Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6,435, Benjamin Woodward, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Woodward, Benjamin
S. 6.435
carded
CONTENTS

Virginia 12. H-65
Benjn Woodward
of Rockland in the State of Virginia who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Woodson of the Regt commanded by Col. Flemming in the Virginia line for 2 years -
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 nd day of May (clk) - Rockland and sent Wm Miller C.H. Va
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833- 160 Sem-ant. allowance ending 4. Sept. " 40
$200
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by William Miller Clerk Book E Vol. 6 Page 30
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 1 st April 1838 from 4 March 1838, to 4 March 1839. Agt. Notified 16. Dec 1839
Date of death not on AB

7 Feb on the Court Rolls Admit for 2 years as a private $80.00
M m Miller Esq CLE
Goochland Co Va

BRIEF in the case of Benjamin Woodworth County of Goochland in the State of Va (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 78 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. As a Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. Gen.     In 1776 left in 1778 2 Capt Woodworth Col Fleming Col Matthews  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Bran dy wine  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Goochland Co Va  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? No on affidavit  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richard Butts Examining Clerk.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Benjamin Woodworth  6 a  10 a which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned 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? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? no
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? no
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. † Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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."

Benjamin Woodward

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 is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state 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 shewn 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.
† QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
‡ QUERE XVI.  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 paper 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.
☞ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.

9638 Benjamin Woodwards Declaration

State of Virginia
At a Court held for Goochland County 20 th August 1832.
State of Virginia } ss. Goochland County }
On this 20 th day of August 1832. personally appeared before the County Court of Goochland in the State of Virginia being a Court of record, Benjamin Woodward, a resident of said County & State aforesaid, aged seventy three years in October last, 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 7 th 1832.
That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1776, for the term of two years with Lieutenant Nathaniel Morris, a recruiting Officer, and served in the Ninth Virginia Regiment of the Continental line under the following named Officers, Colonel Thomas Fleming, Colo. Matthews, Major Ennis, Captain Samuel Woodson, Lieutenant Nathaniel Morris, Lieutenant Robert Woodson, Ensign W m Holman, Ensign Joseph Payne & General Muhlenburg, in General Greene's Division, that he left the service in 1778, that he enlisted in the County of Goochland aforesaid in which he resided when he entered the service, that he was in the battle at Brandywine, and marched through the States of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey & New York - he hereby relinquishes every claim 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.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Benjamin his Woodward mark
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named Applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states.
I William Miller Clerk of the Court of Goochland County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of

Benjamin Woodward for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 29 th day of August 1832.
Wm Miller C.C.

August 17, 1934
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Mr. Stewart M. Woodward 107 North Linden Street Richmond, Virginia
BA-J/NEL
Benjamin Woodward - S.6435 Samuel Woodward - S.5169
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of two Revolutionary War soldiers, of New Kent County, Virginia, with surname Woodward.
There is no claim for pension on file based upon service of a soldier with that surname, of New Kent County, Virginia. The records of two soldiers with surname Woodward, of Virginia, are furnished you herein as found in the respective claims for pension, S.6435 and W.5169, based upon their services in the Revolutionary War.
Benjamin Woodward S. 6435
Benjamin Woodward was born in October, 1758. The place of his birth and the names of his parents are not shown in the papers in the pension claim.
While residing in Goochland County, Virginia, Benjamin Woodward enlisted sometime in 1776, served in Captain Samuel Woodson's Company, Colonels Thomas Fleming and Matthews' 9 th Virginia Regiment and was in the battle of Brandywine; length of service, two years.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 20, 1832, while a resident of Goochland County, Virginia.
There are no data as to soldier's family.
*****
Date of death not on a B

Ad
3-871.
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by A. Mac D. 11/7/10
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Benjamin Woodward
Service Va.
Additional Service Rev.
No. _____ claim, State records _____, 191____
No claim, combination records _____, 191____
REMARKS:
Gw. File No. 6435

Rev. man
6435
INVALID.
1910 July 14 Hist. Soc. Mrs. L. J. James. V. L. M.
1934 Aug 17 Hist. Soc. Stewart Mrs. Woodward - 8 Feb
File No. 6435
Benj. Woodward
Bri. Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index: Vol. a , Page 414
[Arrangement of 1870.]

June 24
Dear Sirs,
A Grand daughter now over eighty years old remembers that her Grand father Benjamin Woodward received a pension for being wounded in the War of the Revolution. She thinks it was in the Battle of Brandywine - he was from Virginia Rockland Co. Any information

you could send me will be thankfully received by
Mrs. L. T. James 3420 Paseo Kansas City Mo.

Recd 8/21/34
13 34 PERSONAL.
Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C.
Reference: BA-J/MMHF:MLB.

THE WOODWARD SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA
107 North Linden St., RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
August 10, 1934.
Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C.
Ref; BA-J/MMHF:MLB.
Gentlemen:
We had hoped to have a reply by this time to our request of July 14th for the records of any one, or any two, persons with the family name of WOODWARD who enlisted in the Revolutionary War from New Kent County, Va., and your early attention will greatly oblige,
Yours very truly,
Stewart M. Woodward Stewart M. Woodward, Secretary.

sion on file in this Bureau.
Benjamin Woodward P.F. 6435-
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1776 1778 Pvt. Samuel Woodson Thomas Fleming Matthews 9 th Va                                                   
Battles engaged in, Brandywine Residence of soldier at enlistment, Goochland Co. Va Date of application for pension, Aug. 20, 1832 His ch. was ab Residence at date of application, Goochland Co. Va Age at date of application, born Oct. 1758
Remarks: _____

August 17, 1954
Samuel Woodward W.5169
Samuel Woodward was born February 12, 1760, in Bedford County, Virginia.
While residing in Bedford County, Virginia, Samuel Woodward (he signed Woodard- was pensioned Woodward) volunteered in October, 1779, served four months in Captain John Robinson's Virginia Company and carried flour on pack horses from Bedford County, Virginia, to Fort McIntosh on the Ohio River; he volunteered in the spring of 1781, served in Captain Bowen Price's Company, Colonel Charles Lynch's Virginia Regiment, marched to North Carolina and was in the battle of Guilford; length of service ten weeks; he enlisted in the fall of 1781, served under Lieutenant Nathaniel Price in the Virginia Troops; while on this tour, receiving word of the death of his father whose name is not shown, and feeling it necessary that he return home in consequence, he obtained the services of Jacob Woodward as a substitute, and was discharged January 21, 1782. No relationship of Jacob Woodward to the soldier was shown.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 12, 1832, while a resident of Miami Township, Montgomery County, Ohio.
He died September 25, 1852, in Plattsville, Shelby County, Ohio.
The soldier married August 19, 1819, in Warren County, Ohio, Sarah Roberts, who was born in April, 1790, place not shown.
Soldier's widow, Sarah, was allowed pension on her application executed October 5, 1853, at which time she was aged sixty-three years and resided in Greene Township, Shelby County, Ohio. In 1869, she was residing in Plattsville, Ohio.
There is no reference to children.
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Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
November 19 th , 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 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," Benjamin Woodward — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va Agency, at the rate of Eighty Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1838, to the 4 th March 1839.
Respectfully, yours,
W. B. Parsons Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.