take charge of the same.
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written.
Nancy Woodbury mark
Rufus B Dodge
Justice of the Peace.
{ SEAL. }
* State when the marriage is recorded, or if there be no record say so.

AFFIDAVIT OF WITNESSES.
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS, } ss. COUNTY OF WORCESTER. }
On this ninth day of April A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for the State and County aforesaid Joseph Woodbury and Gibbs Dodge residents of the State of Massachusetts and County of Worcester who being duly sworn according to law, declares, that Nancy Woodbury is the widow of Joseph Woodbury, Jr.
deceased, who was a soldier in the Company commanded by Captain Bartholomew Wort in the Regiment of Infantry commanded by Col Cushing
in the war with Great Britain commenced in 1775
That the said Nancy Woodbury was married to the said Joseph Woodbury, Jr. deceased, at Sutton State of Massachusetts on the sixteenth day of February A. D., 1786 by one Solomon Soland a Justice of the Peace that the name of the said Nancy Woodbury before her marriage aforesaid was Nancy Young, that her husband, the said Joseph Woodbury, Jr. died at Charlton on the twenty seventh day of November A. D. 1837
and that she is still a widow. That they of their own personal knowledge know that the soldier died at or about the time stated, that they were well acquainted with the parties during the life-time of the husband, and knew them to live together as husband and wife, and to be reputed as such. And they swear that they are disinterested witnesses, and they believe he has already received a warrant for less than 160 acres during his life time. Also that we were present and saw the applicant sign her name to the foregoing declaration Joseph Woodbury, Gibbs Dodge.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ninth day of April A. D., 1855 And I hereby certify that Joseph Woodbury and Gibbs Dodge are credible witnesses. Also that I have no interest in the above claim, and that the applicant is the identical person she represents herself to be. Rufus B Dodge Justice of the Peace. L. S.
(After the Justice of the Peace has signed the above, it must be sent to the County Clerk, who will fill up and sign the following under seal of the Court.)
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS. } ss. COUNTY OF WORCESTER. }
I Joseph Mason Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court, in and for the County and State above mentioned, do hereby certify, that Rufus B Dodge whose genuine signature appears above, is, and was at the time of signing the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn; that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit; and that the aforesaid Court, is a Court of Record, having general jurisdiction.
GIVEN under my hand and Seal of Office, at Worcester said Court this eighteenth day of April A. D., 1855 J. Mason Clerk