Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4733, Ezra Woodworth, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Woodworth, Ezra.
S. 4 733.
CONTENTS
carded

A cash note on A. B.
7868 Ohio Pittsburgh
Ezra Woodworth
of Ashtabula in the State of Ohio. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Fitch. — of the Regiment commanded by Col. Durkee in the Cont. Cont. line for six months. = $20.00
Conn. Line. Records at K. May 5 '04
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio Pittsburgh. at the rate of 20. Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of April. 1833 and sent to.
J. R. Geddings, Jefferson, Ohio.
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 40.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. " 10.00
$50.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm A. Palmer Clerk, Book E Vol. 8. Page 132.

Ezra Woodworth's Application for Pension -
10.019
Filed August 17 th 1832.

STATE OF OHIO, Ashtabula - COUNTY, } ss.
ON this sixteenth day of August A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the Supreme court of The State of Ohio - now sitting, within said County Ezra Woodworth - a resident of Williamsfield in the county of Ashtabula and state of Ohio, aged 69 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed June 7, 1832.
THAT he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That at Lebanon in the County of Windham, and State of Connecticut, he enlisted into the Connecticut State Troops, for the term of ten months. That he enlisted as aforesaid in the year 1780, in the company of James that year, into a company commanded by Andrew Fitch, that immediately after his enlistment he marched in said company to a place on the river near just above Point, where said company joined the regiment under the command of Colonel Denny, the General of the Brigade was General Parsons. That he was acquainted or knew several officers in the Continental, since who were present at said place, to wit, Washington, Steuben who was Inspector General, and General Wayne. That said Regiment quartered at said aforementioned place for about two weeks when they marched to Pickett's Hill. That said Regiment with the Continental Troops quartered at said place about two weeks when they crossed the river at Kings Ferry and marched into the State of New Jersey. That said said Regiment marched from there to a place in said State, until they again crossed Kings Ferry, and went into winter quarters in the Highlands in the State of New York, where he remained in said service with said Troops until he was discharged, which took place about the last of the year, that he had a written discharge at the time, but has since lost it. That he has no documentary evidence now to his discharge by reason of the loss of his Discharge. That he cannot currently obtain the Certificate of a Chaplain in Court at this time.
HE hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state, nor of the agency of the state of Ohio
SWORN to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Sam Hendry Clerk  Ezra Woodworth
Aug. 17 -
WE, Joshua M. Giddings residing in the County of Ashtabula and James M. Giddings residing in the same place hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Ezra Woodworth who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 69 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
J. M. Giddings James M. Giddings
SWORN, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
AND the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that Joshua M. Giddings who has signed the preceding certificate, is a respected resident in the County of Ashtabula and that James M. Giddings who has also signed the same, is a resident in the the same place and that they are credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Sam Hendry clerk of the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio within and for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Ezra Woodworth for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 18th day of August A. D. 1832
Sam Hendry Clerk

No 10.019 Byron Woodworth No Ashtabula 7868 Ohio—
Admitted for 6 Months From 1780—
$20.
Admitted for 6 Months From 1780. $20.
J. R. Giddings Jefferson Ashtabula Ohio

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
State Ohio-
A Statement, shewing the Service of Ebenezer Woodworth Ashtabula Co.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.      enlisted 1790  Dec  6  Capt. Getch   Col. Dan. G. G. Parsons  Genl. Wash.  Genl. Putnam  Genl. Wayne   West parts of  Piketon  King's Creek  St. Joseph's  Springfield  St. Louis   9 years  Albany  Woodhull   Gradual  service   
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. ¶ This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, as too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Interrogatory not answered
John N. Ashton

No. _____
E. F. Mason
Special Examiner.
Dated Syracuse, N.Y. ,
Nov 13 , 190 2
BRIEF.
Requesting a copy of the military history of Ezra Woodworth, a Revolutionary Soldier, and Pensioner.
NOV 15 1902
Respectfully referred to Mr. W. H. Bayly, Chief Clerk for consideration
A. L. Craig
Acting Chief, S.B.D.
No. of inclosures, _____
2

SPECIAL EXAMINATION DIVISION.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Syracuse, N.Y. Nov. 13, 1902
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Sir:-
I have the honor to request that you furnish me with a copy of the military history of Ezra Woodworth, my Great Grand Father, and a Soldier of the Revolutionary War.
We know he served in the American Army during the said War, supposedly from Vermont, and that he was a pensioner. He was born in Essextown, Essex Co., Vt. August 28, 1763, moved to Ohio in 1807 or 1808 settling in West Williamsfield, Ashtabula Co., and died August 22, 1834 in the same place.
Very respectfully E. F. Mason

November 7, 1938
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BA-J/MCS Ezra Woodworth, S. 4733
Mrs. Bessie G. Kraber 794 Noble Avenue Akron, Ohio
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to Ezra Woodworth, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 4733, based on the military service of the only Ezra Woodworth that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
The date and place of his birth and the names of his parents were not given.
He enlisted in June, 1780, at Lebanon, Connecticut, served as private in Captain Andrew Fitch's company in Colonel Durkee's Connecticut regiment and was discharged the last of December, 1780.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 16, 1832, at which time he was living in Williamsfield, Ashtabula County, Ohio, and was sixty-nine years of age.
There are no data contained in the papers of this claim relative to the family of Ezra Woodworth.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Rea Mar
4733. INVALID.
File No. 4733
Ezra Woodward Dis. Ct. Cont. Line
Act: June 7, 1832
Index: —Vol. A , Page 414
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Nov. 17-1902 E. P. Mason Spl. Div. Syracuse N.Y.
1914 Jan 7 Hist. to Edith H. Hubbard V.L.M.
1915. Feb 26 Miss L. J. Clark ad- vised that date of death not of record - referred to Andrew Morse
1919 June 12 Hist. to Mrs. Walter Gibson
1938 Nov 7 Mrs. Bessie L. Kraber furnished list. M.C.S.

one 2 ct stamp Enclosed NK at Purd
Stamp ret'd - ul
Ashtabula, Ohio, February 19, 1915.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir,--
I enclose a statement of the war record of Ezra Woodworth which was sent to one of our family several years ago. We are unable to find any record of the date of his death and thought it must be recorded on the pension records. Will you kindly have this record looked up and, if possible, send me the date of his death.
If there is any expense attached to this let me know and I will gladly send remittance. My sister and I are very desirous to become members of the Daughters of the American Revolution and it is necessary to have this date in order to do so. We have all of the other information needed.
Thanking you in advance, I am,
Respectfully yours,
(Miss) C. J. Clarke.
14 King St.

309 Bucklin St. Providence R.I. 5/8, 1905.
Data from card Nov. 6 1905
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir-
Will you send me a statement of the service of Ezra Woodworth a pensioner of the Revolution whos pension was paid at West Williamsfield Ohio.
Respectfully G. F. Woodworth

✓ 3 ct stamp enclosed 2 1/2
419 W. Locust Centralia, Wm. May 26, 1919
Y. S. Clee Rev. ask Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
My great-great-grandfather Ezra Woodworth who served in 4th Connecticut Reg't. commanded by Col. Dodge during the Revolutionary War, received a pension. Will you please send me a copy of his application for a pension.
Another g.g. grandfather of mine David Penn served from Rehoboth Mass. according to family tradition he lost a leg

in the Rev. War, but do not know that he ever received a pension, did he? Did Jonas Mason of Sweden Mass. or Daniel Tiffany of Attleborough, Mass. receive pensions for Rev. service? If so would like to have their appli- cations also. They were also my great great grand- fathers and I have proof of Rev. service.
Sincerely yours (Mrs.) Watie Gilbons

INSIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS
1 Commissioner of Pensions, 2200 19th St NW, Washington, D.C.

Would like to know if Ezra Woodworth, of the 4 th Connecticut Line Regiment, was a pensioner of the Revolutionary War.
(Miss) Edith M. Hubbard
219 N. St. Clair Street,
Painesville, Ohio.
January 3, 1914

Akron, Ohio
Sept., 24, 1938.
Veterans Administration Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs:
Will you kindly send me a statement of the military history of Ezra  only , Woodworth , a soldier of the Revolutionary War who was a distant ancestor of mine!
Thanking you in advance
I remain yours truly, "Mrs." Bessie G. Kraber
794 Noble Ave., Akron, Ohio.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
1.4.4733
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Ezra Woodworth a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     June 1780 Dec. 1780 Pvt. Andrew Fitch Durkee Conn.          
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted at Lebanon Conn.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 16, 1832. His ch. was ab.
Residence at date of application, Williamsfield, Ashtabula Co. Ohio.
Age at date of application, 69 yrs.
Remarks: No data as to family
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

M-1341.
Rev. War Section.
February 26, 1915.
Mrs. C. J. Clark, 14 King Street, Ashtabula, Ohio.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 19" instant, you are advised that the date of death of Ezra Woodworth, Revolutionary War pensioner S. F. 4733, is not a matter of record. In order to ascertain the same you should apply to the Auditor for the Interior Department, United States Treasury Department, Washington, D. C. citing the following data: "Ezra Woodworth, Ctf. 7868, issued April 13, 1833 at $20 Per annum from March 4, 1831, under Act of June 7, 1832, Pittsburg, Ohio Agency.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.