Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4358, Robert Woodside, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Woodside, Robert
W 4358
or Woodsides
Jurs, Eleanor
CONTENTS
(Former widow)

3760 Ohio Cincinnati
Eleanor Turs widow of Robert Woodside who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th day of May 1837 and sent to
Hon J. R. Giddings M. C. Jefferson Ohio
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 364 Vol. 4

(Copies of Mrs. E. Turs pension papers)
State of Ohio } Green County ss. } On this 10 th day of January A.D. 1848.
Before me Daniel Martin an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County. Personally appeared Eleanor Turs, aged, eighty seven years last February, and now residing in Kenia, in the County and State, aforesaid, who being first duly sworn, doth on oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the acts of Congress passed on the 7 th day of July, 1838, March 3 rd 1843, & June 17 th 1844, granting pensions to widows of Revolutionary Soldiers. That she was formerly the widow of Robert Woodsides, who was a Revolutionary Soldier in the line of the State of New Jersey, that she was married to her said husband on the 12 th day of June, 1784, at a place called Sardsborough in the County of Salem and State of New Jersey by a high Church minister whose name was Collean, and that her maiden name was Eleanor Clark. She well remembers that, she was married as aforesaid in June, the next year after the close of the Revolutionary war; that she and her said husband soon after their marriage commenced keeping house in Pennsneck in New Jersey and remained there about three years then removed to Pennsylvania, on the Susquehannah River, and resided there until the decease of her said husband, which took place the last day of October, 1798, that she has often heard her husband the said Robert Woodsides relate his Revolutionary service but being old and feeble in body and mind and her consequence loss of memory she cannot now relate all that she has heard him relate of said service. She remembers of hearing him say that he served some of the time under Capt Lloyd and had for his General Anthony Wayne, and that he served in all five years and three months and was in service up to the close of the Revolution, he received a written discharge which she remembers of seeing frequently. That before leaving New Jersey her husband's house was burned and said discharge

and said discharge was destroyed in said house. That after the decease of her husband she returned back to New Jersey and in the year 1800, she was again married to J. S. Williams in Salem County in the State of New Jersey by a justice of the peace whose name she does not remember that she and her second husband resided in said Salem County until his decease which took place the next year after their marriage and that in the month of June, 1807 she was again married to Michael Turs in Pennsneck, Salem County N.J. by Joseph Borden Esqr and that her third husband the said Michael Turs died in said Salem County N.J. in the year 1819. and that in the year, 1821, she removed from Salem County N.J. to the State of Ohio & has since resided in the State of Ohio, at different places, most of the time with her children. That she has not intermarried since the decease of said Michael Turs and now remains a widow. Her first husband the aforesaid Robert Woodruff, was a resident of said Salem County in the time of the Revolution and was a bound boy & when at the age of 14 or 15 years & at Upper Pennsneck he enlisted into the Revolutionary service she believes for during the war, she does not know as he ever received Bounty Land, when he died he was aged about 35 or 36 years, She was acquainted with him before he entered the service, that she and her said husband Woodruff had a certificate of their marriage, which was destroyed when their house was burned in Salem County N.J. That that she has not any Record of the date of her marriage to said Woodruff nor does she know of any record of her marriage to said Woodruff. She refers to the proofs herunto attached and prays that the pension due her on account of the Revolutionary service of her first husband the said Robert Woodruff may be granted and further deponent saith not.
(Signed) Eleanor my Turs mark

Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year above. And I further certify from common report that the above declarant is a person of truth and veracity and from bodily infirmity unable to attend Court (Signed) Daniel Martin A.f.
State of Ohio } Green County ss. } I Sarah Connell aged thirty seven years a resident of Kenia in the County of State aforesaid, being first duly sworn do on oath my said Oath depose and say that I am a daughter of Michael Turs & Eleanor Turs, and that my said died in the County of Salem in the State of New Jersey about the year 1819, and that my said mother now resides in Kenia, in the State aforesaid and remains the widow of my said father. I have always understood by my mother that her first husbands name was Robert Woodside who had served long in the Revolutionary war from the State of New Jersey and that she was married to him the soon after the close of said war and of the truth of her said statement I have no doubt, and further deponent saith not. (Signed) Sarah Connell
Sworn and subscribed before me this the 10 th day of January A.D. 1848, And I hereby certify from my own personal knowledge that the above deponent Sarah Connell is a person of truth & veracity. (Signed) Daniel Martin A.f.

State of Ohio } Green County } I B. G. can well aged thirty five years a resident of Kania in the County and state aforesaid being first duly sworn do on oath depose and say that I am acquainted with Mrs Eleanor Turs, who is known and reputed to be the widow of Michael Turs, said widow is also reputed to of been formerly the widow of Robert Woodrides, who was a Revolutionary Soldier in the line of the State of New Jersey I have heard said widow say that her first husband said Robert Woodrides served over five years in the Revolutionary war, and that she was married to him the next year after the close of the said war, and that I have no doubt of the truth of said statements, she now resides in said Kania and remains a widow, and further deponent saith not,
(Signed) Benj m G. Conwell
Sworn and subscribed before me this the 10 th day of January A. D. 1848. And I further certify from my own personal knowledge that the above deponent B. G. Conwell is a person of truth and veracity. &c
(Signed) Daniel Martin A. J.
The foregoing application and the two affidavits were duly authenticated January 10 th 1848,

Second Regiment
Return of the noncommissioned officers and privates of the second Jersey Regiment in January 1781, with the sums due to each on account of the depreciation of their pay agreeable to an act of the Legislature passed Jan y 6 th 1781.
Capt Soloyas Company
   Names Rank Time in service paymen amt of State cost Total   ment depreciation Stores Recd of   $ $ $ $ $     Robert Woodside Private March 20, 1777, to August 1, 1780 2,10.0 847.6 4,00.0 1,17.6 78.10.0  
State of New Jersey,
I Charles G. McChesney,
Secretary of the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true extract from Book a. of Auditor's accounts, page 11. as taken from and compared with the original on file in my office.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office at Trenton this tenth day of December one thousand eight hundred & forty Eight.
(Signed)
Charles G. McChesney, Secretary of State

I Edward B. Boggs Rector of the Swedish Lutheran Evan- gelical Church Church at Reacoon, generally known as Trinity Church Swedesborough in the County of Glou- cester, and State of New Jersey, and having charge of the Records of said Church, do hereby certify that the following is a transcript of the records of said Church of the marriage of Robert Woodrides and Eleanor Clark to wit: "Marriages for the year one thousand seven hun- dred and eighty four".
"July the fifteenth Robert Woodrides & Eleanor Clark" I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the Record with the exception of the which is expressed in the Records in legible characters as follows.
"1784, July 15," and I further certify that the above record was made in the hand writing of Nicholas Collien who was in the year 1784, pastor of said Church (Signed) Edw Boggs Rector of Trinity Church Swedesborough.
Swedesborough December 15 th 1848. Personally appeared Edward B. Boggs above name and made oath that the above certificate by him subscribed is true and I hereby certify that the above deponent is personally known to me to be the Rector of the above named Church.
(Signed) Charles P. Shivers Justice of the Peace
"The above was duly authenticated by the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Salem County and State of New York Dec. 16 th 1848,

State of Ohio } January 16 th day A.D. 1849. Personally Clinton County p. } appeared before me Samuel S. Austin a justice of the peace in and for said County James Norton a resident of Clarksville in the County and State aforesaid aged about forty nine years who being first duly sworn doth in said on oath depose and say that he is well acquainted with Mrs Eleanor Durs who is reputed to of been formerly the widow of Robert Woodrides who was a Revolutionary soldier in the time of New Jersey, the said Eleanor resided last winter at Xenia in Green County, Ohio, but now resides at Clarksville, in the County of Clinton and State of Ohio, prior to her residence in Xenia she resided in said Clinton Co said widow is poor and needy no means of support nor relation who are willing to provide for her, she is considered by her neighbours to be a person of truth and probity, and also that her first husband the said Robert Woodrides was a Revolutionary soldier and he concurs in that opinion, and further states that he has known the said Eleanor Durs for two years past. (Signed) James Norton
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year first above written and I further hereby certify from my own personal knowledge that the above deponent is a person of truth and probity. Before me Samuel S. Austin, Justice of the peace
State of Ohio } On this 16 th day of January A.D. Clinton County p. } 1849. Before me Samuel S. Austin a justice of the peace in and for said County Personally appeared Eleanor Durs aged Eighty five years next month a resident of Clarksville in the County aforesaid who being first duly sworn do on oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits

of the act of Congress passed on the 2 nd day of February 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who had served during the Revolutionary war, that she was formerly the widow of Robert Woodruff who was a Revolutionary Soldier in the line of New Jersey, and served under Capt Lloyd, that on or about the 10 th day of January, 1848, at Xenia in the County of Green, and State of Ohio, she made an application before Daniel Martin, an associate judge under the acts of July 7 th 1838, March 3 rd 1843, & June 17 th 1844, for a pension, her said application is now on file in the pen- sion Office at Washington City D. C. She further de- clares that she still remains the widow of her third Michael Turs. Signed Eleanor Turs mark Executed in presence of { Samuel S. Austin { James Norton { John S. Davis {
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written and I hereby certify from common report that the above applicant is a person of truth and veracity. (Signed)
Before me Samuel S. Austin Justice of the peace.
"The foregoing affidavits of James Norton & Eleanor Turs, were duly authenticated by the clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Clinton Co. Ohio."

State of New Jersey
Salem County p. 5
I John Summerall a resident of Upper Pennsneck, in said county aged seventy three years last June, being first duly sworn do an oath depose and say that I was well acquainted with Robert Woodrides, who was a resident of said Pennsneck, and was a Revolutionary Soldier, said Woodrides when a boy lived with my father and as I understood was bound to my father, in the early part of the Revolutionary war Woodrides & a slave that belonged to my father ran away in order to join the army but before joining the Army my father got them back, my father was to give Woodrides some land if he stayed his time out but after he ran away and my father had got him back, my father told him if he wanted to go into the service he might go and told him not to go to the British but to join the American Army and Woodrides left and went into the service of his country and continued in the service until the close of the war as I have always understood from my parents, and I well recollect the time when he returned to my father's at the close of the war after discharged from service with his soldier equipments having the appearance of a soldier, he came in and took a seat & as he had been absent so long my mother did not know him, but after a while Woodrides said to my mother you don't know me, and he was then recognized by a young lady that lived at my father's, who said it is Woodrides, soon after Woodrides returned from the war he was married to Eleanor Clark and they kept house near my father's a short time I am not certain how long many years before he removed from here, I well recollect of his widow the said Eleanor being back here and of her being married

to Justice Williams who was a neighbour to my father said Williams went on the river & was what was called a waterman soon after he was married to Mrs Wood- =side he took the yellow fever at Philadelphia, and died, I have lived all my days in this vicinity and have heard much talk in my father's family and by some of early neighbours about the said Woodsides Revolutionary, I have no doubt but what he served during the greater part of the Revolutionary war & served to the end of said war, there was a number of soldiers from this vicinity, who it is believed served long in the Revolution ary to wit; Abraham Farrow who returned from the service with Woodsides, Levi Griffin who came from the army at the same whither either were in the same company with Woodsides I know not, I do not know that there is a Revolutionary soldier now living in this Town I recollect of hearing Woodsides tell many a war stories and of being some in the Indian country among the Indians have heard him tell of being in Battles but don't remember what Battles
(Signed) John Dummerill
Sworn and subscribed this 21 st day of March A.D. 1850, and I further certify from my own personal knowledge that the above deponent is a person of truth and veracity and his state- =ments entitled to full credit.
Before me
(Signed) Thomas C. Hotten Justice Peace

State of New Jersey } Upper Pennsneck March 22 nd . Salem County p. 8 1850, I Elizabeth Whitesell
aged seventy three years being first duly sworn do on oath depose and say that I was well acquainted with Eleanor Mrs widows of Michael Mrs who formerly resided in said Township and was formerly the widow of Robert Woodides, who was re- ported to of been a Revolutionary soldier, I have resided all my day in said Township, I do not remember any thing about said Robert & Eleanor prior to the decease of said Roberts, they resided in Pennsylvania I understood when said Robert died I well recollect the time when the widow Woodides returned from Pennsylvania after the decease of her husband the said Robert to this place I lived a near neighbour to her, she was soon after her return married to Justice Williams, with whom I was well acquainted, the said Williams died in about two years after his marriage with said Eleanor of a fever he took at Philadelphia, said Eleanor was again married to Michael Mrs some five or six years after the decease of her second husband and lived with him up to his decease which most of the took place full thirty years ago, it was not long after the decease of the said Michael Mrs, before his widow the said Eleanor removed to the western country and I have had no personal knowledge of her since, I was married to Gerard Whitesell in the year 1800, my said husband was born and lived all his days in Upper Pennsneck, he died about ten years ago, I have often heard my husband & other neighbours talk about the Revolutionary service of Robert Woodides aforesaid and tell some anecdotes of said Robert I was well acquainted with Abraham Farrow and Isaac Lewis who resided in this vicinity and went from here here into the Revolutionary service and I have often heard them spoken as Revolutionary

Soldiers in connection with said Woodrides, by what I have heard related my husband and others relate of said Robert being in the Revolutionary service I have no doubt but what said Robert served long in the Revolutionary service said war, he was much talked of as of being a Revolutionary soldier by my husband and others of this vicinity and I never heard it questioned by any one I have resided within one mile of the place where John Summerill resided in the time of the Revolution, ever since I was married & have kept house said John is the father of John Summerill who has made his affidavit on this sheet.
(Signed) Elizabeth her X Whiterell mark
Witness present to Elizabeth Whiterell's mark Thomas C. Norton }
Sworn and subscribed this 22 d day of March 1850.
And I further certify from my own personally knowledge, that the above deponent is a person of truth and veracity.
(Signed) Thomas C. Norton J. Pease
I further certify that the foregoing affidavits of John Summerill & Elizabeth Whiterell were drawn up in my presence under the direction of said deponents.
(Signed) Thomas C. Norton J. Pease
The affidavits of John Summerill & Elizabeth Whiterell were duly authenticated by the clerk of the court of Common Pleas of Salem County N.J. the 26 th day of March A.D. 1850

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 4358
Eleanor Tinslee Wid. of Robert Woodside Pvt. Rev. War
Act: Foley, 2nd/48
Index:—Vol. M , Page 285
[Arrangement of 1870.]

9.00 Ohio Cincinnati
Eleanor Turs widow of Robert Woodring who was a Private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th day of May 1837 and sent to
Ann J. P. Giddings M.C. Jefferson Ohio
[Acts of March 3, 1843, & June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 , Page 210

11.104 Ohio Cincinnati Blessor Turs widow of Robert Woodside who died on the 31. Octr 1798 of Green Co in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the Comfy commanded by Captain Lloyd of the Regt commanded by Col in the Revolution time for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Cincinnati at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19th day of May 1837 and sent to Hon. M. C. Giddings M.C.
Arrears to the 4th of Jefferson Ohio Semi-annual allowance ending
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act July 7, 1838. } S. R. Weightman Clerk. Recorded by. Vol. 1 Page 397 Book C

Hon J. L. Edwards
Letter of May 2 d 1850. in the case of Eleanor Turs
No 4.

Pensions Office May 2. 1850.
Sir,
The additional testimony forwarded by you to establish the claim of Eleanor Turs, formerly widow of Robert Woodside, to the benefit of the act of July 7. 1838, is not in accordance with the requisitions of my letter to the Hon. J. R. Giddings of the 15 th Feb y 1849. If her husband was the Robert Woodside who served in Capt. Lloyd's Company 2 d Jersey Regiment, she should be enabled to state some particulars of his service, and there should be no difficulty in establishing his identity, by the testimony of comrades who served with him.
I am respectfully Your obt. Servt. J L Edwans
James Hathaway Esq. Chardons Guang Co. Ohio

Hon J. B. Edwards, Com of Pensions of May, 7 th 1849. in the case of Mrs E Tins,
No. 3.

Pension Office, May 7th, 1849.
Sir,
The supplemental declaration of Eleanor Tury, formerly widow of Robert Woodside, and the accompanying affidavit of James Norton transmitted by you to this Office sometime since affords no additional proof of her husband's identity with the soldier of the New-Persey Line bearing his name.
Mrs Tury has not specified her husband's service as required by my letter to Hon. J. R. Giddings of the 15th February last, and the witness Norton not having been engaged himself in the War of the Revolution could have no personal knowledge of the service of the service Woodside, his statement therefore is not deemed at all satisfactory to remove the objection to the admission of this claim;
James Mathaway Esq., Chardon, Ohio.
I Am, Sir, resp'tly Your Obed. Serv't. J. L. Edwards

Hon J. S. Edwards Com of pensions Washington City D. C.
J. Hon J. R. Giddings, in claim of Mrs E. Vms.
Feby 15 th 1849.
No 2

Pensions Office, February 15 th 1849.
Sir,
I have the honor to return herewith Mr Bathurst's letter and to state that the papers presented by you in the case of Eleanor Turs. formerly widow of Robert Woodside, shows that a soldier bearing the name of her first husband belonged to the 2 d Regiment, of the New Jersey Line, and also that Robert Woodside and Eleanor Clarke were married in 1784. But the regulations requiring the service to be specifically set forth, the time of its commencement and its duration, with the names of the Company company and field officers, under whom it was rendered have not been complied with, nor has there a particle of evidence been introduced identifying Applicant's husband with that soldier. The testimony of two or more witnesses, who were themselves in service with Woodside, will be required to identify him with the husband of Mrs Turs. We cannot allow this claim upon the proof now filed,
I have the honor to be,
Very respectfully
Your obedt. Servt.
J. G. Berret, for Comr of Pensions
Hon. J. A. Griddings,
House of Representatives,

Mem J. L. Edwards com of pensions in the case of Mr Eleanor Tass. of July 6 th 1848.
No 1

Pension Office July 6th, 1848.
Sir,
The application of Eleanor Dars, formerly widow of Robert Woodside, has been examined and her papers filed under the Act of 7th July, 1838. Neither the date of the marriage nor any one term of the service for which this claim is asserted has been established in the manner required by the regulations. As you are well acquainted with those regulations, it is deemed only necessary to state that they must be complied with in every essential particular, both as regards the specification and proof of her husband's service, and the date of the marriage, before a pension can be allowed her.
No proof that can be admitted upon either of these points has been received.
I am, Very respectfully Your Obed. Serv. H. S. Evans for Board of Pension
James Mathaway Esq. Chardon, Ohio.

Chatham Newburgh. Ohio April 25 th 1851.
Sir
The pension claim of Mrs Eleanor Furs formerly widow of Robert Woodside who was a Rev- olutionary Soldier in the line of New Jersey has long been before the department under the act of July, 7 th 1838 & subsequent acts. much proofs in support of said claim has been filed in your office with her papers, and I have received several Reports in the case. on or about Jan y 31 st 1851 I sent a copy of the application and proofs in this case, to Hon J. R. Giddings, Esq. which was with a previous understanding with him to take an appeal in the case I also sent him all of the commissioners Reports in the case, Mr Giddings on receiving said papers forthwith sent them to your office, as appears by his letter herewith enclosed, I sent Mr Giddings the copies of said papers & the commissioners reports for the purpose of enabling him to see all the hearings of the claim. I wish to have the copies and reports returned to me to enable me to prepare an appeal Mr Giddings informed me by letter dated March 24 th 1851. which is herewith enclosed. that he had requested you to return said papers to me Mrs Furs is in a feeble state of health & her mind nearly gone & her friends urgent.

about her claim. And I write this letter and request that said Copies & Reports &c may be returned to me without any further delay.
Very Respectfully, your most Obt Servant.
James Nathaway
Dear Jas E. Heath Com of pensions Washington City D.C.

Buffalo March 24, 1851
My dear Sir Your letter of the 5 th inst reached me two days since. I have transmitted it to the Com tee of Friends with a request that the papers may be returned to you Very respectfully M c Whorter
James Kirtland Esq

Washington City Aug 12. 1819
Sir
I would solicit your early attention to the enclosed letter. I also send the letter of Mr. Hatherway on the subject
Yours M c Guire
Com te on Pensions

Chardon Geauga Co. Ohio Nov. 25 th 1850.
Sir
I wish to call up the case of Mrs Eleanor Furs who has an application now on file in your office which was presented by myself and in whose claim I last forwarded proof to your office the fore part of last April and on which I received a letter from you under date of May 2 nd 1850. stating that the proof submitted was not in accordance with the requisitions contained in your letter of the 15 th of February 1849. to Hon J. B. Ladding and then you say "If her husband was the Robert Woodside who served in Capt Boyd's Company 2 nd Jersey Regiment she should be enabled to state some particulars of his service and there should be no difficulty in establishing his identity by the testimony of comrades who served with him." Now Sir I wish to say to you that I am unable to furnish for Mrs Furs the required proofs, and Mrs Furs from her old age and consequent loss of memory and from the fact of her husband dying at so early a date she is unable to give particulars of his service she and I believe it is impossible to find persons at this date who served with her husband who could identify him as being the husband of said Widow sides if the Com. can not be satisfied that Mrs Furs has a just claim to a pension from the proof already submitted. She will take an appeal at an early date of the next Session.

of Congress and bring the claim before the Secretary of the Interior for his action in the case. When I received your letter of last May I did not view it as a final report upon the proofs presented however I conferred with Mrs Tass to ascertain whether she could narrate circumstances of her said husband's service and found that her mind was so much impaired that she could not remember particulars only that her husband served under Capt Doyd and was in service over five years and had for his General Anthony Wayne. I now conclude that the answer received which was less than one month after the last proofs were sent was calculated to be all the report in the case until the former requirements were complied with. This Tass from the first alleged that her husband served long in the war of the Revolution and served under Capt Doyd. which has been proven from the Records as well as her marriage with said Woodside, and in the opinion of your humble servant there never was a juster claim. I am in instant with the department and early reply to this is solicited.
Very Respectfully Yours Abt Servant.
James Nathan
Wm J. L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Washington
City D.C.

Wm J. R. Giddings Mem. of Feb 7 th 1851. in the case of Mrs Turs

Washington City July 8. 185
My Dear Sir
The papers in case of Mrs. Fraz have been this day submitted to the Commission of the Court of Pensions
M. G. Dyer

Effrem Ohio March 24. 1851
Sir Enclosed I transmit Mr Hattinways letter in relation to the application of Fraz. He wishes to get the papers in order to file an. application the. law. If consistent with your rules I hope you will transmit them to him or myself Very respectfully
Am Lord Penins -

No 13553
Eleanor Tars
Q Lot. to James Callaway July 6 th 1848
How of R Giddings
Feb 15, 49,
Lot. to James Callaway
Mean of the 6849 Surveys Jan 1850.
Oct 7 July 1838

Chardon Geauga Co. Ohio March 5 th 1851.
Sir
Yours of 24 inst is just received wherein you state that in the case of Mrs Eleanor Durs appealings from the decision of the Commissioner of pension I should address the Commissioner of pensions together with the reasons. - I sent you copies of the Declaration and proofs in the case and the original letters of the Com of Pensions, of said letters I have no copies, and in order to make a statement of the reasons I should  ought to have the to time Commissioners letters showing the requirements from time the claim is of much importance being more than a thousand dollars due and I believe all the proofs have been made that ought in justice to the widow be required. Now Sir If I can have the papers that I sent you returned I will prepare an argument in the case and send direct to the Secretary of the Interior and will also notify the Commissioner of pensions that an appeal is taken, if you can cause said papers to be returned to me you will much oblige Yours Truly
James Hathaway James Hathaway
Wm J. Re. Kiddings Washington City D. C.

Washington City July 8. 1858
Sir I herewith transmit the papers relative to the Claim of Mrs Fries for a pension, accomp- anied by the letter of Mr Hathaway. It is truly a hard case, if denied refund. Mr Hathaway has given much attention to it , and I hope the law may make a favorable decision.
Yours W. Woodley,
House Land Off. Pensions.

Chardon Geauga Co. Ohio April 24 th 1850
Dear Sir
I herewith transmit to your office further proof in support of the pension claim of Mrs Eleanor Durs formerly widow of Robert Woodside. to wit: The affidavits of John Simmerill & Elizabeth Whiterell, I am aware that these proofs do not fully comply with the requirements in this case contained in your letter to Hon. J. R. Siddings of Feb. 15 th 1849. and I am also aware that it is impossible for Mrs Durs to fully comply with said requirements, she can not state the precise time of her husband's entering the service and all the particulars of his company and field Officers and from the fact that her husband died prior to 1800, it cannot be expected that her husband she could give many particulars of his service, she well remembered of hearing him say that he served his country in the war of the Revolution five years and three months and having for his Captain a man by the name of Bloyd and that her husband served out to the close of the Revolution, The certificate of the secretary of New Jersey now on file in your office shows that Woodside served in the 2 d New Jersey Regiment in Capt Bloyd's company from March 20 th 1777. to August 1 st 1780 now if Woodside had of served to the close of the war it would of made more than five years service and Mrs Durs feels confident that her husband was in service up to the close of the Revolution she can not make a more specific statement of her husband's service than she has now on file in your office from her own recollection, neither can I find any persons who served with said Woodside therefore can not make proof of his service by Affidavits of soldiers who served with him

The affidavit of John Summerill shows conclusive said Woodrides served long in the Revolution and that he married Eleanor Clark, as Mr Woodrides was a bound boy to the father of said John Summerill and the said John hearing his parents talk of the circum- -stances of Woodrides leaving and going in to the service of his country and the said John remembering his return from the army at the close of the war all goes to corroborate the statement of Mrs Furs and is strong proof of identity. The affidavit of Mrs E Whiterell is good traditional proof of said Woodrides Revolutionary service, from the fact of Woodrides leaving New Jersey soon after married and dying at so early a date, and the old people of the Vicinity in New Jersey, where he resided when there have nearly all departed this life, I do not believe there can any more additional proof be obtained in this case but have not the least doubt but what the claim Mrs Furs has to a pension is as honest and just as any person ever had to a pension.
Very Respectfully your Most Obed Servant.
James Hathaway
Hon J. S. Edwards Comm of Pensions Washington City D. C.

# I herewith send my affidavit showing the difficulty of getting a more specific statement of the first knowledge I had of the claim & what was alleged from the beginning by Mrs Furs, I do not know as you will think best to use my affidavit and if used I do not know as it will do any good, I want to take an appeal from the decision of the Commissioner of Pensions, Mr Edwards and bring it before the Head of the Department the Secretary of the Interior it may be well to write an argument from the copies of the proofs & the Com s Reports but you will manage it as you think best I hope you will attend to it as soon as convenient for the old Lady is really in a suffering condition for want of her pension which I believe in justice she had ought to of had nearly a year ago. Very Respectfully Your most Obed Servant
James Hathaway
Hon J. R. Giddings Washington City D. C.

Eleanor Turs, formerly widow of Robert Woodside, Ohio.
Act, 7 July 1838 Hb.
Adm o 2 yrs pri - $80.00 per annum, commen- -cing 4 March 1836.
Payable to her.
cert to Hon J R Giddings, Jefferson, Ohio.

Chardon Geauga, Co. Ohio. January, 26 th 1849.
Sir
I herewith enclose the pension application of Mrs Eleanor Furs under the act of February 2 d 1848. together with the affidavit of James Norton.
Very Respectfully your most O. B. S r Sewell.
J. Hathaway.
Hon J. L. Edwards Com te of Pension Washington City D. C.

State of New Jersey
Salem County ss.
I John Summerill a resident of Upper Pennneck in said county, aged seventy three years last June being first duly sworn do on oath depose and say that I was well acquainted with Robert Woodsides who was a resident of said Pennneck and was a Revolutionary soldier, said Woodsides when a boy lived with my father and as I understood was bound to my father, in the early part of the Revolutionary war Woodsides & a slave that belonged to my father ran away in order to join the Army but before joining the army my father got them back, my father was to give Woodsides some land if he stayed his time out, but after he ran away & my father had got him back, my father told him if he wanted to go into the service he might go and told him not to go to the British, but to join the American army and Woodsides left and went into the service of his country and continued in the service until the close of the war as I have always understood from my parents, and I recollect the time when he returned to my fathers at the close of the war after discharged from service, with his soldiers equipments having the appearance of a soldier, he came in and took a seat & as he had been absent so long my mother did not know him but after awhile Woodsides said to my mother, you dont know me, and then he was recognized by a young lady that lived at my fathers who said, it is Woodsides, soon after Woodsides returned from the war he was married to Eleanor Clark and they kept house near my fathers a short time, I am not certain how long many years before he removed from here, I well recollect of his widow the said Eleanor being back here and of her being married to Justine Williams who was a neighbor to my father said Williams went

on the river & was what is called a Waterman, soon after he was married to Mrs Woodside he took the Yellow fever at Philadelphia and died. I have lived all my days in this vicinity and have heard much talk in my fathers family and by some of our early neighbors about said Woodside Revolutionary service, I have no doubt but he served during the greater part of the Revolutionary war & served to the end of said war there was a number of soldiers from this Vicinity who it is believed served long in the Revolution to wit: Abraham Farrow (who returned from the service with Woodside,) Levi Griffin who came from the army at the same time, whither either was in the same company with Woodside I know not, I do not know that there is a Revolutionary soldier now living in this Town, I recollect of hearing Woodside tell many war stories and of being some in the indian country among the indians, have heard him tell of being in in battles but dont remember what battles.
John Swannell
Sworn and subscribed this 21 st day of March A.D. 1850 And I further certify from my own personal knowledge that the above deponent is a person of truth and veracity and his statements intitled to credit.
Before me Thomas C Holton. Justice Peace.

State of New Jersey } Upper Pennsneck March, 22 nd 1850. Salem County p. } I Elizabeth Whitesell aged seventy three years being first duly sworn do on oath depose and say that I was well acquainted with Eleanor Turs widow of Michael Turs, who formerly resided in said Township, and was formerly the widow of Robert Woodsides, who was reputed to of been a Revolution- ary Soldier, I have resided all my days in said Township, I do not remember any thing about said Robert & Eleanor prior to the decease of said Robert, they resided in Pennsylva- nia I understood when said Robert died; I well recollect the time when the widow Woodsides returned from Pennsylvania, after the decease of her husband the said Robert to this place I lived a near neighbour to her, she was soon after her return married married to Justus Williams with whom I was well acquainted, the said Williams died in about two years after his marriage with said Eleanor of a fever he took at Philadelphia, said Eleanor was again married to Michael Turs some five or six years after the decease of her second husband and lived with him up to his decease which must of taken place full thirty years ago it was not long after the decease of the said Michael be- fore his widow the said Eleanor removed to the western country and I have had no personal knowledge of her since. I was married to Gerrad Whitesell in the year 1800 my said husband was born & lived all his days in said Upper Pennsneck, he died about ten years ago. I have often heard my husband & other neighbours talk about the Revolutionary service of Robert Woodsides, aforesaid and tell some anecdotes of said Robert, I was well acquaint- -ted with Abraham Farrow & Isaac Lewis who resided in this vicinity, and went from here into the Revolutionary service, and I have often heard them spoken of as Revo- lutionary soldiers in connection with said Woodsides. By what I have heard my husband and others relate of the Revolutionary service said Roberts being in the

Revolutionary service I have no doubt but what said Robert served long in said war, he was much talked of as of being a Revolutionary soldier by my husband and others of this vicinity and I never heard it questioned by any one, I have resided within one mile of the place where John Summerill resided in the time of the Revolution ever since I was married and have kept house, said John is the father of John Summerill who has made his affidavit on this sheet.
Witness present to Elizabeth } Elizabeth } Henry Whitesell Marks } } Whitesell mark Thomas C Holton
I sworn and subscribed this the 22 nd day of March, 1850. And I further certify from my own personal knowledge that the above deponent is a person of truth and veracity. Before me Thomas C Holton I Do.
I further certify that the foregoing affidavits of John Whitesell & Elizabeth Summerill & Elizabeth Whitesell were drawn up in my presence under the direction of said deponents Thomas C Holton In Lieu
State of New Jersey } I Samuel Cofner clerk of the County of Salem } Court of Common Pleas And for said county, do hereby certify that Thomas C Holton was a justice of the peace in and for said county, at the time of taking the above affidavits and is now: - and to whose acts, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, as well in courts of judicature as elsewhere and that his official signature is genuine. Witness my hand and seal of office this twenty sixth day of March A.D. 1850.
Samuel Cofner Clerk

Mrs E. Tuis
Power of attorney
Made many of
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Mrs. E. Tins
Power of attorney
Statement

State of Ohio, } Geauga County ss. On this 30 th day of January A.D. 1851 Before me a Notary Public in and for said County, personally appeared James Worth- -away a resident of Chardon in the County of State a- foresaid aged 51 years who being duly sworn doth on oath depose and say that he is the duly authorized Agent of Mrs Eleanor Turs a resident of Clinton Co. Ohio to prove up her claim to a Revolutionary pen- -sion. That the first knowledge he had of said Eleanor or of her husband Robert Woodrides for whose service she claims a pension, was from James Worth of Clarke- -ville, Clinton Co. Ohio by letter dated March 6 th 1848 which letter is herewith attached and on the 16 th day of April 1847 he wrote to said Worth for a further state- ment in the claim of Mrs Turs & a power of attorney for him to investigate said claim which he duly received dated May 4 th 1847, both of which are hereto attached, that he was at Clinton County Ohio in January, 1848 and found that said Eleanor was then at Green Co. Ohio, living with her daughter, and he went to Xenia, Green Co. where she was in order to get a specific statement from her of her claim and that she made her declaration on the 10 th day of January A.D. 1848, that from old age and bodily - infirmary she was unable to relate the particulars of her husbands service except the length of his service and of his serving under Capt Lloyd & General Wayne in the New- -Jersey line, she would say that she had heard him tell tell much about his services & of being in Battles but could not make any intelligent statement of the par- -ticulars of his service, only as above stated, he believes that her claim is as just a claim as ever was allowed, he has tried to get a more specific statement from her but without any success, he has been to the place where the said Woodrides resided when he entered the service in

search of proof of identity and the only person that could be found there that had any knowledge of said Woodrides was John Summerill & Elizabeth Whitwell, whose affidavits are on file in the pension office with Mrs Gurs other proofs; that from the feeble state of mind of Mrs Gurs and from the fact of her husband the said Robert Woodrides dying at so early a date to wit: 1798, and no child of his except one son who was early separated from her and now in Oregon he believes it impossible for her to make a further statement of her husband's services - she in the first place left out her second marriage which she afterwards corrected when her application was made.
James M c Cartaway
Sworn and subscribed before me this the 30 th day of January A.D. 1851, and I further certify that the following words were interlined in the foregoing affidavit before signed to wit: "he, claim, and that from my own personal knowledge the above affidavit is a person of truth and probity Witness my hand and Official Seal at Chardon Ohio"
J M c Cartaway Notary Public

Sir
Clarksville March 8 th 1847
her husband Robert Woodside served five years three months in the revolutionary war. he served in the jersey line under general wayne. he was married one year after the war. To me Ellen Clark. and he lived till the year 1798. She was married again in one year. and he died in ten months. and she remains a widow till this day and is upwards of eighty five years old. I have wrote to you to know wether she can do any thing or not under such circumstances
James Norton
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P.S. another on the campaign of the wabash he served for six months. and was taking sick in the time. and has not been able healthy man since. His officers name of the company and discharge can be had at any time if needed, if you can do any thing for him. write to me. James Norton

James Norton's Letter Dated March 6 th 1847, in the case of the widow of Robert Soldier Woodside, Revolutionary War March 1847 Clarksville Clinton County
Miss Clarksville Ky
Rev James Whitney Sherburne Genesee Co. Ohio
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Abraham Davenport } Virginia
Questions to be answered by Applicants who are Widows of Revolutionary Soldiers.
 I. What is your name, age and residence? A. my age name is Eleanor Turs & I was 85 years old last February (1847) my residence is in Clinton County Ohio  II. What was the name and age of your husband, for whom you claim Pension? A. his name was Robert Woodside, as to his age I am not certain but think he was born in the year 1744 or 1745  III. When and where were you married, and by whom married, who was present, and what was your name before marriage? A. we were married in Salem County in the State of New Jersey by the Rev. Mr. Collean a high Church minister My Maiden name was Eleanor Clark. There were present at our marriage Thomas Clark Mary Clark Abram Taver Susan Wiley and many others  IV. Have you any family record of your marriage or the births of your children, and if so when and by whom was it made? A. I have no family record of my marriage a Marriage Certificate which we Recd when married was burnt with our dwelling house before my husbands death & I have not any Family Record  V. What are the names of your oldest children, and where do they live? A. Thomas Woodside my oldest son and only child living by Robert Woodside did reside in the State of Illinois but has lately started from there for Oregon  VI. Are there any now living who knew that you were married more than 53 years ago, or before 1794? A. I believe there is a man by the name of Simon Tarspaw who did reside about 20 or 25 miles from Wainsville in Warren County Oh. who knew me and my husband Woodside well  VII. When and where did your husband die? A. he Died in Pennsylvania about 45 miles above Harrisburg on the Susquehanna River in the year 1798  VIII. Was he a pensioner when he died, and if so what was his pension per annum? A. he did not draw a pension  IX. Where did he live during the war? A. his Residence was in Penns Neck Salem County State of New Jersey before he entered the service  X. Where did he enter the service, and under what officers? A. I do not know where he entered the service, but I think his Captain's name was Boyd or Sawhead,  XI. What do you know of his Revolutionary service? A. I have seen his discharge which stated that he had served five years and 3 months, and be longed to the New Jersey line and had for his General Anthony Wayne his discharge was Burned with the certificate above mentioned  XII. Have you been married since, and if so when, where and to whom? A. I was married the second time to Michael Turs I think about the year 1809 in Salem County in the State of New Jersey by Joseph Burden Esqr  XIII. When and where did your last husband die? A. he Died in the year 1809 in the same place where we were married  1802 Attest Samuel S Austin Eleanor Turs mark

Second Regiment
Return of the noncommissioned Officers and privates of the Second Jersey Regiment in Service in January 1781. with the sums due to each, on account of the depreciation of their pay agreeably to an Act of the Legislature passed Jan y 6. 1781.
Capt. Lloyds Company.
   Names Rank Time in Service Pay per month Amt. of Defic nc State Stores Cash due d of Commiss n Total     Robert Woodside Private Mar. 20. 1777 to Aug t 1780 3 2. 10. 0 84. 7. 6 4. 0. 0 1. 17. 6 78. 10. 0  
State of New Jersey
I Charles G. M c Chesney Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true extract from Book A of Auditor's Accounts page 11. as taken from and compared with the original on file in my Office.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at Trenton this fourteenth day of December One thousand eight hundred forty eight.
Charles G. M c Chesney Secy of State

I Edward B Boggs, Rector of the Swedish Lutheran Evangelical Church at Raccoon, generally known as Trinity Church Swedesborough in the County of Gloucester and State of New Jersey; and having charge of the Records of Said Church, do hereby certify, that the following is a transcript of the records of said Church of the Marriage of Robert Woodside and Eleonore Clark, to wit:
"Marriages for the year One Thousand Seven hundred and eighty four."
"July, the fifteenth. Robert Woodside et Eleonore Clark"
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the Record with the exception of the date which is ex- -preped in the Record in legible Characters as follows, "1784, July 15." And I further certify that the above record was made in the hand writing of Nicholas Collin who was in the year 1784 pastor of said Church.
Edw B Boggs Rector of Trinity Church Swedesborough
Swedesborough. December 15 1848.
Personally appeared Edward B Boggs above named and made oath that the above Certificate by him subscribed is true. And I hereby certify that the above deponent is personally known to me to be the Rector of the above named Church.
Charles P. Shivers. Justice of the peace

State of New Jersey, Gloucester County Y s .
I, William D. Scott, Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the county of Gloucester aforesaid, do hereby certify that Charles P. Shivers, Esquire, who hath subscribed the foregoing attestation, was at the time of the doing thereof and still is one of the Justices of the Peace of the county of Gloucester aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn; that full faith and credit are and ought to be given to all of his acts as such a justice of justice as elsewhere.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Woodbury in the county aforesaid, this 16 th day of December, Anno Domini 1848. Wm. D. Scott, Clerk.

Chardon Young County 10cts Ohio James Hathaway
CLARKSVILLE, O. Jan 19th

State of Ohio, } Clinton County ss } On this 16 th day of January A.D. 1849.
Before me Samuel S. Austin a justice of the peace in and for said County, personally appeared Eleanor Turs, aged eighty five years next month, and now a resident of Clarksville in the County aforesaid, who being first duly sworn, doth on oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the acts of Congress passed on the 2 nd day of February, 1848, Granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That She was formerly the widow of Robert Woodsides who was a Revolutionary Soldier in the line of New Jersey and served under Capt Lloyd. That on or about the 10 th of January 1848 at Xenia, in the County of Green, and State of Ohio She made an application before Daniel Martin an Associate Judge under the acts of July 7 th 1838, March 3 rd 1843, & June 17 th 1844 for a pension, her said application is now on file in the pension Office at Washington City, D. C. She further declares that she still remains the widow of her third husband, Michael Turs.
Executed in presence of } Samuel S. Austin } her James Voston } Eleanor Turs John G. Davis } mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written, and I hereby certify from common report that the above applicant is a person of truth and veracity, and I further certify that the following figures were intalined before signed to wit; "1848."
Before me Samuel S Austin Justice of the peace

State of Ohio } Clinton County ss } January 16 th day A. D. 1849.
Personally appeared before me Samuel S Austin --- a justice of the peace in and for said County James Norton a resident of Clarksville in the County and State aforesaid aged about 49 years who being first duly sworn doth on his said Oath depose and say that he is well acquainted with Mrs Eleanor Turs who is reputed to of been formerly the widow of Robert Woodside who was a Revolutionary soldier in the line of New Jersey, the said Eleanor resided last winter at Xenia, in Green County, Ohio, but now resides in Clarksville in the County of Clinton and State of Ohio, prior to her residence in Xenia she resided in said Clinton Co. said widow is poor and needy, no means of support nor relatives who will provide for her she is considered by her neighbours to be a person of truth and probity and also that her first husband the said Robert Woodside was a Revolutionary soldier as she concurs in that opinion and further states that she has known the said Eleanor Turs for two -- years past.
James Norton
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written, and I hereby certify from my own personal knowledge that the above deponent is a person of truth and probity.
Before me Samuel S Austin justice of the peace

State of Ohio Clinton County ss.
I the undersigned clerk of the court of common pleas of the county & state aforesaid do hereby certify that Samuel S. Austin Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavits were taken is a Justice of the peace in & for said county legally authorized to act as such; and that his signatures are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the court of common pleas at Wilmington this 16 th day of January A.D. 1827
I the undersigned clerk of the court of common pleas

State of Ohio, } Green County p. }
On this 10 th day of January A. D. 1845
Before me Daniel Martin an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Personally appeared Eleanor Trus aged eighty seven years last February, and now residing in Xenia, in the County and State aforesaid, who being first duly sworn doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the acts of Congress passed on the 7 th day of July 1838, March 3 rd 1843, & June 17 th 1844, granting pensions to widows of Revolutionary Soldiers. That she was formerly the widow of Robert Woodsides, who was a Revolutionary soldier in the line of the State of New Jersey, that she was married to her said husband, on the 12 th day of June 1784, at a place called Sweedensborough, in the County of Salem and State of New Jersey, by a High Church Minister, whose name was Collean, and that her maiden name was Eleanor Clark, she well remembers that she was married as aforesaid, in June the next year after the close of the Revolutionary war; That she and her said soon after their marriage com- menced keeping house in Pennsneck in New Jersey, and remained there about three years then removed to Penn- sylvania, on the Susquehanna River, and resided there until the decease of her said husband, which took place the last day of October, 1798, that she has often heard her husband the said Robert Woodsides relate his Revolutionary service but being old and feeble in body and mind and her consequent loss of memory she cannot now relate all that she has heard him relate of said service, she remembers of hearing him say that he served some of the time under Capt Lloyd, and had for his General Anthony Wayne & that he served in all five years and three months, and was in service up to the close of the Revolution, he received a written discharge which she remembers of seeing frequently.

That before leaving New Jersey her husband's house was burned and said discharge was destroyed in said house. That after the decease of her husband she returned back to New Jersey and in the year 1800 she was again married to Justus Williams in Salem County in the State of New Jersey by a Justice of the peace whose name she does not remember, that she and her second husband resided in said Salem County until his decease which took place the next year after their marriage, and that in the month of June 1807. she was again married to Michael Furs in Pennsneck, Salem County N.J. by Joseph Borden Esqr and that her third husband the said Michael Furs died in said Salem County N.J. in the year 1819 and that in the year 1821 she removed from Salem County, N.J. to the State of Ohio & has since resided in the State of Ohio at different places most of the time with her children. That she has not intermarried since the decease of said Michael Furs and now remains a widow, her first husband the aforesaid Robert Woodsides was a resident of said Salem County in the time of the Revolution and was a bound boy & when at the age of 14 or 15 years & at Wippen Pennsneck he enlisted into the Revolutionary service she believes for during the war, she does not know as he ever received bounty land, when he died he was aged about 35 or 36 years, she was acquainted with him before he entered the service, that she & her said husband, Woodsides had a certificate of their marriage which was destroyed when their house was burned in Salem County, N.J. that she has not any record of the date of her marriage to said Woodsides, nor does she know of any record of said marriage. She refers to the proofs herunto attached and prays that the pension due her on account of the Revolutionary service of her first husband the said Robert Woodsides may be granted and further deponent saith not. Eleanor her Furs mark

Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year above written, And I further certify from common report that the above declarant is a person of truth and veracity and from bodily infirmity unable to attend Court.
Daniel Martin A.S.
State of Ohio } Green County p. } I Sarah Conwell aged thirty seven years a resident of Xenia in the County & State aforesaid being first duly sworn do on my said oath depose and say that I am a daughter of Michael Trus & Eleanor Trus and that my said father died in the County of Salem in the State of New Jersey about the year 1819, and that my said mother now resides in Xenia in the County & State aforesaid, and remains the widow of my said father. I have always understood by my mother by my mother that her first husbands name was Robert Woodside who had served long in the Revolutionary war from the State of New Jersey and that she was married to him soon after the close of said war and of the truth of her said statements I have no doubt and further deponent saith not.
Sarah Conwell
Sworn and subscribed before me this the 10 th day of January A.D. 1848, And I hereby certify from my own personal knowledge that the above deponent Sarah Conwell, is a person of truth & veracity.
Daniel Martin A.S.

State of Ohio } Green County ss. } I B. G. Conwell aged thirty five years a resident of Xenia in the County and State aforesaid being first duly sworn do on Oath depose and say that I am acquainted with Mrs Eleanor Trus who is known & reputed to be the widow of Michael Trus, said widow is also reputed to have been formerly the widow of Robert Woodside who was a Revolutionary Soldier in the line of the State of New Jersey I have heard said widow say that her first husband said Robert Woodside served over five years in the Revolutionary war and that she was married to him the next year after the close of said war and that I have no doubt of the truth of said statement she now resides in said Xenia and remains a widow and further deponent saith not Bery G. Conwell
Sworn and subscribed before me this the 10 th day of January A.D. 1848. And I hereby certify from my own personal knowledge that the above deponent, B. G. Conwell, is a person of truth and veracity, and further certify that the following word was interlined before signed to wit: "say." Daniel Martin A.S.
The State of Ohio } I James I Williams Clerk of the Court of Greene County ss } Common Pleas within and for the County of Greene in the State of Ohio do hereby certify that Daniel Martin Esquire, whose name, in his own proper hand writing is subscribed to the above Certificate was at the date thereof and still is an appo- inted Judge of said Court duly Commissioned and qualified.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Xenia the 10 th day of January A.D. 1847. James I Williams Clerk

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Eleanor Turs pncez wid of Robt Woodside
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act 7 July 1838
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on Capt Leonard roll 2 nd Jersey Regt.
Entered 28 March 1775- mustered in 2 Regt 1780 died at the end of the war
Entered 28 March 1775- mustered in 2 Regt 1780 died at the end of the war

January 21 st 1848.
Sir
I herewith enclosed send to your office the pension application of Mrs Eleanor Turs formerly widow of Robert Woodsides a Revolutionary Soldier for whose service Mrs Turs claims a pension she is very poor and needy, she has no evidence of the service of her husband, but it is believed that if her husband the said Robert Woodsides served as related by her in her Declaration that there is records of his service in your office.
Very Respectfully your O.B. Servant.
James Hathaway Chairman.
Geauga County Ohio.
Wm J. L. Edwards Com of pensions Washington City. D.C.

Chardon Geauga Co. Ohio January 30 th 1851.
Sir
I herewith transmit to you 60 copies of Mrs Eleanor Durs, pension application and all the proofs now on file in the pension office in support of her claim, her application was made on the 10 th day of January, A.D. 1848, and at the same time the affidavits of Sarah Connell & Benjamin G. Connell were taken to prove identity and some time between the 20 th & 30 th of January 1848, I forwarded said application & proofs to the pension department, not at that time knowing that the record proofs could be made, but was of the opinion that if her husband served some five years in the New Jersey line that the alleged service would appear on the records in the pension office and that the Com ee would admit the service and there would only remain to be proven the date of marriage but in answer I rec d the Com ee letter of July 6 th 1848, herewith marked N o 1. Then I procured the Certificate of the Secretary of New Jersey under date of December 10 th 1845, showing more than three years service of Robert Woodside in the Line of New Jersey under Capt Lloyd and also the Certificate Edw Bogg, dated December 15 th 1845, showing, Record proof of the marriage of said Robert to said Eleanor to of taken place July 15 th 1784, having procured the Record proof of the services under Capt Lloyd for more than three years and being informed by the Secretary of N.J. that there were no settlements in his office after 1780 or so I had no doubt but what Woodside continued in service as long as alleged and also having the record proof of said marriage, agreeing with the statement in the application I had no doubt but it would be satisfactory, therefore I forwarded the proofs of Marriage and service to you in order to expedite

the allowing the claim, and received from you the Court's report in the case under date of February 15 th 1849, which is herewith returned to you Marked No 2 or before not certain which after sending to you said proofs I sent to Mrs Gurs and got her Application under the act of Feb y 2 nd 1848, also the affidavit of James Norton to prove the credi- bility of Mrs Gurs which were made on the 16 th of Jan y - A.D. 1849, which I sent to the pension office and rec d the Court Report dated Dated May 7 th 1849 here- with mark No 3. That last March I went to W.F. and was at the place where said Woodrider resided when he entered the service of his country & where he resided after married for a few years & could find only two persons who had any distinct knowledge of said Woodrider to wit; John Summerill, whose father said Woodrider was a bound boy, & Mrs Elizabeth White- I got their affidavits and laid them before the depart- ment in April last and Received the Court Report under date of May 2 nd 1850, herewith presented marked No 4. and now I say that it is impossible for Mrs Gurs to comply with the requirement of the Court her memory is in a great measure gone and it being more then 50 years since her husband died and that she can now state the particulars of her husband's would- sider service is more than any one ought to believe, she does remember some thing of his service but her mind is so much confused about it that she is unwilling to make statements under oath, all the proof taken goes to corroborate her statement, and I believe she has great injustice done her in withholding the pension from her, I send you all Copies of all the papers in the case that are now before the department I believe there is but two points to be looked at to wit; Her state- ment, claimed not to be specific enough, and that his identity to be proven by comrades who served with him worth I believe to be impossible & ought not to be required. #