Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15729, for David Norwood, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Norwood, David Elizabeth
N 15729
CONTENTS

Massachusetts
Elizabeth Norwood.
widow of David Norwood, deceased:
who was a pensioner under the Act of _____ and who died on the 26 May, 1808 at Essex - in the State of Mass - who was a Sergeant in the Comp y - commanded by Captain Foster - of the Reg t commanded by Col Mansfield in the Mass. Militia line for 7 months & 22 days -
Enscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 38 - Dollars 11 3/4 Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17th day of May 1839 and sent to Benjamin Merrill, Salem, Mass.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar: 1839 $ 110.98 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept: 19.33
$130.31
{ Act July 7, } { 1838. }
Recorded by M c Stewart Clerk, Book 4 - Vol. 1 - Page 115

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 15729
Elizabeth Norwood
Widow of
David Norwood
During Rev War
Act: July 1 st 38
Index:—Vol. M , Page 89
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Wm L 97
May 8' 1897

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ESSEX, ss.
I, JOHN PRINCE, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, within and for the County of Essex, do certify, that Hon. D. A. White is Judge of the Court of Probate within and for said County. That Asa T. Newhall,
David Lally & John W. Proctor Esquires, are Justices of the Peace, within and for said County, and that their signatures hereon are genuine.
WITNESS MY HAND, and the Seal of said Court of Common Pleas,
November 30, A. D. 1838
John Prince Clerk.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Essex
Danvers, Town Clerk's Office Nov r 23 d 11 1838.
Joseph Shad, do on oath declare, that I am Clerk of the Town of Danvers, aforesaid, and that I have the custody of the Records of said Town, and that the following is an extract therefrom:
State of Massachusetts Bay
Essex ss.
Be it remembered, that on this nineteenth Day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight, at Newbury Port, in the County aforesaid, a Contract of Marriage between Doctor David Norwood, and Miss Elizabeth Tarbell both of Danvers in the same County, was Solemnized by and before me the Subscriber, one of the Justices of the Peace for said County, in due form of Law.
Mess rs Sheep, Parsons.
Recorded for Stephen Needham, Town Clerk.
I Joseph Shad above named, depose and say, that I hold the Office of Town Clerk in the County, Town, and State aforesaid, and that the above is a true Extract from the Records of said Town.
Joseph Shad, Clerk of the Town of Danvers,
Essex ss. Danvers November 23 d 11 1838. Then personally appeared Joseph Shad, subscriber to the above Certificate, who is a credible witness, and do solemnly oath to the truth of the same.
Before me
John W. Brackett Justice of the Peace

This may certify That I Gideon Foster of Danvers in the County of Essex & State of Massachusetts aged eightynine years - e, That I enlisted a company of Soldiers at the commens- ment of the Revolution seventeen hundred & seventy five, for the term of eight months, which company was annexed to and a part of the Regiment commanded by Col o John Mansfield. In the enrolment I have now in my possession is the name of David Norwood who was one of my Serjeants who served the term aforesaid with fidelity. his pay while in service was forty -eight shillings P r month as appears on said enrolment a- foresaid. I have understood that he afterwards removed to Manchester & followed the practis of a Physician - e
Gideon Foster
Essex ss. November 7 - 1830 When Gideon Foster personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed before me,
Asa P. Marshall Justice of the Peace for said County
I the subscriber hereby certify that I have been acquainted with Gideon Foster Esquire above named for more than forty years that he is and was has been since I have known him a very respectable Citizen of the Town of Danvers in the County of Essex and commonwealth of Massachusetts and that his character for truth and morality is unimpeachable and that he is entitled to all credence and belief. -
Asa P. Marshall, Just. of the Peace.

The undersigned citizens of Manchester in Massachusetts testify that we were well acquainted with David Norwood who lived at Manchester and died there about twenty years ago; we know that Elizabeth Norwood of Manchester who is now applying for a pension is his widow, and was never married after his decease. They lived together as man & wife & raised a large family of children, were always reputed to be man & wife and we have no doubt of the fact, as we never heard it doubted.
Attest John Linsley Daniel Beyer
Amos Hilton
Sam t Allen
State of Massachusetts Essex County 1s: Nov. Twenty fourth 1838 Then the above named Amos Hilton and Samuel Allen who are credible witnesses, made oath that the above affidavit by them subscribed is true. Before me
David Colby
Just. Peace

3711
Elizabeth Norwood wid of David
Mass
Ad July 7 1838
Maria 1778
daught 1808
Allow Sepia
7 mo. 22 days
$ 38.66 per ann
Col Mansfield
Capt Foster
Mass Militia
Vol 14 p 91
Very Merrill
Salem Mass

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, of the 7th July, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows,"
State of Massachusetts, } County of Essex } ss
On this 2 nd day of November 1838 personally appeared before the Honorable Daniel A. White Judge of Probate for the County of Essex personally appeared before the Elizabeth Norwood of the a resident of Manchester in the county of Essex aged 85 years, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows;" That she is the widow of David Norwood who was a* Sergeant and served Eight months from April 1775 to January 1776 in a company commanded by Capt. Gideon Foster in a Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Col. John Mansfield part of the line and afterwards by Col. Israel Hutchinson :
She further declares that she was married to the said David Norwood on the nineteenth day of August in the year seventeen hundred and seventy eight ; that her husband, the aforesaid David Norwood died on the twenty sixth day of May, 1808 : that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred and ninety-four, viz. : at the time above stated.
Sworn to, and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before me, Elizabeth Norwood
Daniel A. White Judge of Probate
* Here insert the rank the husband held in the army, navy, or militia, as the case may be, and specify the service performed, as directed in rule numbered one of these regulations.