Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4105, Joseph Woods, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Woods, Joseph. Nehiah
W. 4105
CONTENTS

Indiana
3372
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Keziah Woods widow of Enph Woods Maf who was a capt in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 88 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7th day of Dec r 1843 and sent to
Ira C. Paine Painesville Ohio
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book 4 Vol. 1 Page 164

4529 Keziah Woods Ohio Affidavit for Pension
on roll corporal Capt Barney Col Bigelow from 1777 to 1780.

The State of Ohio Ashtabula County
On this fourteenth day of May in the year eighteen hundred and thirty nine, personally appeared before the Hon. Jonathan Warner an associate judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Ashtabula County in the state of Ohio Keziah Wood a resident of Saybrook in the county of Ashtabula and state of Ohio, aged seventy eight years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the benefit of the provision made by the act of congress, passed July 4. 1836; That she is the widow of Joseph Woods , who was a corporal in the 15 th Massachusetts Regiment in the Revolutionary War from April 1777 to April 1780 as appears by a discharge signed by Col. Bigelow. She was at that time acquainted with said Joseph and received some letters from him, when he was in the service; That she resided during the whole of the Revolutionary War at Bolton in the County of Worcester and state of Massachusetts, except an occasional absence for a short time, that the home of the said Joseph when not with the army was but a few roads distant, and that she knows he was absent as she always supposed, and believes in the army during nearly the whole war, that he first left with a number of the neighbors who went to the battle at Lexington in 1775 and remained as she understood for seven or eight months, and then re-enlisted and did not return except on a furlough to stay for a short time, until about the close of the war. That she believes that said Joseph was not finally discharged from the service until some time after her marriage at the close of the war. But from her age and infirmities she cannot distinctly state the length of time nor the names of the officers. That the certificate of said Joseph's discharge, and as mentioned herewith attached have been in her possession among the papers of her said husband ever since his death.
She further declares that she was married to the said Joseph Woods on the fourth day of April in the year seventeen hundred and eighty two; and that her husband the said Joseph Woods died on the twelfth day of October in the year eighteen hundred and seven; and that she

has remained a widow ever since that period -
Elizabeth  her X mark Woods
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written (she the said Elizabeth Wood being under great bodily infirmity and unable to attend court)
before me
Jonathan Warner One of the associate judges Ashtabula County
The State of Ohio, Ashtabula County ss.
I, Samuel Hovey, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Ashtabula, in the State of Ohio do by these presents certify & make known that Jonathan Warner Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken, and who has thereunto, in his own proper hand writing
Subscribed his name, was at the time of taking such affidavit and now is an Associate Judge of said Court of Common Pleas duly commissioned & sworn, agreeably to the Laws of the State of Ohio, and to all whose official acts as such, full faith & credit is & ought to be given throughout the United States & elsewhere -
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court at Jefferson in said County this 15th day of May, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine -
Sam l Hovey Clerk By Sam l Hovey Dep.
clerk fees $0.50 cho. to O. H. Fitch

T HIS certifieth, That Joseph Wood  a Corporal has served Three Years in the 15 th Massachusetts Regiment, being the full Term of his Inlistment; has conducted himself as a good and faithful Soldier, and is hereby discharged the Service. Given under my Hand, at Camp Highland's this ... Six Day of ... April 1780. L. B. Bigelow Col.
Joseph Wood a Corporal in Col. Bigelow's Regt. was Discharged 28 April 1782 for 36. B. service note; -

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Town of Bolton, County of Worcester— Extract from the Town Records.
"Married Joseph Wood of Bolton to Keziah Goddard of Marlborough, April fourth, one thousand seven hundred eighty-two"
"By Reuben Puffer Clerk."
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the record, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair, leg- ible figures, as follows:— "April 4th, 1782."
Amory Holman Town Clerk of Bolton
I Amory Holman above named depose and say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the County, Town and State, aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town, with the exception above named, as certified by me—
Amory Holman
Sworn to before me.
Silas Holman Justice of Peace
Worcester 8 th October 1832

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Worcester, fs.
I certify that Martin L. Stone, and Silas Holman, Esquire, are Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Worcester. and their signatures to the certificates hereto annexed, are in their own proper handwriting.
In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my name, and affix the Seal of the Court of Common Pleas, at Worcester, this fifteenth day of October, 1838.
William Jennison, Assistant Clerk.

Deposition of Ira G. Cornish--
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The deposition of Ira S. Cornish of lawful age being duly sworn testify and say that I am a grandson of Reziah Woods who from a letter lately shown me from the war department - I learn that she has made application for a pension from the general government And being called upon to state what I knew concerning the death of her husband Joseph Woods I would state the first I recollect was living with my grandmother Mrs. Woods. She was then a widow - I was young and she frequently took me to a grave in the town of Sudbury in Rutland County state of Vermont which she said was my Grandfather's & said that he had died several years before & was buried there I remained with her until I was about fourteen years of age I then left her to learn a trade since which time I have visited her as often as once in six months & know from personal knowledge that she is now a widow and has remained so ever since I left her & very believe that she never was married to any but my grandfather Joseph Woods. I further this deponent says not. Ira S. Cornish
Sworn to and subscribed before me David Crosby a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Ashtabula Town of Say- brook This seventh day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight-hundred and thirty nine
Saybrook Oct 7 th 1839
David Crosby Justice of the Peace
The State of Ohio, Ashtabula County ss. I David Crosby a Justice of the Peace within the said County do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Ira S. Cornish who swore to and subscribed the above affidavit, and that he is a credible person & sustaining a good character for truth
Saybrook April 8. 1840
David Crosby
Justice of the Peace

The State of Ohio
Ashtabula County ss.
I Sam Hendry Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County of Ashtabula do hereby certify that David Crosby Esquire whose name appears subscribed to the within in his own proper hand writing, to me well known is and was at the time of his subscribing the same one of the Justices of the peace within and for said County duly Commissioned and sworn agreeably to the Laws of the State of Ohio duly Commissioned and sworn agreeably to the Laws of the State of Ohio - In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Jefferson the 8 th day of April A.D. 1840 -
Sam Hendry Clerk.

L.M.H.
March 13, 1906.
Hon. R. D. Cole, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. Cole:
In response to your letter dated March 10, 1906, and received March 12, 1906, I have the honor to advise you that the papers in claim, Widow File, 4105, show that Joseph Woods marched from Bolton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, to the battle of Lexington, and afterwards enlisted as a Private and served eight months in Capt. Benjamin Hasting's Co., Col. Asa Whitcombs Massachusetts regiment; re-enlisted April 6, 1777, and served three years as a Corporal in Col. Timothy Bigelow's 15th Massachusetts regiment; he was also in the battles of Bunker Hill and Saratoga. He died October 12, 1807, and was buried at Sudbury, Rutland Co., Vermont.
He married Heziah Goddard of Marlborough, April 4, 1782. Her claim was allowed on an application executed May 14, 1839, at which date she was seventy-eight years of age, and a resident of Saybrook, Ashtabula Co. Ohio;
Very respectfully,
Deputy Commissioner.

4529 6546
Reziah Woods of Joseph Ohio. Pitts.
admitted
Corporal 2 yrs p 88. Col. Bane, Col. Bygels Map.
died 12 th Oct. 1807
Act 7 July 1838
O. H. Fitch Esq. Ashtabula. Ohio.

Rev WIDOW, &c.
1906-Mch 12- Hert. to Hon R. D Gode J.M.B.H
File No. 4105
Kyiah Woods Wid Joseph Woods Corp. Rev. War
Act: Mch. 5 th 183
Index:—Vol. M. , Page 352
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Legiah Words of Joseph Ohio
Suspended Act 12 March 1840 V. M. Butch
Act 7 July 1838

Keziah Woods of Joseph Ohio.
Rejected
See let 23 rd Aug t 1839 to O. H. Patch.
married after termination of her husbands service.
Act 4 July 1836

5620.
Ohio. Pittsburgh,
Resiah Woods, widow of Joseph Woods.
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 12 October 1807 of Ashtabula in the State of Ohio who was a Corporal in the Compy. commanded by Captain Barnes, of the Regt. commanded by Col: Bigelow, in the Massachusetts, line for 2 years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio, Pittsburgh at the rate of 88. Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of July 1840. and sent to and O. H. Fitch, Ashtabula, Ohio.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1840 $ 352.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept'40 144.00
$ 396.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838.
Recorded by Wm. G. Gantzinger, Clerk, Book A — Vol. 2 — Page 216.
O. H. Fitch 23 July 1840.

19/96
House of Representatives,
Washington D. C.
Attention and reply through desk.
J. L. Davenport First Deputy Commissioner
March 10th, 1906.
Sir:--
Please give me such information as your files and records show about a Revolutionary soldier by the name of Joseph Woods. His widow, Keziah Woods, drew a pension. She died in Franklin County, Ohio, and was buried in Jefferson Township in that County where she had lived for a long time.
Very truly yours,
V. D. Cole
Hon. James L. Davenport,
First Deputy Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
FIRST DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MAR 10 1906 U. S. PENSION OFFICE.

The State of Ohio On the 14 th day of August Guadalupe County ss. A.D. 1843, personally appear- ed, before me the subscriber a justice of the pe- ace of said County, Koziah Woods, a resident of Thompson in the County of Guadalupe aged eighty three years, and to me personally known who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath make the follow- ing declaration, in order to obtain the ben- efits of the provision made by the act of Con- gress passed on the 3 rd March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served du- ring the Revolutionary war, that she is the widow of Joseph Woods dec d who was a corporal in the Army of the Revolution- She cannot state, from want of knowledge, the Regiment in which he served, that she received a pension under the act of July 7 th 1838, at the rate of Eighty Eight dollars per annum. She further declares that
She is still a widow Attest M c C. Paine Koziah her X Woods mark
Sworn and subscribed on the day & year above written Before me
Moses Harned Justice of the Peace

The State of Ohio
Greene County ss.
{ I Reuben St John Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, within & for said County and State. Do hereby certify that Nora Hoames - is an acting justice of the Peace within & for said County, duly Commissioned & qualified & knows that his signature above written is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of office at Chillicothe this 21 st day of August AD 1843 -
Reuben St. John Clerk

Whiteville O. July 14. 1840
J. L. Edwards Esq Comr of Pensions
Dear Sir,
Some time a few months since, agreeable to the instructions of your letter of March 11. th I forwarded to your office the amended certificates etc. affidavit of Mrs. S. Garmit, relation to the claim of Mrs. Keziah Wood widow of Joseph Wood decd, to a pension under the act of 1838.
Mrs. Wood is poor, infirm and blind & much in need of her pension, having heard nothing from the department since I wrote, she is fearful that my letter is lost or miscarried.
If it should not have been recd. will you have the goodness to inform me that I may again forward the necessary papers. - If recd. it will of course be as promptly attended to, as the business of the department will allow.
Yours Respectfully O. H. Fitch

In the State of Ohio Ashtabula County
On this Twenty ninth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine personally appeared before Jonathan Warner Esq. an assistant judge of the Common Pleas Keziah Woods a resident of Saybrook in the county of Ashtabula & State of Ohio aged seventy eight years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of Joseph Woods who was a corporal in the Massachusetts line from 1777 to 1780 when he was discharged, that he served under Gen. Rufus Putnam, that was in several battles but from the imperfection of her memory she cannot state the number of none of the battles he was in, she is confident however that he entered the service in the year 1775 and was in the battle of Bunker Hill & thinks continued in the service until he reenlisted in 1777 above mentioned, he was also in the battle of Saratoga at the surrender of Gen. Burgoyne. For a more particular description she would refer to her former declaration to obtain a pension under the act of 1836 made some months since & which is on file in the War Department, & also to the certificate of his discharge accompanying the same, and to the Massachusetts rolls for the services performed by the said Joseph Woods. That the said Joseph when he entered the service in 1775 as above stated resided in Bolton in the county of Worcester & State of Massa- chusetts. For his service during these years she would refer to his certificate of discharge accompanying her former declaration
She further declares that she was married to the said Joseph Woods on the 4th day of April 1782, as by a certificate of proof thereof accompanying her former declaration fully appears, and that her husband, the aforesaid Joseph Woods died in the year one thousand eight hundred and seven, as also appears by her said declaration, that she was married to him previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz; at the time above stated, and that she has never been married since the death of her said husband Joseph Woods. Keziah J. Woods mark

The within attached Affidavit is sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me the said Reuben Wood, being unable and prevented by great bodily infirmity from attending court
Jonathan Warner
one of the Associate Judges of Ashtabula County
The State of Ohio
Ashtabula County ss.
I Sam Hendry Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, within and for said County of Ashtabula do hereby certify that Jonathan Warner Esquire whose name appears above subscribed, in his own proper hand writing, to me well known is and was at the time of his subscribing the same, one of the Associate Judges of said Court duly Commissioned
and sworn agreeably to the Laws of the State of Ohio;
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the said Court at Painesville the 12th day of December A.D. 1839.
Sam Hendry Clerk

I Silas Bailey, of Northborough in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged eighty two years, depose & say, that I was not well acquainted with Joseph Wood, who formerly resided in that part of Bolton in said County which is now Berlin. The said Joseph Wood, soon after the commencement of the Revolutionary War, in 1775, was enlisted as a private into the service of the United States, for the term of eight months, and marched from said Bolton to Prospect Hill, near Boston, and remained there according to my best recollection & belief during said term. The Regiment to which he belonged, was commanded by Col Asa Whitcomb of Sterling - & his company was under the command of either Capt Robert Longley, & or Capt Benj: Hastings - The said Longley was afterwards a Lieut Colonel in the Army - I was not in said service at that time, but I visited the encampment of said Regiment in November or December of that year, but whether I saw said Wood there at that time or not, I cannot recollect - I always understood that he remained in the service during the term for which he enlisted as aforesaid - I have not been acquainted with said Wood since that time, & whether he performed any other service during said War, I cannot state, I am not positive that Capt Hastings's christian name was Benjamin, but I believe it was -
Silas Bailey

I Reuben Babcock of Northborough in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, age eighty three years, depose and say, that I was well acquainted with Joseph Wood in the year 1775 and previous thereto: He then resided in the south part of Bolton which is now the town of Berlin - According to the best of my recollection he went into the Service of the United States as a private soldier in the Army of the Revolution during that year, in the company commanded by Capt. Hastings since in Col. Asa Whitecomb's Regiment.
I cannot state positively that he performed any service as I was not with him, but understood that he was one of those who enlisted for & performed eight months service near Boston, which term ended with the month of December 1775. - Reuben Babcock
Worcester ss. Oct. 12 1858. Then the abovenamed Oliver Bailey & Reuben Babcock made oath to the truth of the foregoing depositions by them subscribed - Before me -
And I certify that the said deponents are well known to me & are credible witnesses.
Martin J. Stone Justice of the Peace

Ashtabula O. Dec r 21. 1889
Sir, Enclosed I forward to you the declaration of Mrs. Reziah Woods to obtain a pension under the act of Congress of 1838, and the affidavit of Ira S. Comstock that she is the widow of Joseph Woods a soldier in the Revolution.
The proof of service, of marriage etc. are on file in your office having been forwarded for the purpose of obtaining a pension under the act of 1836, to which I would refer you -
Yours Respectfully O. H. Fitch
To Mr. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington

Ashtabula (Ohio) May 1857
Rev. Edwards by Comm. of Pensions } See Sir. Inclosed I forward to you the declaration of Mrs. Keziah Woods, Widow of Joseph Woods, to obtain a pension under the Act of Congress of 1836 with the testimony as to marriage, service and also a discharge to sd. Joseph Woods as the expiration of a 3 years term of service in the 18 th Massachusetts Regiment, and a small memorandum which may serve to show the time of said Joseph's final discharge 23 April 1852.
By a reference to the Massachusetts rolls, in the War Department the precise term of service of said Woods may perhaps be ascertained.
I have only to add that Mrs. Woods is now decrepit, poor and destitute, and a prompt attention to her claim is earnestly requested by her.
Please direct to "O. H. Fitch Ashtabula Ohio"
Yours Respectfully O. H. Fitch