Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3912, Martin Woody, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Woody, Martin Susanna
W 3912
CONTENTS

300.5
Virginia Richmond Juliana Woody, widow of Martha Woody who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Reported Jany 13/49
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 25 Dollars
cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of Jany 1849 and sent to
Hon W. L. Goggin N. of R
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 177 Vol. 3

Letter to 3 and 2 4 May 1839.
Paid at the Treasury under the act of the 16 th April 1838 of from 4 Sept 1836 to 4 Sept 1838 who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Dawson of the Regt. commanded by Col. Tucker in the Va. militia line for 7 1/2 mo.
Virginia 16 721
Martin Woody Franklin Co in the State of Virginia who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Dawson of the Regt. commanded by Col. Tucker in the Va. militia line for 7 1/2 mo.
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 25 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of Sept 1833 and sent to Capt Pat Clark et al.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833 $ 62.50 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 March '34 - 12.50
$ 75.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk Book 6 Vol. 6 Page 23

N o 13.365 488. June 5 th 1845
Susanna Woody widow of Martin
on
act 7 July 1835
Marrid 1785
husband died 11 Dec r 1844
Rejected.
Adm d under act 17 June 1844
7 1/2 mo per
$25 00 per An
Jan 6 Dec r . 1846
M. G. Casper
Franklin Co. Pa
on

State of Virginia } ss:
On this 3 rd day of May 1847 person-ally appeared before the Court of the County of Franklin Susana Woody, a resident in the County of Franklin aged Seventy six 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 provisions made by the act of Congress, passed July 7 th 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows" and the act of Congress, passed June 17 th 1844, entitled "An act to continue the pensions of certain widows" That she is the widow of Martin Woody who was a private in the Revolutionary War, That the said Martin Woody, at the time when he entered the service, resided in the County of Bedford in the state of Virginia, that she refers to the records of the War Department of the United States, the Declaration of her deceased husband the said Martin Woody, and the testimony relating thereto, now on file in the said Department, for the particulars as to the time when the said Martin Woody entered the service, & the time when he left the same, the services performed by him and the periods thereof, the particular engagements in which he bore a part, the rank and names of the officers under whom the services were performed, and the country through which he marched.
She further declares that she was married to the said Martin Woody on the 27 th day of October in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty five; that her husband, the aforesaid Martin Woody died on the 6 th day of December in the year Eighteen hundred and forty six; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the

first day of January, Seventeen hundred and Ninety-four, viz: at the time above stated; that she refers to the extract from the records of the Court of the County of Henry, certified to, according to Saw, by Jeremiah Griggs Clerk of the said Court, and herewith filed, as evidence of her marriage with the said Martin Woody; that she still continues the Widow of the said Martin Woody; and that the said Martin Woody was a pensioner of the United States, in testimony whereof, she herewith files a Certificate "given at the War Office of the United States on the Sixteenth day of September One thousand eight hundred and thirty-three", and signed by "Lewis Cass, Secretary of War"
Susanna her Woody mark
Sworn to and Subscribed, on the day and year first above written, before the Worshipful Justices of the Court of the County of Franklin.
Teste - M. G. Carpenter clk.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the statement of the above named applicant is true.
I, Moses G. Carpenter Clerk of the Court of Franklin County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Susanna Woody, for a pension, and that the said declaration together with the documentary evidence therein referred to, to wit: "the Certificate of Jeremiah Griggs Clerk of Henry County, in proof of her marriage, and the Certificate of a Pension granted to her late husband Martin Woody decd. are ordered to be certified to the War Department.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 20 th day of May in the year 1847.
M. G. Carpenter, Clerk of the Court of Franklin County

Woody Martin Declaration
25686

Virginia Franklin County to wit,
This 6 th day of May 1833 personally appear- ed in Open Court before the Court of Franklin County now sitting Martin Woodley born in Goochland County Va at at this time a resident of the county of Franklin - aged seventy five years the last day of the last March - who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make this amended declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7 th June 1832 he showed under officers and in presence of said hearing. That during the revolutionary war that during the war he was drafted in Amherst county and marched under the orders and in a company commanded by Capt Dawson to Albemarle county where he was with the other troops in service one month and fifteen days guarding pris- oners taken with Genl Burgoyne to the north from loss of memory he cannot now state the year this service was per- formed - he believes it was 1777 or 78 but will not be positive on his discharge - he went to Bedford County Va whether his father had removed in the absence of this appli- cant - Some time after his arrival at in Bedford he was drafted into a company of Militia commanded by Captain John Frigg and marched under said Frigg to Cabbin point Va where the company of commanded by said Frigg - and four or five other companies marched at same time from Bedford to Cabbin point were formed into a Regiment, commanded by Col McClanahan Mere weather - and a Maj - McBlameet a Frenchman on being formed into a regiment - they were marched to Portsmouth Va where they joined the army command- ed by Genl Murlingberg where they remained till the spring of the year when they he was discharged having served three months. Some time after his discharge as aforesaid - on returning home to Bedford militia was drafted a third time into a company of the commanded by Capt John Frigg & marched to James Town Va. and thence to Little York - the company of Capt Frigg to which he belonged was attached to other companies and formed into a regiment commanded by Col Tucker - The whole army being

under the orders of his Excellency Genl George Washing- ton - This applicant during the siege of York was stati- oned near the marquee of the commanding Genl - after a service of three months this applicant was discharged - The three several discharges the applicant got from service - have long since been lost or mis- laid & he has no documentary proof - This appli- cant is well known to the Hon Judge Saunders of the General Court of Va. to Nathl Claiborne - member of congress from this district and Col. Samuel Hancock of President justice of Bedford county - and to them he refers for his character for for veracity and uprightness - He avers that in the whole he served his country faithfully as a soldier during the war of the revolution the full term in all of seven months and fifteen days about the close of the war of the revolution he moved from Bedford to Franklin where he was has since resided - He exhibits the affidavits of Randolph Woodley and Isaac Leuncliff - to prove sustain this declaration - He relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name, is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state,
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year as aforesaid -
his Martin W. Woodley
We Moses Green - a clergyman mark residing in Franklin county Va. and Stephen Preslow residing in same county do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Martin Woodley who has sworn to & subscribed the above declaration that he believes him to be seventy five years of age that 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 to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Moses Green Jr
Stephen Preslow

And the court do hereby declare their opinion after an interrogation of the matter and after putting to the appli- cant the interrogatories prescribed by the War department - that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the court hereby certify that that the said applicant - is believed a man of strict truth and integrity and they further certify that it appears to them that Moses Greer Jr who has signed the preceding certi- ficate is a citizen - residing in the county of Frank- lin & that Stephen Preslow who has also signed the same - is a resident in the same county & is a credible person - and that their statement is entitled to credit and that the interrogatories prescribed by the department of war were put to the applicant in open court.
State of Virginia Franklin County } ss.
I Caleb Tate clerk of Franklin County Court the same being a Court of record, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said, in the matter of the application of Martin Bloody for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of Office this 8 th day of May 1833 in the 37 th year of the Commonwealth.
Caleb Tate, Jr

No. 25686 Martin Woody Franklin County Virginia
Adm 7. Months 8 15 days.
25 12.50
23.33 1.66 24.99
Caleb Dote bld Franklin County Virginia
1816

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjunct notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Martin Woody Franklin County Virginia
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Draft { 1777 1778 - 1 15 private Capt Dawson 75 years Amherst County Virginia Traditionary evidence - paper correct   Draft - 3 - " Capt Trigg, Col. Mcrevathar Major Little Clunier   Draft - 3 - " Capt Trigg, Col. Tucker  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers :
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served. ‡
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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 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."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each 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. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or place where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
‡ The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact. ‡
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration. ‡

A. Return of persons married by license in the County of Henry. Martin Woody & Susana Roberson October twenty seventh one thousand seven hundred & eighty five. Married returned by Robert Jones Minister
State of Virginia County of Henry ss Set
I Jeremiah Griggs Clerk of County Court for the County of Henry in the State of Virginia, do hereby Certify that the above is a true copy of the Record, as found in my office with the exception of the date which is expressed on the Record in fair legible figures, as follows: "Octr 27 th 1785." In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of my office this 14 th day of April 1847.
Jeremiah Griggs Clerk of the Court of Henry County
State of Virginia - Henry County Set.
I Jeremiah Griggs above named depose and say, that I hold the office of Clerk in the County and State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Court with the exception above named as certified by me J Griggs Clerk of the Court
Sworn before me
J. F. Dillard Justice of the Peace

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Martin Woody a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. N. 3912
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1777 or 1778 1 1/2 mo. Dawson ✓ Va.   3 mos. John Trigg Meriwether   1781 3 mos. " " Tucker        
Battles engaged in, siege of Yorktown
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Amherst + Bedford Cos. Va.
Date of application for pension, May 6. 1833. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Franklin Co., Virginia
Age at date of application, 75 yrs. the last day of last March.
Remarks: sol. married Henry Co., Va. Oct. 27. 1785 Susanna Roberson.
He died Dec. 6. 1846. she was all. pens. on her  appln. executed May 3 1847 while 76 yrs. of age + a resident of Franklin Co.  Va. no further data as to family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Payments to be made at Richmond by Genl. W. L. Br. Bank Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of Virginia
Woody -
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book C Vol. 1 Page 23 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, Martin Woody of the State of Virginia who was a Private in the Revolutionary war is entitled to receive Twenty Five 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 Sixteenth day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three
J. W. Bishop Secretary of War.
CD Commissioner of Pensions.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office.
May 15 th , 1839.
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," Martin Woody, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va. , Agency, at the rate of Twenty five 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 Sept., 1836, to the 4 th Sept., 1838, 2 years.
Respectfully, yours,
J. S. Hance acting Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

State of Virginia.
On this 9 day of October 1848, before me Moses G. Booth a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Franklin in the said State, personally appeared Susanna Woody, a resident of the County of Franklin, aged seventy  eighty 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 2 d February 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War, that she is the widow of Martin Woody, who was a private in the army of the Revolution, and that under the Act of Congress of the 17 th June 1844, she received a pension at the rate of twenty five dollars per annum.
She further declares that she is still a widow.
Susanna Woody mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written.
In presence of Jno A. Montague Geo. D. Davis J. E. Coltharp
Before me
M. G. Booth J. Peace
I Certify that Susanna Woody, the Declarant above named, is personally known to me.
M. G. Booth J. Peace.
State of Virginia, Franklin County. to wit
I Moses G. Cooper Clerk of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Moses G. Booth is a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County, duly commissioned and qualified, that he is legally authorized to act as such, and that the foregoing signatures, purporting to be his, are genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of the said Court this 20 th day of October one thousand eight hundred and forty eight.
M. G. Cooper Clerk of the Court of Franklin County.

Rich d Virginia. 391.
Susanna Woody widow of Martin Woody who was a Private — in the Virginia Militia.
Rep d
Husb d died 6 Dec r . 1846. —
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 25 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1844.
6 th December 1846.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th . day of June 1847. and sent to
W m G. Carpenter,
Franklin C.H. Virginia.
[Act of JUNE 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book A.
Vol. 2. Page 150.

1915 June 22. Hist. to Mrs. Charles F. Karr. P
Rev  WIDOW, &c.
File No. 3912
Susanna Woody Wid.
Martin Woody Pvt. Rev. War
Act: Feby. 28/48
Index:—Vol. M. , Page 352
[Arrangement of 1870.]

N o 13. 365. June 24 th Susanna Woody -
Rocky mount n May 29 th 50
Paid 15 3/4
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City. D.C.

Franklin Co. Ho. Va. May 20 th 1847.
Dear Sir,
Enclosed is the Declaration of Susanna bloody, widow of Martin bloody dec d . made for the purpose of obtaining a pension for services rendered by her late husband in the Rev s . war. - If a pension is granted Mrs. bloody, she desires that you will enclose the certificate, or warrant, directed to me at this place - If she is not allowed a pension she wishes to be informed what more is necessary for her to do, in order to get one - she is quite needy, and any aid bestowed by the government would tend greatly to her ease and comfort.
Very Respectfully
Yr. ob t . Serv t .
M. G. Carpenter

Martin Woody v. act 7 June 1832. $25 00 /pr. ann.
To what time was he last paid?
Pension Office
G. L. A. -
June 11 1847 }
Paid to 4 th Sept. 1846.
B. B.

1827 Riggs Place N.W.
Washington, D.C.
June 17 th 1915-
Rev Sec Ag.
The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir;
I am desirous of obtaining some information concerning the Revolutionary War record of Martin Woody of Franklin Co., Virginia, and who still resided in said County in 1835, and whose name is among

chose receiving pensions, his age at the time being 76 years.
Would you be kind enough to tell me, if pos- sible, in what regiment the said Martin Woody served & under whom he served. The above information is desired for H.A.R. reference.
Thanking you in advance. I am. Very truly yours. Mrs. Chas. H. Karr.