Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 28956, Daniel Woodin, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Woodin, Daniel Wooden or
S 28956
CONTENTS

31600 New York 31600
Daniel Wooden of Dutchess Co. in the State of N. York, who was a private in the Comp y commanded by Captain W. Pearce of the reg t commanded by Col. Swarthout in the N. Y. militia line for 6 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Y. Agency - the rate of 20 Dollars per per annum commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 day of Mar - 1839 & sent to Hon. N. P. Talcott Madge Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1839 $160.00 Semi-ann. allowance ending Sept '39 10.00
$170.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 18
Recorded by D r M c Card Book E 2 Vol 1 Page 42
at the Treasury under Act of the 6 April 1838 to the 4th March to 4 Sep 1839. notified 20 th Aug 1840

32090 In the Matter of Daniel Woodens Pension Application (34718) act 7 June 1832 6 mo.
Admitted Private 6 months
Direct Reply to John Delong Bakewell Au Ville District Co.
Hon N. P. Tallmadge Senate U.S.

State of New York
Dutchess County: On this twenty ninth day of September in the year one thousand eight hundreds and thirty four personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the court of common Pleas in and for the county of Dutchess Daniel Wooden a resident of the Town of Buchanan in the County of Dutchess and State of New York aged seventy four years who being duly sworn deposes and says and on his oath taken according to law doth 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 and served under the following named officers in the manner at the periods and during the time hereafter stated. That in the Month of June in the year 1776 he volunteered as a private soldier in the Revolutionary service and entered for five months in the company commanded by Captain William Pearce Lieutenants Benjamin Elliott and Stephen Aikin and in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Swarthout being a company and Regiment of the New York Militia. That he joined his company under Captain Pearce at Patterson now in Putnam County. That he marched with his company from thence down to Kings Bridge and then joined his Regiment under Colonel Swarthout. From thence we marched to the City of New York, and remained there until Gen. Washington's Army retreated from Long Island his Regiment then entered the barracks at Harlem Heights and remained a short time and then marched to Peekskill and remained there until his five months expired when he was discharged verbally by Captain Pearce and returned home. That his Regiment as he believes but he will not be positive was commanded by General Heath and attached to his Brigade. That in the year 1777 about the time Fort Montgomery was taken he volunteered in Captain Martius Company Colonel Morehouse Regiment New York Militia and went down

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to Tarry Town Peekskill & Stoney Ridge and its vicinity and was engaged two and a half months at least in this service as a private soldier that after Burgoyne was taken he was discharged by parol and returned home - That in the year 1778 in the summer he enlisted for five months in the company commanded by captain Martin and Col. Moultonborough Regiment and was engaged under arms for four and a half months in guarding the Continental Stores in the Town of Poughkeepsie where he received his pay in Continental Money & was discharged verbally that in the year 1779 or 1780 he was with captain James Martin in Colonel Sonthoud's Regiment in an alarm about not less than one month at Peekskill & that he volunteered in said service as a private soldier & was discharged verbally by his captain. That at all times when called in service he was living in the Town of Poughkeepsie in Dutchess County and State of New York, that he was born the first day of June 17 1760 in the Town of Poughkeepsie in said County. That has no record of his age that he had one which was burnt by accident. That since the Revolu- tionary war he has lived in the Towns of Poughkeepsie & Poughkeepsie and now lives in the Town of Poughkeepsie. That he knew General Washington General Heath General Putnam Colonel Sonthoud & Colonel Weissenpelt, & Colonel Dubois That he is known in his present neighborhood by the Rev. Nehemiah Johnson Rev Job Foss & Nathaniel Robinson Clergymen and to Samuel Allen Lewis Baker Gabriel Vanderburgh James Kellogg & Benjamin Pearce all acting Justices of the Peace of the County of Dutchess who can testify to his character for truth and integrity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution. That during the time he was employed in the Revolutionary Service he was not engaged in any civil pursuit or occupation - That he has no documentary evidence of his services and knows of no persons

by whom he can prove them except those whom affidavits are below. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to & subscribed the 29 th Sept 18 34 in open Court Henry C. Fraser Clerk
Daniel Woodin
State of New York
Dutches Co. ss. John Woodin of the Town of Pawlings and a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States aged seventy seven years being duly sworn deposes and says that he is the Brother of Daniel Woodin who hath made the above declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That this deponent knows that in the year 1776 the said Daniel Woodin volunteered as a private soldier in Captain William Pearce's Company and Colonel Moorshead's Regiment of the New York Militia for five months and marched to the City of New York and remained in the service according to the best belief and recollection of this deponent until his time expired for which he enlisted that this deponent was in the service at the City of New York at the same time & went over on Long Island & left his Brother in New York & that he frequently saw his Brother in the Company & Regiment doing duty as a soldier until his time expired. That this deponent also knows that the said Daniel Woodin was a private soldier in 1777 in Captain Martin's Company and Colonel Moorshead's Regiment and done duty as such at Peekskill and Stony Ridge that this deponent cannot state how long but has no

doubt it was for the term of time said Daniel States that this deponent was at the same place during a great part of said Daniel's service but that they were not together all the time. That he also knows that said Daniel went again as a soldier in Capt Martin's company in 1779 or 1780 but this deponent can not state how long this was in an alarm at Peshkill. That in the year 1778 but he will not be certain as to the year while he was engaged in the service away from home, he understood immediately after his return home from the said Daniel Wooden & the family of this deponent's father that said Daniel had been enlisted & engaged some months in Capt Martin's company in guarding the continental stores in the town of Poughkeepsie but of this he knows nothing except by hearsay.
Subscribed and sworn before me this 6 th day of September 1834
Benoni Pearce justice of the peace
John his Wooden marks
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with John Wooden who has subscribed and sworn to the above affidavit & that his character for truth and veracity is good and his statement is entitled to credit
Benoni Pearce justice of peace
State of New York Dutchess County. Jeremiah Baker of the town of Beekman being of the age of seventy years & being duly sworn according to law doth depose & say upon his oath that in the year 1776 he went to Harlem Heights under Col. S. Douglass

and was there three days that then he saw Daniel Wooden acting as a private soldier in Captain Bares Company & that he recollects perfectly well that the said Daniel Wooden and one Shown as basey were the only soldiers at the time who could lift a large cannon which lay at the heights, that when he this deponent left the heights he left the said Daniel there and he has no doubt that the said Daniel Wooden's statement as to the time he was engaged in the service is correct & further says not-
Subscribed & sworn this 6 th day of September 1834 before me - James H c Denton Justice of the peace
Jeremiah Baker me
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Jeremiah Baker who has subscribed and sworn to the above affidavit & that his character for truth and veracity is good & his statement entitled to credit
James H c Denton Justice of the peace

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He has been and known before him the above days of September 1834
I hereby certify that I have personally acquainted with Hannah Bird who has subscribed and sworn to the above affidavit and that her character for truth & veracity is good and her statement entitled to credit
We Lewis Baker a justice of the Peace of the Town of Bathurst & Ambrose Macey a justice of Peace Town both residing in the County of Dutchess and State of New York do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Daniel Wooden who has sub- scribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy four years of age; that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he lives to have been a soldier of the Revolution we concur in that opinion -
Lewis Baker
Subscribed & sworn to affirmed } Ambrose Macey in open Court this 2 nd day of Sept 1834 } Lewis Baker Justice Peace

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 Benoni Pearce before whom the affidavit of John Wooden was taken was at the time a justice of the Peace of the Town of Pawlings. That James H. Denton before whom the affidavit of Jeremiah Baker was taken was at the time a justice of the Peace of the Town of Beckman. And the court further certify that it appears to them that Lewis Baker who has subscribed the preceding certificate is a Justice of the Peace of the Town of Beckman and that Ambrose L. Marcy who has also signed the same is a justice of the Peace of the Town of Dover and that they are credible persons and their statement is entitled to credit.
I Henry S. Trevor Clerk of the court of Sussex County Delaware Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Daniel Wooden for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 29 th day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four.
Henry S. Trevor Clerk

State of New York } I Thomas Stevens of the Town of Dutchess County ss } of Dover in Dutchess County and State of New York being duly sworn do depose and say that I was born in the year 1755 that I am now in the 80th year of my age that I was in the Revolutionary War in the years 1776, 1777 and 1778 that I am well acquainted with Daniel Woodin and well knew him in the Revolutionary War that the said Daniel Woodin was in the Pede- muths Services in the year 76 at the White Plains and Kings Bridge and other places and also I knew the said Daniel Woodin to be in the Continental Guard that was established at the Dover Meetinghouse in the Town of Dover late the Town of Pawlings in Dutchess County and State of New York called Elder Waldas meetinghouse and near the residence of Colonel Morehouse and knows that said Guard was appointed by General George Washington in the year 1777 or 1778 and that Colonel Morehouse had the command as Colonel and that Capt James Manten was the Captain of the Guard that General Washington quartered at the back place which was about seven miles from the meetinghouse near the residence of Colonel Morehouse that General Washington was a number of times at Colonel Morehouses that Daniel Woodin served as one of the Guard that the said Guard was kept up in order to guard the Continental Stores for about four months and that I was Sergeant of the Guard Sworn and subscribed
before me this 20th day of December 1835 Ambrose B. Mory Justice of the Peace
Thomas Stevens his mark

I certify that I am well acquainted with Thomas Stearn and as far as I have heard him spoken of his character. Steadfast for truth and veracity and that he is a man of good standing in society
Ambrg'd Mary Justice of the Peace

I Stephen Leake of the Town of Dover in Sussex County and State of New Jersey do depose and say that I was born in the year seventeen hundred and fifty eight and will recollect the continental guard that was stationed in the Town of Dover in said County & State in order to guard the continental stores, which were deposited at the Meeting house in Dover called Elder Walden's Meeting house, and at the residence of Colonel Andrew Morehouse. That Colonel Morehouse was the Colonel and that Capt James Martin was the officer who had the command of the guard. That it was in the year 1777 or 1778. and that the said Guard was established either by General George Washington or by General Putnam. which said guard was in the same manner alluded to by David Woodruff in deposition Sworn & Subscribed before me me December the 3 rd 1835 Ambrose H. Many Justice of the peace Stephen his Leake mark
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above deponent Stephen Leake and that he is a man who sustains the character of a man of truth and veracity to the utmost extent
Ambrose H. Many Justice of the peace

State of New York Dutchys County ss. I Henry J. Kraver Clerk of the County of Dutchys do hereby certify that Ambrose L. Nara Esquire before whom the preceding and an other Affidavits purport to have been taken was at the time a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verify to be the signatures annexed to said affidavits to be the hand writing of the said Justice
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of Office the 17th February AD 1835 -
Henry J. Kraver Clerk

War Department Pension Office 10th Feb'y 1835
Sir
The additional testimony in the case of Daniel Woden respecting his service in guarding the public stores at Pownings, the place of his residence, has been examined. It does not remove the objections to its allowance. Such a term of service could not have been rendered in obedience to any duty legally imposed upon him as a militia man and if there be any authority for raising a special guard of some 20 men for the purpose designated, such authority should be shown. You will perceive that the fact of his employment to protect the public stores deposited in a private house, is not admitted, and it cannot be admitted that his employment was under military obligations as a militia man.
I am Respectfully Your obedt Servt J L Edwards John L. Delony by Beekman N York

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
July 3 rd 1840.
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," Daniel Wooden, a Pensioner on the Roll of the New York City Agency, at the rate of Twenty 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 to the 4 th Sept. 1839.
Respectfully yours,
Almon B. Parsons
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

Dec 31.
Inab
NY
Daniel Woodin
Free
M. P. Hillman
Williams St
Count of Pembroke
Washington
Hon. N. P. Hillman US Senat

Washington, Dec r 29 th 1838.
J. L. Edwards Esq Court of Pensions
Sir,
Will you oblige me by informing me what is the state of the application of Daniel Wooden for a pension?
Respectfully Yrs
W. P. Halliday

In ab Feb 5
Dear Mother
Mr. J. Edwards Esq
House of Pensylvania
Washington City
Mr. N.P. Fallmadge Senators

FREE
Hon. V. P. Pallmayer U. S. Senate Washington City D. C.

Union Vale January 28 th 1839
Hon ble A. P. Hallmagn Dear Sir
Your communication of the 10 th was duly received, informing me that Daniel Wooden's application for a Pension should be granted for a part of the time, viz: six months - five months under Capt. Pierce in 1776 and the one month in Peekskill 1779. Daniel Wooden is now with me and we think the testimony of his service of two and a half months under Capt. Martin in 1777 and four and a half in 1778 before the Commissioner is clear and conclusive. The witnesses Reuben Allen, Stephen Lake, Thomas Stephens, David Burstock and John Wooden testify clearly to the establishment of a Continental Guards in the above years (near Molly Cooks Tavern) where Genl. Washington held his head quarters, and that Daniel Wooden was attached to this guard and served in it, which fact was known and sworn to by Thomas Stephens who was the orderly Sergeant of said Guard, and that this Guard was recognized and visited and inspected several times by Genl. Washington in person -
If you think the application will not be allowed for more than six months; you will please obtain the certificate; and please remember the back pay, and forward the papers to me as soon as conveniently.
I have the honor to be Very respectfully Your Obedient
Thomas Andrews

With the A. B. Pall in a dgr Please send my certificate and papers relating to my Pension, to Thomas Andrews, who is my authorised Agent David Woodin
In presence of Theodore J Van Klief
January 28 th 1839.

Hon. James L. Edwards Commr. of Pensions Washington

Bachmanville Feb 19 th 1836
Mr James L Edwards
I send herewith supplemental affidavits in the matter of the application of Daniel Woodson for a pension together with the letter I received from you on that subject In my humble opinion the affidavits fulfill the requirements stated in your letter, & I beg leave to add that the applicant in the opinion of the public here as well as in my own opinion is so highly deserving so well entitled to a pension that I am extremely anxious in his behalf, how far my statement is to be relied on, if in this form it can avail, I refer you to the Hon, Nathaniel P Tallmadge & the Hon. Abraham Becker Please direct your reply to John L Kellogg Atty at Law Bachmanville New York —
Yr very Resp y John L Kellogg

Supplementary afft to Daniel Woodens Purchase Application
Attorney John Delony Beekman Dutcher 60 N.Y. Elks Certificate
28/Jan

State of New York
Dutchess County ss: Isaiah Burteh of the Town of Pawlings in the County Dutchess being duly sworn deposes and says that he is over seventy six years of age and has been a Revolutionary pensioner of the States United for about eighteen years last past that he has always resided in town of Pawlings except the period he was away from home in the Revolutionary service and has known Daniel Wooden who has as he has been informed made an application for a Pension from his boyhood that in the year 1778 there was kept near the house of Colonel Morehouse then in the Town of Pawlings but now in the bounds of the Town of Dover all large quantity of Continental Stores collected from Connecticut & the adjacent counties for to supply the army consisting of Beef Flour pork and Cannon fire arms powder and various other munitions of war that Captain Martin was stationed at that place & was Captain of the guards & was under the command of Colonel Morehouse aforesaid that the guard taken from Martins company consisted of about twenty five men & were kept under arms to prevent any attack made on the stores that this deponent knows that the said Daniel Wooden was one of the guard that this deponent saw him frequently while stationed there under arms acting as one of the guards that this deponent at the time understood that the said Daniel Wooden had enlisted as one of the guard to guard the continental stores as aforesaid, & this deponent further says that it was understood at the time that such was the situation of the stores aforesaid that it was unsafe and imprudent to keep the stores in that place to protect them without a standing guard to protect them, that this deponent does not know how long the said Daniel Wooden acted as one of the guard but has no doubt it was as long as he stated
Sworn & subscribed the 17 th day of January 1835 before me.
James DeLoe, Justice of the Peace
Isaiah his Burteh mark

I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Isaiah Burteh who hath subscribed and sworn to the foregoing affidavit that his character for truth and veracity is good and his statement entitled to credit.
James DeLong Justice of the Peace
State of New York
Dutchess County
Reuben Allen of the Town of Poughkeepsie being duly sworn deposes and says that he is about seventy five years of age that he resided in the Town of Poughkeepsie in the County of Dutchess during the Revolutionary war; that he knows that a large quantity of Continental Stores were kept near the house of Colonel Morehouse in 1778 or about that period and that a Standing guard was enlisted to protect the stores and was kept under arms on duty at that place several months that Captain Martine was captain of the guard, that he will not swear positively but he thinks that Daniel Wooden was one of the Standing guard
Subscribed & sworn January the 25 th 1835 before me Benoni Pearce Justice of the Peace
Reuben Allen mark
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Reuben Allen who has subscribed and sworn to the above affidavit that his character for truth and veracity is good and his statement entitled to credit.
Benoni Pearce Justice of the Peace

3 State of New York
Dutchess County ss: I Henry J Traver Clerk of said County, do hereby certify That James De long and Benoni Pearce Esquires before whom the annexed affidavits & examinations were made, were at the times of taking the same acting Justices of the peace in and for the said County - And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justices respectively and verily believe that the signatures annexed to the said Examinations are their genuine signatures.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County this Twenty third day of January A.D. 1835.
Henry J Traver Clerk

Mar 13.
FREE
Wm Lloyd Edwards Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 66 Washington D.C.

State of New York
Dutchess County: Daniel Woodern of Pawlings in Dutchess County being duly sworn deposes and says that he has received a letter from the War Department Pension Office dated February 10 th 1835 rejecting the portion of his Revolutionary Service under Col. Morehouse in guarding public stores deposited in a private house for about four and a half months unless the authority for raising said guard can be shown by him, deponent further says that he is unable to show the authority by which said guard was raised he therefore with draws all claim for his services rendered during the Revolutionary war under Captain Martin & Col. Morehouse in guarding the Military Stores in Pawlings & hereby relinquishes all & every claim to said service, but claims a pension for the remainder of his Revolutionary Services as stated & set forth in his declaration on file in said Pension Office
Attestbed & sworn this 25 th day of February 1835 Daniel Woodern
Before me James DeLong Justice of the peace
State of New York
County of Dutchess ss I Henry J. Kramer Clerk of said County do hereby certify that James DeLong Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit was made was at the time of taking the same a Justice of the Peace and for the County aforesaid duly elected and qualified and further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting, and verily believe that his name above subscribed to said affidavit is his genuine signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the 9 th day of March A D 1835
Henry J. Kramer Clerk

Must Reply to John L. DeLoach Bleekman Vice New York
John L. DeLoach

32090 New York
Daniel Woodhull Suspended
Sitt 6 Dec r 1834 to 2 d Felony
Sitt 10 Feb y 1835 to Misd Felony
Sitt to same 13 March 1835 " " " 2 April '36. " Hon. N.P. Talmadge 10. Jan. '39.

Resided in Paulings Ruch. June 1776 Co
5 mos left
7th m Pearce
Col Swarthout's (2)
NY Rgt
1777 - 2 mos 15 da
Capt Martins Co
Col Morehouse
NY Rgt
Sum 1778/4 mo - 15 da
same Co V
also in 1 mo
in the yr 1779 or
1780 in Capt
James Martins
Co Col Swarthout's Rgt

1-464.) Ottum DIVISION.
J. S.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C., Dec 24, 1891.
Respectfully returned to writer with the request that he furnish the name of the state from which the soldier probably enlisted, his place of res- idence at the time of his death and the name of his widow if one survived him.
Green B. Raum
Commissioner.

217 S. Fitzhugh St., Rochester , N.Y. Feb. 3, 1892.
Green B. Ramm,
Washington, D. C.
The enclosed can't be in answer to a request I had made to be furnish with a copy of whatever is recorded on the pension rolls concerning Daniel Wooden, a Revolutionary soldier and pensioner.
I do not know from what state he enlisted but he is supposed to have been born either in Connecticut or
Maryland. All I have learned about him after several years research is that he died Dec. 1899 in Dutchess Co. N.Y. - name of town unknown. Name of wife unknown but as he was ninety five years old he perhaps did not leave a widow.
Very truly yours,
E. S. Wooden.

28 956 Rev y INVALID
File No. 28 956
Daniel Worden
Rev Mr
Act: 7" June 22"
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 462
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1892 Apr 25 Visit to E. Shroder Rochester N.Y. P.S.