Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3,618, Nathan Woodberry, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Woodberry Nathan
S.3618
CONTENTS
carded

5157 Ohio
Waltham Woodberry of Athens in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Jas Pool of the Regt. commanded by Col Wood in the Mass line for 20 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 66 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14th day of Sept 1833 and sent to Genl. S. F. Under House of Reps
Arrears to 14th of Sept 1832 $99.99 Semi-annual allowance ending 4th Mar 33 33.33 $133.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by U. B. Anderson Clerk Book D Vol. 10 - Page 53

Nathan Woodberry
Private
20 Months
66.66
Private Service Not Gmndia for.
Hon. J. J. Vinton
PR

BRIEF in the case of  Sathan Woodberry  of the  County  of Athens  in the State of Ohio  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 72 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1775 6 Volunt. Gen. Capt Elliott   "78 substitute 5 for Hosum Private Capt. Pool, Col. Woods   "78 May 9 drafted Capt Berry or Berry   From this time until peace he was a Seaman Capt Ingerson & others  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? at Sea & often taken prisoner  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Beverly Mass  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? tradition  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
Regular
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Levin Bell Examining Clerk.

State of Ohio, Athens County, p. 3
On this thirteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundreds and thirty two, personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Common Pleas of Athens county aforesaid, now sitting, Nathan Woodberry, a resident of Dover Township, in the County of Athens and State of Ohio, aforesaid aged seventy two years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. He was born, as appears by a copy of the town record, November 28, 1789, at Beverly, Massachusetts; he entered the service of the United States soon after the Battle of Lexington in 1775, as a volunteer, before any regular organization of the Militia, to guard the coast of West Beach, between Beverly harbor and Manchester harbor, to prevent the British from plundering the property on shore, the inhabitants being obliged to erect sentry boxes for that purpose. He served at that time six months, under Capt. Wm Elliott of Beverly. — After the surrender of General Burgoyne's army, Oct. 17, 1777, the prisoners were to be guarded on Prospect Hill, for which purpose there was a call for Militia, when he turned out as a substitute for a man who was drafted, by the name of Hosmer of Manchester, and served under Capt. Joshua Root of Cape Ann for the term of five months, he joined the company in Manchester, and marched through Beverly, Salem & Lynn to Prospect Hill where he joined the Regiment, commanded he thinks by Colonel Wood. — In the year 1778, he thinks in May he was drafted for a nine months tour, marched out of Beverly under command of a Sargeant named George Maynard, passed through Salem, Lynn & Mystic to Stamford Ferry, from thence to Danbury & from thence to Peekskill where he joined Captain James Serry's Company, from Lynn; the day before, Newmonth battle, he was put upon the provost guard to guard deserters, that night an express arrived with orders to march to Newmouth, where all the army except the provost guard advanced, in the morning, the guard followed as fast as possible, and at White Plains received news that the battle was over, waited at White Plains about a week for the return of the army, while there was joined by Lieut. Joshua Burnham with his company from Lynn. The army then marched to West Point and then remained during the Fall, employed in building Fort Putnam. He recollects at West Point, Colonel Rufus Putnam, Major General Israel Putnam & Col. Tupper. He was  ordered  down  to  King's Ferry  in  the  severest  of  winter  to  build  a  fort  and  suffered  great  fatigue  &  cold ; in February his time expired and he received a discharge & returned home. — He then took to the sea on board the Privateer, which as the first cruise Brig. Monmouth, Samuel Dugess was capt. which sailed from Salem and on the first cruise took 13 prizes, which were carried into Little Egg Harbor.

he then went on board a Letter of Marque, bound for the West Indies and was taken by a British ship of war and carried into New York, he was then sent in a cartel to Boston & exchanged. He then entered on board the Privateer Brig, Macaroni, commanded by Captain Patterson, from Salem, and was captured by an English Sloop of war and taken into New York, was put aboard a cartel and sent to Boston and again exchanged, he then again went aboard of a Letter of Marque bound for the West Indies, and on his return voyage was captured by the Cyprus Frigate and carried into Jamaica and put aboard the Ruby a 64 gun Ship and compelled to do duty for about 12 months, then went with the fleet to England, in the month of November 1781, while he lay at Spithead, Cornwallis arrived at home after his surrender, on parole of honor; the Americans on board, about that time refused to do duty longer, choosing rather to go to prison, he was taken to Plymouth and confined in Mill prison till the 16th June following, when he was liberated and again sent to Boston with the first cartel and exchanged; after that he was again captured and carried into Jamaica and detained till after the peace was made; he lost every cent of seven years labor and adventures by the depreciation in continental money. He received regular discharges for services, but these with all his other papers have become lost so that he has no documentary evidence, and he knows of no person now living, by whom he can prove his services.
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-rolls of any agency in any state.
Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Henry Bartlett Clerk
Nathan Woodberry
We Asa Stearns a Clergyman residing in the 7th  of Alexander County of Athens and State of Ohio, and Daniel Wetmore and Josiah True residing in the Township of Dover in the County of Athens and State of Ohio, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Nathan Woodberry above named, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy two years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Henry Bartlett Clerk
Asa Stearns Daniel Wetmore Josiah True

And the said Court do hereby do give 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 it appears to them that Isa Stearns is a clergyman resident in the County of Athens and State of Ohio, and that Daniel Welcher & Josiah True who have also signed the same and who are residents of the County & State aforesaid, are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Henry Bartlett Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Nathan Woodbury for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this Thirteenth day of October A.D. 1832.
Henry Bartlett Clerk
Nathan Woodbury — Declaration
Filed Oct 13 th 1832
H. Bartlett Clerk

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Nathan Woodberry which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? in 3 cases yes no in the Sea Service VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes as a Soldier & in one case as a Sailor VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? yes XIV. †If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes .
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: “Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension.”

adm.
March 21, 1912.
Hon. John A. M. Adair, House of Representatives.
My dear Mr. Adair:
In response to your letter dated the 19" and received the 20" instant, I have the honor to advise you that the Revolutionary War pension records show that one Nathan Woodberry, Sur. File No. 3,618, was allowed pension on an application executed October 13, 1832, while a resident of Dover Township, Athens County, Ohio.
Soldier states that he was born in Beverly, Massachusetts, November 28, 1759, and that he enlisted in 1775, soon after the battle of Lexington, under Captain William Elliott, in the Massachusetts Militia, and served six months; October, 1777, in Captain Pool's company, Colonel Woods' regiment, Massachusetts Militia, and served five months; May, 1778, in Captain James Berry's company, and served nine months.
He also states that he afterwards served on the privateer brig "Monmouth" Captain Samuel Ingersoll; on a letter of marque bound to the West Indies; on the privateer brig "Macaroni", Captain Patterson; and that finally, while on the return voyage of a letter of marque from the West Indies, he was captured by the Cypress frigate, forced to do duty on the ship

Sur. File No. 3,618 - 2
"Ruby" for twelve months, then carried to England and confined in Mill Prison until June 16, 1782.
The above noted is the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War pension records.
incorrect (4) There is but one Elizabeth Woodbury on the above-named records, and she was allowed pension on her application executed September 15, 1838, while seventy-four years of age and a resident of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, for the services of her former husband Joseph Webber, (Wid. File No. 26,113,) who enlisted in February, 1777, in Captain Richard Mayberry's company, Colonel Benjamin Tupper's regiment, Massachusetts troops, and served three years.
Widow, whose maiden name was Strout, married in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, November 26, 1781, Joseph Webber. He died at sea March 1, 1784, and July 6, 1815, she married John Woodbury, who died May 1, 1830.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

February 29, 1940.
B. L. Walden Box 234 Athens, Ohio.
BA-J/ILL Nathan Woodberry S. 3618
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Nathan Woodberry, of Athens, Ohio-reference, S. 3618.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 3618, based upon service of Nathan Woodberry in the Revolutionary War.
Nathan Woodberry was born November 28, 1759, in Beverly, Massachusetts; the names of his parents were not given. His birth was recorded in Beverly.
He volunteered, soon after the battle of Lexington, as private in Captain William Elliott's Massachusetts company and served six months, engaged in guarding the seacoast between Beverly and Manchester harbor. Soon after the surrender of General Burgoyne on October 17, 1777, he enlisted and served five months as private in Captain Pool's company, Colonel Woods' Massachusetts regiment, a part of the time at Prospect Hill, guarding prisoners. He enlisted in May 1778, and served nine months as private in Captain James Berry's Massachusetts company. Subsequently, Nathan Woodberry "took to the sea"; he served on the privateer brig "Monmouth", Captain Ingersol, and while on a cruise took a number of prizes, was also on a Letter of Marque on a trip to the West Indies, later served on the privateer "Macaroni", then on a Letter of Marque to the West Indies and was captured by the frigate, "Cypress", was forced to duty of board the "Ruby" for twelve months, was carried to England and confined to Mill Prison until June 16, 1782, and was finally sent to Boston, and exchanged.
Nathan Woodberry was allowed pension on account of his service in the Revolutionary War on his application executed October 13,
1832, at which time he resided in Dover Township, Athens County, Ohio. He made no reference to wife or children.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following data:
Nathan Woodberry Certificate #5157 Issued February 4, 1833 Rate $66.66 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Ohio Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS
Veterans Administration Old Records Dept., Washington, D.C.
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Please send me a copy of any family data found in the pension papers of Nathan Woodberry & his wife Betsey of Athens Co. O. - Ref. S 3618 I have service record so don't spend any time copying that as I only need the family information contained therein. B. L. Walden
Box 234, Athens, Ohio.

Reuben
3618 INVALID.
File No. 3618
Reuben Woodberry Pr. Mass. line
Act: June 7, 1832
Index: Vol. 8 , Page 414
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1912, Mar. 21 Setter 15 Hon. Jno. A. M. Adair H.P. 1926 Aug. 25 N. Woodbury ad no family data etc. etc. 1940 Feb. 29 Hist. to B.L. Walden - J.L.L.

Nathan Woodbury
Hon. Saml. F. Vinton

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
† QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡ QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
August 25, 1926.
Miss N. Woodbury, 431 W. 7 th St. Anderson, Ind.
Madam:
I have to advise you, that in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 3618, of Nathan Woodberry , there is no data at all as to family, it is not stated whether he was married.
Said records do not show a claim for pension on file for a widow Elizabeth Woodberry, or Woodbury, whose maiden name was Boyd, or whose husband was Nathan Woodberry, or Woodbury.
Respectfully, ..
E. W. MORGAN, Acting Commissioner.
There are 4 widows Elizabeth but none that fit this inquiry

Anderson, Ind. July 5, 1926.
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:-
Will you please look up the Pension Record of Nathan Woodbury - Sur File No. 3618 and give me the date of the death of Elizabeth Boyd Woodbury - who was born May 15, 1765 and married to said Nathan Woodbury in Washington County, Pa. Oct. 28, 1790?
If this date is given in the records, will you kindly give it to me?
Respectfully
Nadine Woodbury
Address Miss Nadine Woodbury 431 W. 7th St. Anderson, Ind.

SIXTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
JOHN L. BURNETT, ALA., CHAIRMAN. ADOLPH J. SABATH, ILL. AUGUSTUS P. GARDNER, MASS. JOHN M. MOORE, TEX. EVERIS A. HAYES, CAL. JOHN A. M. ADAIR, IND. J. HAMPTON MOORE, PA. HENRY M. GOLDFOGLE, N. Y. THERON E. CATLIN, MO. THOMAS M. BELL, GA. H. T. HELGESEN, N. DAK. JAMES M. CURLEY, MASS. CALEB POWERS, KY. WILLIAM G. BROWN, W. VA. GEORGE KONIG, MD.
TRACY LAY, CLERK.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION, WASHINGTON, D. C.
March 19, 1912.
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
I desire to know if Nathan Woodbury , who served in the Revolutionary War, was at any time on the pension rolls of the United States. Would also like to know if Elizabeth Woodbury , who was a widow of a Revolutionary War soldier, was ever on the pension rolls. Please give me such facts in relation to both Nathan and Elizabeth Woodbury as you can.
Very truly yours,
A/W.