Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26100, Josiah Woodard, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Woodard, Josiah (or James) N. 26100. Woodward
Jane
CONTENTS

Dead Letter to H. H. way B. B. Audr 15 th May. 1843
2,
Albany,
Josiah Woodward
of Onida 6 o in the State of New York who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Mansfield of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Meigs in the Connecticut line, for the term of three years from _____ 1777 to _____ 1780.
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 6.66 2 / 3 Dollars per month, commence on the 4 day of March, 1832
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 of June 1832 and sent to B. P. Johnson J. Rome N.Y.
Arrears to 4th of March 1832, $80. -- Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 1. 40. --
$120. --
$80,
{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. }
7 June 1832.
Rev. Book V. fol: 5. fol. 155.

Reported
113 New York, Albany Jane Woodward widow of Josiah Woodward Con who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private.
scribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of June 1848 and sent to
Lay Hathaway Rome N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 240 Vol. 4

Hon J. L. Edwards Com. P.
Roxbury N.Y. May 5 '43
Sir
I send papers for Mrs Woodward Widow of Josiah Wood- ward late U.S. Sen. being her declaration, & etc to obtain pension please to advise me in due time. — I am well acquainted with her, & was also many years with her late husband. — most worthy people. —
I am very respectfully y. Servt J. H. Hathaway
D
Greenville, June 10 th

State of New York } Green County } ss:
Town Clerks Office Granville April 29 th 1843
I Hiram Butler Town clerk of the town of Granville in said county hereby certify that I find in the records of marriages in the Books Left by the Reverend Mr Hotchkiss (Left by the Clerk of the Presbyterian Society in said town, & as found the following record, Married by the Rev d Mr Hotchkiss Josiah Woodward & Jane Tyler of Freehold, November 7 th 1790. — which is expressed in plain & legible figures & words as follows viz "November 7 th 1790 Married Josiah Woodward & Jane Tyler both of Freehold: — then called Ann Durham."
Hiram Butler Town Clerk
Granville, June 6 th
Canv before me Hiram Butler Town Clerk of Granville, who on his oath saith, that the fore going Certificate is true, — & that he is the Town Clerk. — figures "90" above, on erasure. Sworn before me this 29 th day of April 1843
Rufus Wakeley Justice of the peace

STATE OF NEW YORK, } GREENE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE. }
I, William Pierson, Clerk of the County of Greene, do hereby certify that Russell Wakeley Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the certificate of proof or acknowledgement of the annexed instrument in writing, and thereon written, was at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgement, a Justice of the peace for the county aforesaid, dwelling in the said county, and duly authorised to take the same. And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Russell Wakeley and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate of proof or acknowledgement is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said county, the first day of May 184 3
William Pierson Clerk

9927 In care of James Woodward of Onondaga Co. N.Y. at 7 July '38- m 90. d 41-
adms 2 yrs pri 80 $
Jay Hathaway Esq Rome N.Y.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress granting "half pay, & pension, to certain widows," for the term of 5 years, passed July 1838, & also of the act of Mar. 1843.
State of New York Onondaga County } ss:
On this 17 th day of April 1843, personally appeared before the court of Genl & Sessions of said county, Jane Woodward of the town of Vienna in said county aged 75 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 acts of Congress above recited, — That she is the widow of Israel Woodward late of said town, a pensioner of the U.S., who was a soldier of the revolutionary army, Connecticut line of troops, that she further declares that she was married to said Israel Woodward at New Durham N.Y. on the 14 th day of November, in the year 1790 by the Rev. Mr. Holchkin, since deceased, & she has no record of her marriage, & is informed & believes, that all who were present at her marriage, are dead. — That said Israel Woodward was a pensioner of the United States, at the rate of $80. per annum, under act of 7 th June 1832, certificate dated 29 th June 1832. & that he died at Vienna 28 th March 1840, that she does not know the name of the officer under whom he served, but refers to the testimony on file at the Department for any further proof in the premises, that she has remained a widow since the death of said Israel, as will more fully appear by the proof hereto annexed, that she was acquainted with Fowler Bryan previous to her marriage. —

and further saith not.
Jane Woodward
Summons & Subpoena in open court on the day & year first above written , & the same was pronounced satisfactory by the Judges thereof.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said court & signed my name, figure "8" before word march on last page, written on reverse.
J. Sheldon Root Clk!
State of New York & ss Dundee County
On the day set the place above named appeared Josiah Woodward of Vienna who being duly sworn saith that he is son of Josiah & Jane Woodward, & that the said Jane, is the widow of said Josiah, & has not been married since his death, which was on the 28 th of March 1840, I further saith not.
Sworn & Subscribed, before me
This 17 th day of April 1843 said Josiah is a credible witness.
J. Sheldon Root Clk!
Josiah Woodward

James Woodward
Payable semi-annually. The first payment on this Certificate will be made on the 4th of September next, in New York
at the Branch Bank of the U. States "
Recorda

War Department.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th of March, 1818,
James Woodward  late a private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the New York Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to commence on the Twenty fourth day of April one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this Twenty sixth day of March one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
J Callan
Secretary of War.

Josiah Woodard alias James Woodard.
private
Capt. Mansfield's Co.
Col. Douglass. Regt.
Spring 1777
to Spring 1780.
3. Years.
72. 1 st Johnn
Agent.
Rome. N.Y.

Declaration in order to obtain the provisions of an act of Congress passed in 1832, entitled a bill Supplemental to an act for the relief of certain officers and soldiers of the Revolution —
State of New York Oneida County ss On this 14 th day of June 1852 Personally appeared before Josiah Woodward otherwise called James Woodward, of Vienna in the County of Oneida, aged 75 years and upwards, who being first duly sworn in order to obtain the provisions of an act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832, does declare and say, that he is the identical person named in the original certificate from the War Department hereto annexed, bearing date the 27 th day of March 1817 and numbered 8378 — That he relinquishes all claims, under the same of any he has — and further declares and says that he enlisted, in the Spring of 1777 in the town of East Heaven cont — for three years, in Capt Mansfields Co, Col. Douglass Regt on the Continental establishment and served out his term of three years, and was discharged at the expiration of the service and received a discharge, which is now on file at the War Office at Washington, with his papers presented for a pension in 1818 1819 — and this deponent further says that he has not drawn any pension under this certificate since 1820 on account of having some property — That he is not entitled to any benefit under the act of Congress passed in 1828 for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolutionary War. And further this deponent says not — JOSIAH WOODWARD
"in 1819" erased B. P. J.

Onida County ss On the day and year within written before me personally appeared Josiah Woodard within named to me known as a man of truth and veracity and also to me known as being the same person described "James Woodard" in the annexed Certificate, and made oath to the truth of the within affidavit and declaration,
B. P. Johnson Comm. of Quads.
Onida County ss. Abraham S. Wood of Vienna in the County of Onida being duly sworn says that he is well acquainted with the within named Josiah Woodard and knows him to be the same person described in the annexed Certificate as James Woodard - and that the said Josiah Woodard has not drawn any pension since 1820 as this deponent has understood and believes.
A. S. Wood
Onida County ss On this 14 th day of June 1832 before me personally appeared Abraham S. Wood the witness to me well known as a man of truth and veracity - who made oath to the truth of the above affidavit.
B. P. Johnson Comm. of Quads.

Clerk's office Oneida County
I George Brown Clerk of the County of Oneida do hereby certify that Benjamin P. Johnson before whom the within affidavits purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same a Commissioner duly appointed and sworn, and authorized to take affidavits and the signatures "B. P. Johnson" is in the hand writing of the said Commissioner.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal at Sarat County this 15 th day of Jan. A.D. 1832, Geo. Brown Clerk

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
W.F. 26,100
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Josiah Woodard or Woodson a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 1777 May 1780 Pvt Joseph Mansfield Douglas Gilmore Conn                                                   
Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted at East Gran Conn.
Date of application for pension, Apr. 27, 1818. His cl. was ab.
Residence at date of application, Vienna Oneida Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, 58 yrs. He died at Vienna Mar. 28, 1840.
Remarks: He married at Greenville New York Nov. 7, 1790, Jane Tyler. She was at pres. on an app. ex. Apr. 17, 1843 while a resident of Vienna N.Y. aged 75 years. A son Josiah was a resident of Oneida Co. N.Y. in 1843.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

8378
New York Josiah Woodward James Woodward
of Onondaga in the state of New York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Miles of the Connecticut line, for the term of 3 years
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 27 of April 1858
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 of Mar 59 and sent to Benj B Johnson Rome Onondaga County
Arrears to 4th of Mar 59  82 9
Semi-annual all'ce ending 4 Sept 59  48
10 30 35 } $130 44 11
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

Returned
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of April 1838 from 4. to 28 March 1840. Agents Notified, 9. Decr 1844
4441.
New York Albany
Jane Woodward widow of Josiah Woodward who was a Private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of Jan y 1844 and sent to
J. Wathaway, Rome N. York
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book ed Vol. 1 Page 258.

17 New York-7337-
Reps Jan 2
Jane Woodward widow of Josiah Woodward
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 - and who died on the 28 th : March, 1840 - of Oneida in the State of New-York
who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Mansfield of the
Regt: commanded by Col: Meigs in the Connecticut line for 2 years -
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the — 16 th : — day of June 1843 and sent to Jay Hathaway Rome, New-York
Whole amount due $400.00 —
[Act July 7, 1838]
Recorded by H. H. Stewart Clerk,
Book A Vol. 2 Page 111
Recd March 1862 to Hathaway

Josiah Woodward Soldier 6 th Connecticut Regiment Having faithfully served the term of time for which he engaged, is hereby discharged the Service of the United States of America by Order Return Jonathan Meigs Esq r Colonel Commandant first Connecticut Brigade
Westfield State New Jersey Apr r May 1 st 1780 W. North M c Brine

The commissaries on the Road from this to Conn. will please to furnish the within discharge of Soldiers within Ten Days Inversion by Order Comd
1 st Conn. Heavy
Wethersfield May 1 1860 Phil. Leavenworth M. Boyard
Josiah Woodward N.Y. 26,100 Rev War Conn.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 3 d February 1848, entitled an act making provision for surviving widows & soldiers of the Revolution.
State of New York County of Ulster } ss:
On this 22 o day of April 1848, personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in & for said county, Jane Woodward of Ulster County aforesaid, aged 80 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 3 d day of February 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war, that she is the widow of Josiah Woodward who was a private in the army of the Revolution, & belonged to the Connecticut line of troops, as will more fully appear by the documents on file at the War Department, & upon which a pension was granted to him, & subsequently to her of $50. per An m , & her certificate N o — has been surrendered to the Department, since which time, she has drawn her stipend upon affidavit. Record Book A. Vol. 1. p. 258. She further declares that she is still a Widow. Subscribed & sworn to on the day & year above written, before me, & said Jane made her mark hereto, as she cannot write. She is personally known to me. — "being" intitled.
Jane K ee Woodward mark
* George Barnard J.P. wit: Jay Hathaway

Sam Woodhead
Adm d admitted
Say Hethaway Rome N.Y.

Clerks Office Oneida County
I, Patrick Mahon Clerk of the said County certify, that George Barnard Esquire was on the 22 nd day of April 1848 a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Oneida duly elected and authorized to act as such, and that the signature on the opposite side purporting to be that of the said Justice is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the said County & subscribed my name April 28 th 1848.
Patrick Mahon Clerk

3675
Jane Woodward
A 80
J Hathaway Kame Ms.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3 rd March 1843, granting pensions for one year, to certain widows, who have not pensions under the act of July 7. 1838
State of New York } ss: Onida County }
On this 26 th day June 1843, person-ally appeared before me Simon Nettleton - a Justice of the peace in said county, Jane Woodward the resident of the town of Vienna county of Onida, aged 75 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of congress passed on the 3 rd March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Israel Woodward who was a private in the Revolutionary war, that she is a pensioner of the United States at the rate of $80. per an m under the act of 7 th July 1838 - She further declares that she is still a widow. -
Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written, before me,
Jane Woodward
and "that she is" interlined, and I certify that I know her to be the person of Israel Woodward above named. Simon Nettleton } Justice of the Peace
Simon Nettleton } Justice of the Peace
Clerks Office Onida County } ss:
J. P. Sheldon Esq. Clerk of said County, do certify that Simon Nettleton Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit of Jane Woodward was taken, was at the time of taking the same a Justice of

Declaration
The Peace is and for said County, duly authorized to take the same; and further, that I am well acquainted with his hand writing & Verily believe that his signature to the same is genuine:
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hands & affixed the Seal of said County, this 4 th day of July 1843.
H. Sheldon Root, Atty. Pro. F. Kitts Def.

James Woodward 27 th Apr 1818 prov Mug's Conn. Regt 1777 to 1780
admitted

Josiah Woodard Gift & discharge

State of New York.
District of Onida County , ss.
On this 27th day of April 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of the United States for the said district  Court of common Pleas of Onida County , personally appears Josiah Woodward aged 58 years, resident in Vienna in the said district  county , who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:" That he the said Josiah Woodward enlisted in May 1777 at East Haven in the state of Connecticut in the company commanded by Captain Joseph Mansfield of the 6th Connecticut Regiment  that he  for three years, that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the first of  May 1780 , when he was discharged from service in Mansfield state of New Jersey that he was in the battles of not in any general engagements, the regiment to which he belonged being generally on some of the parties and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services, except his discharge annexed.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Charles Wylie 3 Josiah Woodward One of the Judges of Onida Common Pleas.
I, Charles Wylie Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Josiah Woodward did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. I trust I believe from his efforts that he will be entitled to a pension for support. Onida Co. April 27th 1818  Charles Wylie

Clerk's office Oneida County.
I Certify that Charles Wylie was a Judge of this County at the time of making the within Affidavit & Certificate, & that his signature to the same appears to be of his own proper hand writing. Witness the seal of said County the 23 day of May 1818 Nathan H. Woodgood Clk

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
May 20 th 1843.
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," and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The widow of Josiah Woodward, decd. a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N.Y. Agency, at the rate of — eighty — Dollars and — Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March, to the 28 th March 1840,
Respectfully, yours,
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

Pt Rm 49 May 1 '48
Hon J. L. Edwards
Sir
I send 2 Quarters inclosed, made under act of Feb 48 to renew pat.
M c Millard " Kirkland
When certificate shall be issued, please send to me.
I am very respectfully J. S. Hathaway

3675
July 18 43
Miss Mary 3 43 Jane Woodward
H
FREE
J. L. Edwards Commis n Russian Washington

St. Rome N.Y. July 14 43
Very H. A. Allard
Dear!
Sir
I send in closing Mr. Sam Woodwards Declaration to obtain a year's pension agreeable to act of Mar last - please incline Col: (who issued to
you. etc. etc.)
Yay Waltham

U S Commissioner of Pensions Rev Sept Washington
My dear Sir
Will you kindly give me the rev war record of Josiah Woodward a Rev Soldier of Penn. He died at Mc Connellville N York in 1840.
Respectfully yours (Mrs) Lizzie D Christain. Camden.
Sept 4 th 1903.
New York.

26100
Josiah Woodward
Apt. 27, 1815 - 58
Vienna N.Y.
May 77 East Haven Conn
Capt Jos. Mansfield
Col R. J. Meigs
Pvt 3 yrs
No Bat.
Mar Jane Tyler
Nov. 7, 1790 Granville N.Y.
Then Called Freehold N.J. New Durham
D. Mar. 28, 1840, Vienna N.Y.

Wellesley Hills Mass.
Nov. 15 1913
To the Commr of Pensions.
Dear Sir:
I shall esteem it a favor if you will send personal under such data as may be on record relating to Josiah Woodward of Vienna Oneida Co. N.Y. who was pensioned in 1818 - as a Rev. soldier, and removed again I think in 1824.
I am Yours very truly Frank E Woodward.

WIDOW, &c.
File No.
26,100
Jane Woodward Widow of Josiah Woodward Brim Revenuer
Act:
Feb 2nd 1848
Index:—Vol.
W
Page
358.
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Sept. 29, 1903 Kirsty Mrs. Lizzie D. Christian Camden N.J.
1903 Nov. 24 First. To Frank to Woodward V.L.M.

See Sina back the P... (Mowat) with book as to his knowledge satisfactory
Nov 14 '43