Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11840, Jesse Woodard, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. b.
Woodard, Jesse or Woodward
R. 11840
Born in N. C.
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28.770 3 Declaration of Jesse Woodward, for a Pension.

State of South Carolina Sumter District } Personally appeared
in Open Court on the 4 th day of November 1832 in the Court of Common Pleas now sitting for the District of Sumter aforesaid Jesse Woodard, Resident of the District of Chesterfield aged 76. Years old being duly sworn in Open Court ac- cording to Law doth on his Oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of the act of Congress passed 7 th June 1832. This Deponent saith that he was born in the State of North Carolina, Dobbs County then called Blount called Wayne County North Carolina on the 15 th August 1757 and Remained in said County till he entered in the Service of the Revolution as a Volunteer sometime in the Spring of the year 1779 and turned out in Wilmington at 6 o clock under Capt. Michael Kernan. He lost James Kenyan and served Three Months. after the said term he turned out frequently a fortnight at a time in pursuit of the Enemy his route was in Sampson District On Low Country at 6 o clock. This Deponent Remained in the Service till he was discharged in July 1780 he received his discharge signed by Col. Gary Kernan at Rock fort near Fayetteville at the Deponent further saith he served in the last Horse company to the army under Col. William Alford for the term of Three Months this

This Deponent further says, that he lost his Discharge when his House was Burned down in the Year 1830 - He Hereby Relinquishes Every claim whatsoever to a Pension or Annuity, Except the Present and Declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agencies of any State I have been Subscribed the Day and Year aforesaid before Richard Gault Jesse Woodard Presiding Judge
We James Hudson a clergyman Residing in Sumter District and David G. Croftville Residing in the same District hereby declare that we are well acquainted with Jesse Woodard who has Subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 76 Years old that he is Reputed and believed in the Neighbourhood where he Resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we Concur in that Opinion Sworn & Subscribed the Day & Year aforesaid before Richard Gault James Hudson P. James H. Croftville
And the said Court do hereby Declare their Opinion after the investigation of the matter and putting the interrogatories pro- posed by the War Department that the above named Applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as a State and the Court further Certifies that it appears

to them that James Hudson who has signed the foregoing certificate is a Clergyman Resident in Sumter District and that David G Cross who has also signed the same is a Resident in the District of Sumter and is a Creditable Person and their Statement is entitled to Credit
Richard Gantt P. H.
I Thomas J Wilder Clerk of the Court of Sumter District do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original Proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joseph Woodard for a Pension for Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of my office this 5 th day November 1833-
T. J. Wilder b. b. Ps.

J. P. Woodward So. Ca
Rejected - Letter 13 June 1834 L. J. Masis
118 H O

11,840 P. O. Besse Woodward
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____ REJECTED _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____ _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

Jesse Woodward
Letters to F. J. Moses { Oct. 14, 1833 June 13, 1834 Aug. 1, 1834
are in R. File 1793 Thomas Cassity.

Dept. of War, Pension Office June 13, 1834.
F. J. Moses, Sumterville, S.C.
Sir:
I have examined again the declarations of Thomas & Jesse Woodward, and find no evidence whatever to establish the fact that either of them ever performed more than three months service each. The kind of service which each claims to have performed subsequently to that above mentioned, cannot be considered as military service within the meaning of the law, and even if it did, they have wholly failed to comply with the rules in specifying it.
The claims are therefore rejected & and their papers placed on file in this office.
Copy of letter in R. File No. 1793 Thomas Cassity.

28.770
Declaration of amended Declaration of Jesse Woodward for a pension

State of South Carolina } Sumter district. }
770 Before me Franklin S. Moses, a Justice of the Quorum for said district. I state personally appeared Jesse Woodward who makes oath to the following facts by way of amendment to his declaration for a pension.
That from loss of memory con- -sequent on old age, he cannot precisely swear as to the exact period of his service as to its duration, but swears that he served for a period not less than twelve months. Jesse Woodward Sworn to before me this 18th Feby 1834. Franklin Moses. D.M.
South Carolina } Sumter district. }
Thomas Woodward makes oath that he served in the Revolu- -tion with Jesse Woodward - and has personal knowledge of most of the facts contained in his declaration. Thomas Woodward
Sworn to before me this 18 Feby 1834. Franklin Moses. D.M.

South Carolina Sumter District. }
I Thomas J. Wilder Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas & Sessions for said district & state, hereby certify that Franklin J. Moses is a Justice of the Court for said district & state duly qualified, & that the above signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
I further certify that the two sheets here together attached contain the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Jesse Woodward for a pension.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto affixed my name & the seal of the said Court this 28 th February 1834. —
Th. J. Wilder C.C.P.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Woodard, John GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 5306 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Apr. 1, 1790
to — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.