Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11,848, Ziba Woodworth, Conn.

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Conn.
Woodworth, Ziba Lucy
R. 11,848
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I John E Woodworth of Irasburgh Orleans county state of Vermont aged forty years do hereby and say That the record attached to this affidavit is the family record of his father Ezra Woodworth and That the record of marriage of him & Lucy Plummer is in his own hand writing and other records in the hand writing of deponent. And that the said record has been in my possession since the death of my father John P Woodworth
Sworn to on the 25th day of March 1849 before me Jacobs Bates judge of Probate

FAMILY RECORD.
BIRTHS.
Liba Woodworth Born April 24 th 1763.
Lucy Palmer Born May 24 th 1766.
Liba Woodworth Just born April 27 th 1792.
Lavina Woodworth Born August 18 th 1793.
Seneca Woodworth Born Dec 30 th 1799.
Liba Woodworth 3 rd Born January 28 th 1804.
John Ederton Woodworth Born August 1 st 1808
BIRTHS.
John S Woodworth Born Aug 1 st 1808 Mary Nichols Born March 29 th 1807
Lucy Merinda Woodworth born September 19 th 1839
Liba Lyman Woodworth Born Jan 28 th 1832 Joseph S Woodworth born Aug 25 1833
Lavina Annette Woodworth born 18 th Oct 1834
Orpha J Landers Daughter of John S Woodworth Born April 25 1825 in pul John Russell Woodworth born Oct 30 1847 in Huntington Vt

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Liba Woodworth and Lucy Palmer Married June 19 th D 1791 by Rev d Enoch Whipple in Alexandria New-Hampshire.
James and Mary Nichols Married Nov 15 th 1829 By Rev d Chester Wright of Montpelier Vermont John Woodworth Nephew of Samson Married Jan y 11 th 1846 by James Ambley Esq r of Huntington Vermont

John D Woodworth of Stowe, Lamoille County Vermont, of lawful age being sworn saith that he is the only surviving child of Ziba Woodworth deceased late of Montpelier Vermont, who was an Invalid pensioner of the United States
Deponent has often heard his father state he entered the fort at Groton Conn, under Col Ledyard in the spring or summer of 1781, & was there wounded by having a bayonet thrust through his body and by a ball passing through his right thigh breaking the bone & shattering it very much leaving him as supposed dead, that he was removed to hospital & there confined for a period of nineteen months before he was able to go abroad on crutches, that his leg was permanently contracted & remained so until his death, which took place in A.D. 1826 November 27 th
Deponent further states, that some thirty years previous to the death of his said father he became a preacher of the Gospel, and that during that period he spent a good deal of his time in writing a History or memoir of his life in which he often alludes to the very extraordinary way in which he escaped death, five leaves from said journal or memoir is herewith

Attest, That the said writing is in the hand writing of the said Zibee Woodworth, written as he often stated in order to be published, for the benefit of others, That the said memoir or writing has been in the hands of respondent ever since the death of his said father, Respondent further states that many of the bones in small particles that were taken from the wound in his leg were kept in the family until after the death of said Zibee, he further states that after his said wound as before related, he did not return to his friends as he has always understood, but remained in the Hospital or under the care of a surgeon provided by the Government. J. B. Woodworth
State of Vermont
Chittenden County Huntington Nov 14 1857
John B Woodworth above named personally appeared & made oath to the facts above stated, And I certify he is a man of truth & credibility
Henry Root Just Peace

State of Vermont Chittenden County
I Daniel B. Buckley Clerk of the County Court in and for the County of Chittenden and State of Vermont, do hereby certify that Henry Weed before whom the foregoing deposition of John E. Woodworth was taken was a Justice of the Peace at the time of taking the same duly elected and qualified and that his signature thereto is in his own hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court and subscribed my name at Burlington in said County this third day of May 1852.
Daniel B. Buckley

9 all these I had some objections to, and my stubborn will was so obstinate that I determined to try one more retreat accord- ing I went and enlisted in to the Service and thought if I could get myself into a Company of Sayers & Soldiers that were so wicked as almost to shame Satan I should not be more afraid of going to hell with him if he come or at least I could have this consolation if any it can be of going only from one hell to another; thus I spent my precious time that ought to be spent in the Service of God in blaspheming his holy name & making ridicule of all that was good while I am writing the scene of my own wicked life think not unconverted reader that you are any better by nature or practice for if the righ- teous Law of God once shone into thy soul you would see as many abominations as Ezekiel did when digging into the wall, you would find nothing but filth & corruption. At length the time came that the Seventy weeks were determined to finish the transgression & to make an end of sins and to make reconciliation for iniquity & to seal up the vision and Prophecy & to anoint the most holy (Jesus) this was on the 6th of Septm in the year of our Lord 1781 I served then as a Soldier in Capt Wm Lathams Matross Company in Fort Griswold in Groton State of Connecticut in New England the Enemy made their appearance at break of Day but By reason of contrary winds did not land their men until 8 or 9 o'clock A.M. they were about 1500 in Number & Commanded by the infamous Benedict Arnold, 6 hundred landed on New London the west side of the River Thames and Command by General Arnold in Person. And five hun- dred on the Eastern Shore of the River at the mouth of the harbour about 3 miles South of the fort, and were Command- ed by Col. Ayer, who received a wound at half a mile distance from the fort by a discharge of grape shot from our cannon.

which occasioned him to return on board the Shipping to obtain the help of a Surgeon, the Command then Devolved on Major Mont- gomery a Resolute & Spirited Officer, who after having de- manded the fort in the name of the King (of Great Britain) his Master and receiving this as a Positive answer that the Fort should not be given up so long as there was a drop of New-England Blood Came up with his army and surrounded the Fort. and although we had kept a constant discharge of our Cannon after the Enemy came in sight yet when they came up & joined battle the Carnage was more dreadfull, men falling on the right hand & on the left Some Slain outright others Mortally wounded & groaning in Ex- quisite torture. and but About 150 Undisciplined men & boys in the fort & 900 Regularly Disciplined Infantry & Grenadiers and the Fort in no order for a Siege. Now reader stop a mo- -ment & consider what a condition those must be in confined within the walls of a Small Fort & in case the Enemy were to storm (which inevitably must be the case) every one must be put to the sword according to the custom of Nations where they have to hazard their own lives in Storming the Place, Consider I say how a Poor unrecconciled Soul must feel Expecting every mo- -ment to appear naked before Jehovahs Tremendous Throne These however Some of the thoughts that occupied my Troubled mind; yet I determined to Obey my officers & do all that I could in defence of my life my friends & Country but we had not long been fighting before the Enemy by Superior numbers & Skill were to hard for us, and we obliged to give way to Superior force Our Col. Wm Ledyard a worthy man and officer, gave orders to Surrender but the Enemy were so Exasperated that no Surrender would answer but life must go for life, Our Col. on gio- -ing up his Sword to the british officer was beat with his own Sword & long Strokes & then Slain with the Bretons Broad-Sword the Col's only being a Common hanger; in this dilemma every one had to Shift for himself I dropped my lance & on command of my Captain Ceased fighting Previous to which I thought to have Slain 2 or 3 Bretons & then die but god who Overrules all Events for his own glory & the best good of his Creatures, ordered it otherwise the Enemy then were behind and before me Gathering upon me

and nothing could I do but Escape for my life, or die on the Spot, Sad alternative! with hast I flew from the Place & with Difficulty Passed through the throng until I reached the Barracks (or house in which we lived) into which I Entered in hope of finding some weapon of Defence but could find none, One Breton who met me on the Parade followed me to the Door & then called to some of his fellows to fire in at the windows and kill the damned Rebel as he call'd me but all were employ'd in butchering without, So he ventured in himself & made a Pass at me with his bayonet which I fended off with my hand, he again repeated the stroke and I warded off the force of it by striking it a side, he then tur- ned the breech of his gun & struck at my head & brake as he struck there you'd find Rebel lay there, I at the same time seized his gun by the breech & held fast telling I had as good a chance as he he then struck me in the left Bar with his fist and stunned me for a little time but I being closed so fast in with him did not break my hold and I was conscious if I did he would have his bayonet through me immediately, thus we strove for some time but I found my antagonist too strong for one and my nature & strength failing. So I took the under hold of him and by that advantage so confined him in the corner of the room that his efforts to clear himself proved abortive, Now though I you will be an easy prey & I shall soon conquer you, but alas, how soon the scene was changed & the shadows of night came over me, Another Breton came in & in an instant cocked his gun at my head I turned & begged of him for gods sake to spare my life & I would go with him & serve him as long as I lived, that moment I turned my eyes within & Oh! what a scene of Impurity I beheld Gods righteous Law shone into my heart & Eternity opened un- to me all my past actions, words, & thoughts were brought to my mind at once and more particular circumstances & things were brought to my mind in one moment than I could relate in a year

I saw the spotless Innocence in which our Parents stood in Eden when in favour with god, & how by Transgression they fell & lost Union & Communion with god & likewise how that god by the sacrifice of his Son Jesus Christ had made Salvation Possible for every humble repentant believing sinner & his wonderfull Grace in calling after Sinners to turn & repent, by his word, by his Providences, by Judgement by his Spirit, & by his ministers & that no Decree of god stood in the way of all coming to Christ & I heard a sweet inviting voice calling unworthy me to turn & live I thought how often the Lord had called on me & I had disregarded the calls but now thinks I Oh! that I could repent Oh! that I had one week to repent in, that hell might be a little more tolerable for it appeared to me I could not endure Everlasting burnings nor Devouring fire; hell appeared naked & open before me & it seemed, if I had stepped one step farther in wickedness it must have been my Portion forever I wondered at the goodness of god in sparing my wicked life till then and saw I had so broken gods holy Law & so injured his justice that if he cast me into hell, I must glorify god there: but the thought of being banished from god & being confined with Devils and Damned Ghosts to all Eternity was what my soul could not endure the thought of me! I thought can there be mercy for me if there can Lord manifest it, & as I had often heard of Jesus dying to save Poor Sinners I thought I would cry once to him for mercy but the adversary of all good told me if I did it would avail nothing for I had out stood the Day of Grace & there was no mercy for me the Enemy's gun was lowered to my thigh & went off & I fell & cryed as I fell Lord Jesus have mercy on me & as I was falling these words in 118 Psalm & 1700 was brought to my mind by the Power of god I shall not die but live & declare the works of the Lord at that moment I looked with eyes of faith & saw Jesus Christ Prostrate in the gar- den with Sweat as it were blood, gushing from every pore of his Precious body & dropping on the ground

I likewise heard his dying groan and my soul groaned the same and I am sure that in that very instant god converted my soul, and all my sins were absolved or pardoned & I felt as if I had died & came to life again or had been long buried in water & rose out of the same by a mystic power, I then became a fool, or rather found out that I was a fool I then found out that if a man would be wise he must first become a fool that he may be wise all things appeared new to me and souls seemed more precious a thousand times than ever before even my enemies who were lacerating my body with weapons of war I could carry to my Jesus in the arms of faith & lay them at his feet for a healing. O how I loved all the works of god everything seemed to smile around me the glory of god not only surrounded but filled my soul then words I heard distinctly I gave them to my prayer, I have seen thy tears which I will add to thy soul's  20 yrs 20 days 20 years  Glorify to god for such a scene or heavenly view of the Almighty
I lay weltering in my blood five hours with my right thigh shot half off & the bone torn into perhaps a thousand pieces, a bayonet run into my belly, knocked on the head 3 strokes with the breech of a gun until I was stunned & my joints all stretched out like a bullock when knocked on the head for slaughter. My breast stamped upon and kicked in the temples til their brutal vengeance was satisfied. Twice I was numbered with the dead but glory to god I am yet alive &
can yet praise the Lord; my love was now so great that I felt willing to die for the sake of my saviour or to live & suffer all that god in his all-wise providence should see fit to lay upon me, well might old Simeon cry out Now let est thou thy servant depart in peace for mine eyes have seen thy salvation which thou hast prepared before the face of all people a light to lighten the gentiles and the glory of thy people Israel, I remember while viewing the glory of the justice of god I thought if I could hide myself ten thousand years, & then come out and spend an eternity with Christ and god it would be such a comfort to my soul that the flames of hell would be tolerable by reason of that hope of escaping,

I likewise heard his dying groan and my soul groaned the same and I am sure that in that very instant god converted my soul, and all my sins were absolved or pardoned & I felt as if I had died & came to life again or had been long buried in water & rose out of the same by a mystic power, I then became a fool, or rather found out that I was a fool I then found out that if a man would be wise he must first become a fool that he may be wise all things appeared new to me and souls seemed more precious a thousand times than ever before even my enemies who were lacerating my body with weapons of war I could carry to my Jesus in the arms of faith & lay them at his feet for a healing. O how I loved all the works of god everything seemed to smile around me. the glory of god not only surrounded but filled my soul & I then heard distinctly the voice of my saviour, I have seen thy tears & will add to thy days twenty years  Glorious to god for such a scene or heavenly view of the Almighty.
I lay weltering in my blood five hours with my right thigh shot half off & the bone torn into perhaps a thousand pieces, a bayonet run into my belly, knocked on the head 3 strokes with the breech of a gun until I was stunned & my joints all stretched out like a bullock when knocked on the head for slaughter. My breast stamped upon and bruised in the temples til their brutal vengeance was satisfied. There I was numbered with the dead but glory to god I am yet alive &
can yet praise the Lord; my love was now so great that I felt willing to die for the sake of my saviour or to live & suffer all that god in his all-wise providence should see fit to lay upon me, well might old Simeon cry out Now let est thou thy servant depart in peace for mine eyes have seen thy salvation which thou hast prepared before the face of all people a light to lighten the gentiles and the glory of thy people Israel, I remember while viewing the glory of the justice of god I thought if I could live ten thousand years & then come out and spend an eternity with christ and god it would be such a comfort to my soul that the flames of hell would be tolerable by reason of that hope of escaping,

Eternity Amazing thought, to witter out Aday 3 in the absence of god, in total Darkness excluded from the least 3 gleam of light where nothing could be hoped for nor been expected but a fresh addition to tortures which were then unutterable! Nothing but the keenest anguish & infinite Despair reigning throughout the gloomy Coast and no other music to to salute the ear but hideous yells of Devils & shrieks of Damned ghosts thus was my Poor Soul tortured & my Saviour grieved with the same weapon, what name shall I give it, or what can I compare with it, the cruel Spear that Pierced Christ may be fitly compared with it and the accursed name must be unbelief for the moment in which I believed the curtain of Darkness fell, the middle wall was broken down, the veil of the temple was rent, and the glory of gods righteousness revealed, I never can forget the glorious thrice happy hour but with Pleasing rapture here record it to the glory of Christ my heavenly master My Soul now found the times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord, & I could sweetly witter in my blood & Praise the Lord god without fear, for I then enjoyed that Perfect love that casteth out fear; then with eyes of faith gazing on the glorious works of god even in creation, Providence, & especially the stupendous work of grace A voice more sweet & melodious than warblers in the Spring, spoke 3 to me. I have heard thy Prayers, I have seen thy tears behold I will add to thy days twenty years. this opened a new scene to me for I expected that I was so mangled by my wounds, that I only expected to see my Parents and a few friends and declare the goodness of god before them & then bid a joyfull adieu to all things here below; But this gave me to think that I should live here in these lower regions a while longer & neither do I remember in that 20 years that any thing gave me any uneasiness about dying within that time for it seemed as if I had a witness within me that I should live out the twenty years, another circumstance took place at that time which I here record. while I lay bleeding

and the burning Plundering the dead & detesting their horrid acts and Curses my love was so great in my soul that Christ had sown there that I began to raise myself up to Preach Jesus to them & warn them to repent & believe in the Son of god. but as I was rising these words struck me with such Power that I durst not speak. Cast not your Pearl before Swine lest they trample them under foot & turn again & rent you, this Scripture was then opened unto me that it was not Diamonds cast to hogs but the grace of god in his word spoken to sinners when in a passion or at unsuitable times this quieted me & I lay down again, & was silent for a time: wondering at the Mercy of god. when on a sudden as if a sevenfold thunder uttered its voice, or as if a Strong Lungs Angel spake, I heard & felt with ponderous weight these words, Go ye into all the world and Preach the gospel to every creature. he that believeth & is baptized shall be saved, but he that believeth not shall be Damned. —
This made me marvel more than any thing before that god should call me to Preach the everlasting gospel, who was but an ignorant Child, of eighteen years of age. Poor & unlearned. I Plead with god to excuse me but all to no Purpose. I said Lord I am a Child; they will not hear me: the answer was Say not that I am a Child, for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee to. Be not dismayed at them neither be thou afraid of their faces, lest I confound thee before them. I Plead farther saying I cannot speak to the People for I am not eloquent neither heretofore nor after thou hast spoken unto me and the answer was this, who hath made mans mouth, or who maketh the dumb or deaf or the seeing or the blind have not I the lord, Now therefore go & I will be with thy mouth and teach thee what thou shalt say. Exod. 4:11:12 Again Judges 6 th 12 th & 14. 15 th the lord is with thee thou mighty man of valour Gain this thy might & thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the ondanites, have not I sent thee. & He said unto him O my lord with all I have I have Israel Behold my family is poor in man-

( 16 )  ages were all swept away, my excuses excepting hiding Places gone, like the Chaff of the summer threshing floor: My heart freely answered Lord I will go, but dearest Lord go with me I beseech thee, but alas! I have it to lament, that I put it off from month to month, & year to year, until my lamp had almost gone out. (The world's three Chief Temptations viz) Honour, and Gold, & Sensual Sin: So Strongly beset me that it deceived me & at Last Shew me, or in other words, robbed me of my Spiritual Life; here let one observe Dear reader, that when we neglect a known duty, Spiritual Langour & death seize, the soul: & farther; disobedience, in its own nature, is death witness, H, Paul to be carnally minded is death; but to be Spi- ritually minded is life & Peace Rom. 8 th 6, th This I found to be a dreadful & glorious truth; And O my god grant that as I expose so many rocks of Error on which I so often have split, that they may here stand as so many monitors to others not to do the like. for going astray from the express commands of god, and gazing on forbidden objects we are apt to look too long at them and so feel the force of their attraction; & so get bewitched with their Charms, & they forget ourselves, our duty & our god. and like Eve in the garden Put forth our hand voluntarily and take & eat the forbidden fruit, and we find Solomons words A mournful fact Proverbs 23 rd 32 nd , at the last it biteth like A Serpent, and stingeth like an adder, this I have always found to be the bitter fruit of disobedience. The reader will excuse me if my digression are Sealed with the signet of Reason & Truth.) at about 20 years of age instead of Preaching Jesus, I undertook Peddling Small articles of merchandise and was successfull so that in about 4 years I had gained Perhaps $100 * Paul says, Galatians 3 rd 1 st O foolish galatians who hath bewitched you that you should not obey the truth &c.

Know all Men by these presents that I Polly Davis of Montpelier County of Washington and State of Vermont Aged sixty five years doth Depose testify and that in the month of March 1791 that my Parents moved into the Town of Berlin in said State And that said Town of Berlin joins the Town of Montpelier and that in the month of July or the first of August following I was attacked with a severe tooth ach and that I was obliged to seek Medical Aid to relieve me from the pain caused by the said tooth and for that purpose I went to Montpelier and on enquiry found that the Doctor boarded in the family of a Mr Woodworth where I went and found on my arrival there that the Doctor was absent but the family were Expecting him to return soon and I waited until his return had my tooth extracted and went home And from this circumstance I became some acquainted with the family and at that time there was but a few families in either Berlin or Montpelier and I continued My acquaintance of said family and soon afterwards learnt that Mr Woodworths Given Name was Ziba and that his wife's name was Lucy and that her maiden name was Lucy Palmer. And I do further say that my acquaintance continued and with said Family and that the said Ziba & Lucy continued to live together as husband & wife until the death of the said Ziba And I do further say that she had several Children during said time and they all died but one when they were quite young and that I well recollect of the said Ziba Woodworth was a pensioner of the United States up to the time of his death and that the said Lucy Woodworth was his widow and that to my knowledge the said Lucy has never married
State of Vermont Washington County Polly Davis Montpelier 2 April 1840 Personally appeared Polly Davis signer of the foregoing affidavit by her subscribed Oath. over

State of Vermont Washington County p } Montpelier April 25 th 1840. Personally appeared Polly Davis signers of the foregoing affidavits and made solemn oath the same contained the Truth and nothing but the Truth
Before me William W. Cadwell justice of The Peace
I do hereby certify that Samuel Brooks, Polly Davis and Amos Palmer signers of the foregoing affidavits are persons of Respectability and Credibility and are persons in whose testimony full credit may be given the above certificate made by me this 25 th day of April 1840.
William W. Cadwell justice of Peace

Know all men by these presents that I Lemuel Brooks of Montpelier County of Washington and State of Vermont Aged Seventy Two years doth depose testify and say that Ziba Woodworth came into the Town of Montpelier in the first part of the year 1791 and either that or the next Season the said Ziba returned to New Hampshire where he came from and brought back a woman with him which he called his wife with whom he continued to live in the relation of husband and wife up to the time of his death which took place in the fall of 1826 And I further testify and say shortly after Mr Woodworths Return from New Hampshire with his wife I learnt that her maiden name was Lucy Palmer. And I do further say that Lucy Woodworth who has made her Application and declaration for the purpose of obtaining a pension before the probate Court for the District & County of Washington which declaration accompanies this affidavit is the Widow of Ziba Woodworth Late of Montpelier deceased who was a pensioner of the United States at the time of his death and that the said Lucy now is and has remained the widow of the said Ziba Woodworth and further your deponent saith not. Lemuel Brooks
State of Vermont Washington County ss } Montpelier April 25 th 1840 Personally Appeared Lemuel Brooks and made solemn Oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the truth Before me William Wadsworth Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire { Alexandria January 30 th 1840 County of Grafton ss }
I James Crawford Town Clerk of the town of Alexandria in the County of Grafton and state of New Hampshire do certify that I now hold the office of Town Clerk of the Town of Alexandria aforesaid That I have held said office of Town Clerk in said town since the twelveth day of March Eighteen hundred and thirty nine that I have this day made careful search and Examination of the Records of said town for the Register of the marriage of Ziba Woodworth to Lucy Palmer among the record marriages in my office and not find any record of such marriage having taken place I also have Examined the Records of births in my said office and do not find no record recognising the relation of husband and wife as existing between said Ziba Woodworth and Lucy Palmer prior to the first day of January 1794 or at any other period and I also certify that the records of marriages do not appear and are not so regular and full as to raise a presumption against an alleged marriage within said town of Alexandria which is not found thereon
Attest James Crawford Town Clerk
State of New Hampshire { Alexandria January 30 th 1840 County of Grafton ss }
We the under signed Select men of Alexandria aforesaid do certify that James Crawford holds the office of town Clerk in the town of Alexandria state and county aforesaid and has held the office of town clerk in said town since the twelveth day of March Eighteen hundred and thirty nine
John Emmons { Select men William Lock { of Alexandria

State of Vermont
Washington County ss }
Clerks office Montpelier
I Stillman Churchill, Clerk of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that William W. Gadwell is a justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 25 th day of November, 1839 and will expire on the 30 th day of November, 1840, and his signature written to the foregoing affidavit, I believe to be genuine Given under my hand and the seal of said County This 25 day of April 1840
Stillman Churchill Clerk

State of Vermont District of Washington } Washington county } p
On this 11 th day of March A.D. 1840 personally appeared, before the Probate Court of Washington district, Lucy Woodworth now a resident of Montpelier in said county, aged seventy four years and ten months, who being 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 Ziba Woodworth, who was a private in the army of the revolution & who was on the invalid pension roll, Vermont agency, and in regard to term of his service, its character and the particulars appertaining to the same reference is here made to the evidence now in the proper department at Washington - She further declares, that she was married on the 19 th day of June 1791 in the town of Alexandria N.H. by the Rev. Enock Whipple as she knows by the bible record now in her possession - That her husband died in the month of November 1826, the day of which she does not remember - That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service; but the marriage took place previous to the first of January 1794, viz: - At the time above stated as will appear by the accompanying evidence.
Lucy Woodworth
Sworn to and subscribed on the year and day above written
Daniel P. Thompson Judge of Probate
I hereby certify that Lucy Woodworth the signer of the above declaration is person of respectability and a credible witness and from personal acquaintance with her & her family, that she is the widow of the late Ziba Woodworth a revolutionary pensioner.
Daniel P. Thompson Judge of Probate
District of Washington p 3 Probate Office at Montpelier March 11. 1840.
I, Daniel P. Thompson, Judge of Probate court for the district of Washington aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the proceedings had in the case of Lucy Woodworth for a pension.
Given under my hand and the official Seal of said court at Montpelier on the year & day above written.
Daniel P. Thompson Judge of Probate

I Amos Palmer Resident of Cabot in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont Aged Sixty three Years doth depose and say That in the year Seventeen hundred and ninety One that I then Resided in the Town of Alexandria in the State of New Hampshire and That in month of June 1791 but I am not able to State the day of the month That I was present at the marriage of Ziba Woodworth to Lucy Palmer by the Reverend Enoch Whipple who was then the settled Minister in said Town of Alexandria. And I well Recollect of the said Ziba & Lucy remaining in said Town of Alexandria a short time and then moving into the Town of Sobanow in New Hampshire and Residing there a very short time and then removed to the town of Montpelier where they Resided and lived together as man and wife until the day of his death and further say not
Amos Palmer.
State of Vermont Washington County p. } Montpelier February 12. 1840
Then Personally appeared Amos Palmer and made solemn Oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed contains the truth the whole Truth and nothing but the truth Before me William W. Cadwell Justice of the Peace

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Lucy Woodworth
wid of Mr. Ziba -
Act 7 July '38
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Proof of marriage

State of Vermont } Orleans County }
At a court of Probate held at Irasburgh in s d district of Orleans on the 14 th day of March A.D. 1849. It was proven by the adduction of testimony satisfactory to said court. That Lucy Woodworth widow of Spiba Woodworth died at Huntington in the county of Chittenden and state of Vermont on the 14 th November  October A.D. 184 2 leaving a son and only child her surviving Samuel John S. Woodworth a resident of Irasburgh in s d county and state who is of full age
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of s d court to be hereunto affixed on the day and year before written
Jacob Bates Judge of Probate
Note the figures 14 th and the word November inserted before signing and the October erased - and the figure 2 amended also before signing
Jacob Bates Judge Probate

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Set to Wm. W. Badwell
July 2, 1840.
Set to Wm. G. Wade June 23. 41
air 7. July 38
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Ziba Woodworth original Certificate
Woodworth, Ziba Conn. RH848
RH848

At a General Assembly of the State of Connecticut held at Hartford on the 2 d Thursday of May Anno Dom. 1784
WHEREAS, the General Assembly in October 1782 appointed a Committee, to enquire into the particular Disabilities of those Persons, who were wounded in the Attack of the Enemy at New London and Groton in September 1781, and who remain in a crippled and debilitated Condition, To state their several Cases, and to make Report thereof &c. And Whereas said Committee having examined, stated and made their Report in the Premises, And also given it as their Opinion that diverse Persons in said Report named, are Objects of public Attention and ought to be allowed the several following Sums to their Names respectively sett & assigned viz To Ensign Charles Eldridge Twelve Pounds a Year, as a Stipend for his Services & Wounds, John Morgan 3 d seven Pounds a Year John Starr Twelve Pounds a Year Ensign Joseph Woodmansee Eight Pounds a Year Captain Solomon Perkins five Pounds a Year Andrew Gallop three Pounds a Year Lieut. Park Avery ten Pounds a Year Daniel Eldridge ten Pounds a Year, Edward Stanton Eight Pounds a Year Jehiel Gidd Ten Pounds a Year Sanford Williams Nine Pounds a Year, William Seymour Twelve Pounds a Year, And Daniel Stanton Jun r six Pounds a Year, And that said annual Stipends should be continued, during Life, or the continuance of Disability &c. Which said Report of said Committee being accepted & approved &c.
Resolved by this Assembly that the aforesaid several Persons shall be allowed and paid annually the aforesaid several Sums, out of the public Treasury of this State, viz The said Charles Eldridge the Sum of Twelve Pounds, The said John Morgan the 3 d seven Pounds, The said John Starr Twelve Pounds, The said Joseph Woodmansee Eight Pounds, The said Solomon Perkins five Pounds, Andrew Gallop three Pounds, Ziba Woodworth Twelve Pounds, Stephen Hempstead six Pounds, Edward Stanton Eight Pounds, Jehiel Gidd Ten Pounds, Sanford Williams Nine Pounds, William Seymour Twelve Pounds, And Daniel Stanton Jun r six Pounds all in lawful Money annually from and after the 6 th Day of September 1781, during their natural Lives, or the continuance of their said Disabilities, And that the said Park Avery shall also receive the said Sum of Twenty Pounds, And the said Daniel Eldridge the Sum of Ten Pounds lawful Money, And the Treasurer of this State is hereby ordered and directed to pay the same to them accordingly, or to their Order, And the Secretary is ordered and directed to furnish the Treasurer, with a true Copy of this Resolve.
A true Copy of Record Examining By George Wyllys Secret y

11,848 P. O. Lucy Woodworth Service: Widow Ziba Woodworth
Enlisted: _____, 18 Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____ P. O. _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Lt. Wm. W. Caldwell (66') July 2, 1840
Vermont (Dead)
Liba Woodworth Private.
in the army of the U. States
Enrolled on the roll of the Vermont Agency at the rate of $5 per month increased to $8 by Law 24 Apr 1816. to take effect from the passage of the act.
Formal Certificate sent to the Pensions Montpelier Vt Vermont
Invalide

Prof. Com care of Lydia Woodworth Jan 1783
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[Extracts from a Report, made by a Committee,]
To the Honourable General Assembly of the State of Connecticut, to be holden at Hartford, by special order of the Governor, the 2 nd Wednesday of January, A.D. 1783.
We, your Honours Committee, appointed at your session in October last, to enquire into the disabilitys of those persons who were wounded in the attack of the enemy at New London and Groton, in September, A.D. 1781, and remain in a crippled and debilitated condition, and to state their particular cases to this Assembly, beg leave to Report, that we have attended on the said business and the cases of the said wounded and debilitated to be as follows, (viz t .)
* * * * * Ziba Woodworth, a soldier of the Garrison, wounded in the Fort by a musket ball with the whole charge and wadds, which went through his thigh and fractured the bone in such manner that a great part of the bone has in pieces issued out, has much weakened and shortened the limb, and it remains a running sore, on both sides, until now, and he will doubtless remain a cripple during his life and in a great measure unable to perform any labour. * * * * *

Which is humbly submitted by your Honours Obed. Humble Servants,
Sam l Mott.
Elisha Gathrop. } Committee. Rob t Brary. }
State of Connecticut, ss. } OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE. }
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of record from the original, on file in this Office.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said State, at Hartford this 19 th day of April,
A. D. 1850.
Roger W. Mills
Secretary of State.

63. Feb 24/52 Washington D.C.
July 21/52.
Thomas Lumpkin
Appeal
Rec. to the Card of Lucy Woodworth widow of John Woodworth etc.
Sciplett
Respectfully referred to the Commission of Pensions.
Dep. Mts 33 July 26/52
R. P. Feb. 24. 1852

Washington D.C. Feb 21 st 1852
Sir, I have the honor to enclose herewith a letter rec d from H. Weed, Esq., relating to the case of Lucy Woodworth, of Vt., widow of Gile Woodworth, who is claim- ing a pension under the act of 7 th July, 1838. The grounds upon which I am requested to appeal upon this case, are set forth in this letter. I respectfully request that a report may be made upon this case, (if not allowed upon a re-examination) to you setting forth the cause of its refusal.
I have the honor to be, very resp y , Your obed t Serv t .
Hon. A. H. H. Stuart, Sec y of the Dept t of the Interior.

John Fitch of Huntington Chittenden County Vermont aged ninety five years after being sworn saith that that he was a soldier of the Revolution & a pensioner. That he was a native of Connecticut. And that he was there acquainted with one Libee Woodworth. That Woodworth was a soldier & was wounded in Fort Griswold by a ball passing through his thigh - he was supposed to be killed and deposited in a waggon with the slain, but, providentially saved - it was in consequence of some accident to the waggon in which he was deposited - deponent knows he was confined for a very great length of time by reason of his wound - believes for near a period of two years - and that his leg was stiff and about three or four inches shorter during the remainder of his life - deponent afterwards knew him in Vermont and that he died about twenty years ago and that his widow died in this town about seven years ago & further saith not
Abigail Fitch
John his Fitch mark
John Fitch the signer of the above affidavit personally appeared before me at Huntington on the 5th day of July 1849 and made oath to the facts therein stated & I certify he is personally known to me & a man of truth & credibility
Henry Weed Just. Peace

State of Vermont } I D. B. Buckley clerk of the Chittenden County } County of Chittenden do hereby Certify that Henry Weed Esq. was on the fifth day of July A.D. 1849, a Justice of the peace within and for the County of Chittenden, duly commissioned and sworn: That I am well acquainted with his hand writing and know his signature to the within Cer- -tificate to be genuine - In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of Chittenden County Court this fifth day of September A.D. 1849.
D. B. Buckley. Clerk of Chittenden County.
Ms. A. 1. 1 v. 4
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15-1 2
Abstract of recn of Lucy Woodworth
1841 11
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In the case of Lucy Woodworth widow of Ziba -
No 1. Declaration of John E Woodworth that his father was a soldier at Fort Griswold Conn, & wounded & of which he was confined in hospital Nineteen months - That he died Nov 27. 1826 - That his widow died Nov 19. 1842 No 2 - Affidavit of John E Woodworth & family record in the hand writing of Ziba Woodworth No 3 - Certificate Court of Probate of the death of Lucy Woodworth No 4. Affidavit of John Fisk who was acquainted with Ziba Woodworth - & that he was confined in hospital for near two years
It is presumed the evidence on which he was pensioned will show the time he served before he was wounded as well as the period of his confinement in hospital after the battle at Fort Griswold - should that & the evidence included be satisfactory, a pension under the law July 7. 1838 is due his widow, & is payable to her only surviving child John E Woodworth

Department of the Interior Washington Aug. 23. 1852.
Sir,
I have affirmed your decision rejecting the claim of Lucy Woodworth to a pension under the act of July 7 th 1838 and herewith return the papers in the case to the Pension Office — You will please advise Mr Lumpkin the attorney for the claimant of the result.
I am very respectfully Your Obedient Servant Alex. A. A. Stuart Secretary.
H. H. C. Kiptele Esq. Act. Commissioner Of Pensions

Lucy Woodworth vt Jan 58
Nov 20-57
Ex h Mr Lankin Dec-2-1857

Know all men by these presents that I John E Woodworth of Stow Lamoille County Vermont, do hereby constitute & appoint Thomas Lumpkins Esq of the City of Washington D.C. my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to obtain from the General Government a pension due Lucy Woodworth deceased widow of Zibee Woodworth, & for me and in my name to appeal from the decision of the late Commissioner of Pensions, to that of the secretary of the Interior & to do any & all lawful acts in my name to obtain an allowance of said claim
Witness my hand & seal at Huntington Vermont this 14 th day of November 1851 J. E. Woodworth
In presence of Henry Weld Joseph Johnson
John E Woodworth above named personally appeared & acknowledged the above power attorney to be his act & deed on the day above written
Before me
Henry Weld Just. Peace

Nov 29/57 Washington Nov 27/57
Mr. Sumpkin
Rel: to the care of Lucy Woodworth & John Pitus
Triplett
Ref to Cora Tinscom for Report dept Int Nov 29/57

Washington, D.C. Nov 29th, 1851.
Sir,
The enclosed letter of Henry Weed Esq. of Vermont, relating to the cases of Lucy Woodworth widow of Ziber Woodworth of Vermont act 7th July 1838, and that of John Titus law of 1832, Vermont roll, will be my authority for requesting a re-examination into the merits of each, at the Pension Office, and if not allowed, that the reasons shall be printed out to go upon this my appeal.
I have the honor to be, Sir, Very resp'y, your Obed. Servt Th. D. Root.
Mem.
A. H. H. Stuart Secy. of the
Dpt. of the Interior

Hillsburg, N Oct 30. 1857
Dear Sir
Your letter of the 27. has just been recd. With reference to the case of Clark I do not expect to get more only on the want of a suit at law. Weston said he would commence a suit some time ago but has delayed to do so
If I succeed in obtaining more you shall have a portion of it. I need not inform you how much trouble I have had with it as you well understood it long ago, not the least of which was to be accused of want of good faith as was by Addison - I have now in my possession the very papers made by Weston when at Washington & in name of Addison & the name of Clark is not among them
I will make some papers & send you in the case of Thomas Reed if you think you can do any thing with it. you had better get an examination of the papers so as to inform me what to do
I will send you two small cases which they refuse to allow, which I think should be & propose to take an appeal

{ The first is that of Lucy Woodworth widow of Ziber, who died in 1843, law of 1838. — The evidence shows L. Woodworth prisoner as Invalid wounded Sept 6, 1781. & a report of Committee of Connecticut Legislature dated Feb 1783 — in which they then report him helpless , he was in Groton fort under Col. Ledyard when you know all were killed with the exception of Woodworth & one other — & yet the Commissioner say I must must show the duration of his service from then having personal knowledge The other is that of John Titus law of 1832 — & allowed 1857, but rejected, 12 mo service in Conn, in Capt Allens Co, 1782. — The evidence shows a settlement with Capt Allen, for that year but no names of his company & the affd t of a person who was present when he enlisted & knew he was in the army — & a score of affd ts of the incapacity of Titus — if you examine the papers & think it possible to succeed on an appeal — I will confer further with you
{ I have certainly very kind feelings towards you & only regret we have not succeeded more to our satisfaction in the cases we have been intrusted in, let me hear from you soon
Tho s Lumpkin Esq. Washington
I am respectfully & truly yours Henry Miel

Edinburgh Nov 15 1887
Dear Sir
Inland you will receive a power atty. from the son of Ziba Woodworth, and the letter of Col. D., In a former letter he says the proof of marriage is satisfactory ,
There is no record in Connecticut of the time he enlisted, but he probably enlisted in Mayh 1781. in Capt Luthams Co of Matrops, Col Sedyards Regt. such is the tradition in the family
The evidence on file will show he was in Fort-Griswold, near New London Con, on the 6th Sept 1781. when that fortress was taken by Benedict Arnold, and there rec'd a wound by having a ball pass through his right thigh shattering the bone in such a way as to confine him to the Hospital
You will find a Certificate from the Secy of Con, showing his case was brought before the Legislature in 1783. & according to report of Committee to whom it was referred, he was then lying in a dangerous state, with his wound unhealed & the bones, occasionally coming out, I take it that he was not likely to receive a discharge in this situation as Col D. thinks was probable, Other evidence show

his wound of such a nature as to be likely to confine him in Hospital for a great length of time. There can be no doubt had he lived that he would be able to show his service and confinement in Hospitals sufficient to entitle him to benefit of Law of June 7, /32
The case is small, but just, and Mr son allows me to guarantee to send you $50, if you get the case allowed
I have an old manuscript account of the time and, manner of the battle & nature of the wound written by Zilece Woodworth some 40 years ago, written for his family & others - I do not know as it will help the case, if I send it to you - That you may judge I send a copy of it, in part -
I am yours truly Henry Ward
Thos Lumpkins Esq } Washington } D. C. }

Copy from J Woodworth, memoir
"On the 6 th Sept 1781. I served then as a Soldier in Capt Wm De Thomas Company of Mctrops in Fort Griswold in Groton Connecticut The enemy made their appearance at break of day, but by reason of contrary winds did not land their men until 8 or 9 o'clock A.M. They were about 1500 strong commanded by the infamous Benedict Arnold in person 600 landed on New London the west side of the River And 900 on the eastern shore 3 miles from the Fort & commanded by Col Ayer who rec d a wound at half a mile from the fort by discharge of Grebe shot from our canon, & he returned on board ship & the command devolved on Major Montgomery a resolute and spirited officer, who after demanding the fort in the name of the King, his master, & receiving this as a positive answer that the Fort should not be given up so long as there was a drop of New England blood running, He came up & surrounded the Fort, & although we had kept up a cons- tant discharge of canon after the enemy came in sight yet when they found little the carriage was most dreadful (-- Note I find the extract will be too long - & only add his act of himself H. Nace )
"I lay weltering in my blood five hours with my right thigh shot half off and the bone torn into perhaps a thousand pieces a bayonet run into my belly, knocked on the head, with the breech of a gun, my breast stamped upon, twice numbed with the dead"

June 14, 1844 The information with Cases of Lucy Wood- worth, & of Elizabeth Frost, dec'd Ross N.Y. June 9th
Yours
John H. Edwards. Com g of Prisoners Washington D.C.
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Rose New York, June 8th 1847.
Sir,
In behalf of the claimants, I beg leave to request the favor of being informed of the objections, to the admission of the claims mentioned in the enclosed letters,
Yours Respectfully, Honr Colt Smith, M. G. Wade
Hon. J. H. Edwards, Comm. of Pensions, Washington D. C.
Say Woodworth. Elizabeth Pollard

Washington May 7. 1850
Sir
Indeed you will receive the certificate of the Secretary of Connecticut - showing that Ziba Woodworth was wounded in such a manner as would confine him to Hospital from Sept. 1781 to January 1783. & from the report of the committee he must have remained some time after - from the aff d of Hon Fish now in your office it appears that Woodworth was in Hospital for two years
I hope this evidence may be conclusive to entitle his widow to the benefit of the law of July 7. 1838. your letter to me of September 11. 1849 says the proof of marriage is sufficient - Please forward your report to me at Hinesburgh Vermont -
I am respectfully your Obt servant
Henry Ward
Col J L Edwards Washington

Huntington April 24
Vermont, 1849.
Sir,
You are hereby requested to furnish Mr. G. Wade of Rose M o . with the objections to the admission of the claim of Lucy Woodworth, an applicant for a pension under act of Congress of 8 th July 1838, for Chittenden County Vermont as the report upon her claim is lost.
I am Respectfully, Your O bed Serv t
John E Woodworth P.M.
Hon. J. H. Edwards Com ee of Pensions

W Burlington Sept 6 1849
Sir
I enclose certain papers in support of the claim of Lucy Woodworth, & request that the decision may be communicated to Henry Weed Esq of Hinesburgh, as I expect to leave town for Europe in two or three days.
Yours respectfully
Geo Forster
col (S. Ordward) com P.

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Wm / J Edwards Commission of Pensions Washington D.C.

Montpelier 25 April 1840
Sir
I forward you the declaration of Mrs Lucy Woodworth Widow of Ziba Woodworth an invalid Pensioner of the United States at the time of his death who died in the fall of 1826 together with the deposition from the Town Clerk stating all the facts that the records of Alexandria show in this case which you will perceive are of no farther use than to show that the records kept for that purpose at so early day were imperfectly kept, and would in no wise go to contravene an alleged Marriage I have written to where the last place of Residence of the Rev d E Whipple said as I was informed by the Town Clerk of Alexandria and do not believe an answer Although it has been a long time & have therefore substituted the Affidavits of Samuel Brooks & Polly Davis who were Residents in this Town at the time of said Ziba Bringing his Wife into Montpelier who were well acquainted with him & the said Lucy and were well knowing of their living together in the relation of husband & Wife up to the death of the said Ziba In 1826 as above stated and that she has remained his widow & still remains his widow And that for divers & Reasons of his being placed on the Pension Roll she has Refused the same to the Board in your office on file Should this be further Testimony Required be pleased to notify me of the same Although I have been making a good deal of an effort to procure more Evidence of being present when the Marriage took place but as yet have not succeeded in procuring the Affidavits of but one person which are all attached together and under the Seal of our Superior court. I hope I may soon hear from Declaration of Mrs Hovey as her Representations are important in all the time on her account also the Request of Mrs Wheeler which I forwarded you the first of March and also Mrs E Gans Declaration Widows of Thomas Gans 2 d & all at as early day as may be consistent with the duties of the Department

And hope I may also be advised of this Application and its merits or demerits as decided by you with the Evidence in the case as forwarded. I should not have alluded to these other cases only they are continually letting down their inquiries and feeling as though no one had a claim pending but themselves
I am Sir Yours Respectfully
Hon d J. L. Edwards Commission of Pensions
William W. Cadwell

Liba Woodworth's application for a New Pension Certificate
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Application for a Certificate of Pension. -
State of Vermont, County of Washington, ss. June —
On this 22. day of November, A.D. 1823, before me, the Subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the County of Washington, Personally appeared Ziba Woodworth who on his oath, declared that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain William Latham in the Regiment commanded by Col. William Ledgard in the Service of the United States (or the State of Connecticut that he received a certificate of that fact un- der the Secretary of the State of Connecticut, on the second Thursday of May A.D. 1781. Thereafter whereon thereon to the 4th day of September last from the State of Connecticut for the United States ; but has never received a formal certificate from the United States ) and now wishes to obtain one. -
Sworn & Subscribed to, before me, the day & year aforesaid. Ziba Woodworth
Joseph Hanes Justice of the Peace.

State of Vermont } Washington County } 3
Joshua W. Vail Clerk of the County Court within and for the County of Washington aforesaid do hereby certify that Joseph Humes, Esq. has been for the year past, a Justice of the Peace duly qualified acting under the Authority of this State, and that his name subscribed to the within is his own proper handwriting —
Given under my hand & the Seal of said Court this 26 th day of November A. D. 1823
J. W. Vail Clerk

Honored Sir, the third time I undertake to give you the trouble of attending to a Patriot of the Revolution, I must beg your Pardon for not getting my papers right before; I thought the Magistrate would know if there was any defect, but had I attended to the business more minutely I should have perceived the error. Now Sir if you in your Clemency can send me a formal Certificate, & save me the trouble of lineally drawing off the old informal instrument And quiet the mind of the Agent who wished me to get a formal Certificate you will oblige an aged friend to his Country
Hon d J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War —
Liba Woodworth