Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22608, Samuel Woodruff, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Woodruff, Samuel
S. 22608
CONTENTS
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FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
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11.816
Pennsylvania
Samuel Woodruff
of Greene Co in the State of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the Company command by Captain Roberts - of the Regt: command by Col. Seely - in the Pa. Line for 9 mos
M. J.
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of June 1833 and sent to
Mrs A. Stewart Union Town
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 $ 60.00
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept - 15.00
$ 75.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk
Book E Vol. 5 Page 64

No. 751 Girard Bank, Philadelphia, April 23 18 35
RECEIVED of the Girard Bank, Agent for paying Pensions, under the Act of June 7, 1832, Fourteen Dollars 16 Cents, being for Five Months' 20 Days' Pension, due to Samuel Woodruff from the Tenth day of Sept 18 34 to the 29 day of February 18 35 for which I have signed Duplicate Receipts.
Dolls. 14.16
Saml C Atkinson Att'y to the Widow

RECEIVED of the General Fund, Agent for the Louisiana Purchase under the Act of March 3, 1803. Final Payment Voucher
Received from GAO
119

State of Pennsylvania,
City of Philadelphia, ss.
Be it Known, That on the — 23 rd — day of April 1835 — before the subscriber, one of the Aldermen of the City of Philadelphia, personally appeared Samuel C. Atkinson the Attorney named in the foregoing Power of Attorney, and made oath affirmation , that the same was not given him by reason of any sale, transfer or mortgage of the pension, or arrears of pension therein authorized to be received by him.
Affirmed  Swear and subscribed the day and year } abovementioned, before me,
William Mollery Acty.
Sam C. Atkinson

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State of Pennsylvania ss. Green County ss
In the Court of Common Pleas of Green County at March Term 1835.
On this day personally appeared March 16 th 1835 It is found to the satisfaction of the court that Samuel Woodruff late a Pensioner of the United States died on the 24 th day of February last past, leaving a widow in full life named Hannah —
In testimony whereof I Enr. Hook Prothonotary of said Court hereunto affixed the seal of the same & subscribed my name this 9 th day of April A. D. 1835
Enr. Hook Prothonotary.
State of Pennsylvania Green County ss. Be it known that before me a Justice Justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Hannah Woodruff widow of Samuel Woodruff deceased and made oath according to law and saith that she is the lawful wife of Samuel Woodruff deceased a pensioner of the United States whose Certificate she produced before me dated at the War office of the United States on the 28 th day of June 1833 N o 11,816 herewith enclosed to be transmitted to the war office to be cancelled.
Sworn & subscribed before me this 10 th day of April 1835
Hannah Woodruff
Wm. Mott
State of Pennsylvania Green County ss.
I Wm. Mott a Magistrate in the County above named do hereby certify that I have the most satisfactory evidence by my own personal knowledge that Hannah Woodruff who has this day appeared before me and taken the oath identifying herself to be the widow of Samuel Woodruff deceased a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States and has shown me her husband's Certificate from the war office of the U.S. was the lawful wife of the deceased Samuel Woodruff mentioned in said Certificate.
Wm. Mott Justice of the Peace

Know all men by these presents that I Hannah Woodruff widow of Samuel Woodruff a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States deceased do hereby constitute and appoint Samuel C. Atkinson of Philadelphia my true and lawful attorney for me and for my use as the widow of the said to receive from the Agent of the United States for paying pensions in Philadelphia the amount of pension due him at the time of his death viz from the fourth of September 1834 to 24 Febry. 1835 Witness my hand & seal this tenth day of April 1835 Witnesses at signing David Bell Hannah Woodruff
State of Pennsylvania Green County ss
Be it known that on this day of April 1835 Before the subscribers a Justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Hannah Woodruff above named and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be her act and deed in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year last above mentioned M c Callister J. of Peace
I Enos Hook Clerk of the Court of Green County certify that William McCallister is a magistrate at Pattons and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal & office & subscribed my name this 17 th day of April A.D. 1835
Enos Hook Clerk
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Greene County Pa Commonwealth 3/
On the 18 th day of June 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, James H. Woodruff who being duly sworn according to law did on his oath make the following declarations in order to obtain the benefit of the act of 7 June 1832 who is aged sixty nine years the 26 th of July 1833.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated.
That he first entered the service during the Revolutionary war in Morris County in the State of New Jersey under Colonel Wood in the Militia Service on or about the first of June 1780 for a term of one month as a Subaltern for a company by the name of John Kinney which he served out he served at Elizabeth town - he next went out for another term of one month in August of the same year 1780 which he served at & near Newark under Capt. John Roberts - after this preferring the service to the business in which he was engaged with his father he agreed to go out & his father hired him as a Subaltern for two terms of one month each which he served at Quackenbush bridge & Hackensack under Capt. Israel Ward Genl Wood was in command part of the time - In the Spring of 1781 he went out again in the monthly tour service for two months under Capt. Stephen Brown at Elizabeth town under Genl. Ward in May & June after this in July he went out as one of a Col. Seely's Regiment of three months men under Capt. Baldwin which he served in in New Jersey & New York on the north river the last Col's name was Ely & the Adjutant Pennycuick they were a part of the time under command of Genl. Dayton which he served out & was discharged in October making the whole of his service (except some short tours on alarms &c) of which he makes no account nine months six in monthly tours & three in Seely's Regt

He received no written discharge nor has he any documentary evidence or witness upon the truth he can produce to prove his service. The Reverend Barnet Whittack and Thomas Burson Esq will testify for him as to his character and their belief of his services.
He hereby disavows any claim whatsoever to any pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not in the pension roll of the agency of any State.
In answer to the interrogations annexed to the petition by the court he answers as follows:
1. He was born the 26 July 1764 in Morris County in the State of New Jersey. 2. His name is recorded in a bible at hand. 3. He lived in Morris Co. N. Jersey when he entered the service when he continued to reside until about forty four years ago when he removed to the west & has resided where he now lives for that time. 4. He went into the service as a drafted militiaman and as a substitute for picking men. 5. He refers to the foregoing statement for the names of his officers & circumstances of his service as common to the rest. 6. He never received any discharge. 7. The Rev. Barnet Whittack & Thos Burson Esq will testify to his character & services.
Sworn and subscribed before me June 10 th 1833
Enos Black. Proth
Sam l H. Woodhull.

Payments to be made at Philadelphia by First Natl. U. S. Bank Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of Pennsylvania
S. Townsend
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E Vol. 5 Page 64 by W. L. Williams Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Samuel Woodruff of the State of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the war of the Revolution
is entitled to receive Thirty — dollars and — cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this Twenty Eighth day of June one thousand eight hundred and thirty- Three .
John D. Dabney Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
J. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions.
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER.
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Declaration of John Woodruff -
Admitted 9 mo's 1830.
Hon. A. Stewart Uniontown Pa.
9 mo N

We the Reverend Barnett Whittack and Thomas Burson Esqrs both of Greene County and State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Woodruff who has since his subscribed the foregoing declarations that we believe him to be sixty nine years old that he is reported & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and we concur in that opinion. & further that he is a man of undoubted veracity & excellent moral character
Sworn and subscribed before me Jan 10 th 1833
Barnet Whittack Thomas Burson
Enos Hook Prothonotary
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 such. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that the Reverend Barnett Whittack who signed the above certificate is a clergyman resident in Greene County and that Thomas Burson Esq who has also signed the same is resident in said county and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
I Enos Hook Prothonotary of the court of common pleas of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Samuel Woodruff for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of the said court this 17 th day of June 1833.
Enos Hook Prothonotary

Revolution
22608
INVALID.
File No. 22608 ✓
Samuel Wolf
Rev War
Act: June 7 th 89
Index: Vol. 2 , Page 261
[Arrangement of 1870.]

449 Sam Woodruff
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FEDERAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
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FREE Jno Stewart
James L. Edwards Esq commissioner of Pensions Washington C.B. D.C.

Union Town June 21. 1833
J. L. Edwards Esq Dr Sir
I enclose herewith the applications of Sam l Woodruff and George Miller two very honest & worthy old soldiers for pensions.
Please give them an early examination & let me know the result.
Very Respectfully
Yr m c Obed Servt
And as Thomas