Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31497, James Woody, N. C.

SERVICE
Woody James
NUMBER
S 31497
Q.L.M. 2647-160-55
CONTENTS

James Wood
Nov 11 1853
do. do.
Reg 3 rd m ss - no 39782
Kentucky 20.919.
James Wood of Wayne Co in the State of Ky who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Cloud of the Infantry commanded by Col ... in the North Carolina line for ...
7/10/31 $23.33
Inscribed on the Roll of at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1st day of July and paid to ... 3v R A  Dabney  ...
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 31  10.00 Semi-ant. allowance entitling 4/1  11.66
$81.66
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. J. ... Clerk, Book 6-2 Vol. ... Page 51

39.782
Act March 3/55 April 3/55
James Woody
War of Revolution
Rev Pension Act June 7. 1832
1/2 June 32-26919
Ad: 1600 per m 16/56 B04/56
Aug 27/56
Larg. Macey & Wright Albany Kentucky
147/65 19/58
As to Larg. Macey & Wright Aug 12/55 let. " " " Sept. 13/55
June 32- No 26919
Vol 112 page 104

State of Kentucky County of Clinton ss. On this 21 st day of October, A. D., 1853, before me, James C. Southwell an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, personally appeared James Woody, a resident of Clinton County and State of Kentucky aged 98 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, with, on his oath makes the following declaration, in order to obtain the full benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832, allowing Pensions to Revolutionary Soldiers: That he is now a pensioner of the United States at the rate of $23.33, and that he is the identical person named in an original certif- icate now in his possession and to me exhibited, granting him said pension: That at the time he made his former declaration his opinion was that in order to obtain the benefit of said act of Congress it was only necessary to state that he was in the service & did not know that the amount of pay dependent upon the time employed by him as a soldier and he now desires to have his Pension increased to the full amount to which his services in said war entitled him. He states from memory (being entirely illiterate) that in the month of May 1780 he was drafted and

in June of the same year he joined Capt. Joe Gloud's Company of light horse rangers, in Surry County, North Carolina; That he was engaged in several slight skirmishes against the Tories and in particular he mentions one engagement below Salisbury one night, in which a Captain Lock was shot through the thigh - This occurred in the month of June or July 1780: That after some time declarant was transferred to Captain Bostick's Company; but the Captain being soon promoted he was placed under the command of Captain Humphreys; That in the month of August, 1780 declar- ant, with his company joined Col. Martin Armstrong's Regiment under General Gates; That on the evening of the 14. August, at a place called Ridgely Ridgely he was ordered to march to Camden, under Maj. Wm. Armstrong and was there engaged in the battle against the British & tories on the 16th August, 1780.
He States that after the battle of Camden he was permitted to return home and remain for a short space, but still stood as a minute man and still subject to duty as much as if he had been in the Army: That in the year 1781 he with his brother William, who served with him the whole time, joined Captain Sam Johnson, who was Captain of a company of Rangers, and followed the

company of out-lying forces into the mountains of the Blue Ridge and that he was not discharged till after the surrender of Cornwallis, in October, 1781, when Col. Ben Cleveland ordered Captain Johnson to give declarant and his brother William Woody, written discharges, but declarant answered that since he had belonged to Capt. Johnson's company he had done very little fighting and he wanted Capt. Humphreys to give it to him. He states however that he was verbally and honorably discharged by Col. Cleveland in the month of October, 1781, in Wilkes County North Carolina, and from there returned to his home in Surry County. He further states that from the time of his first entering the service under Captain Cloud until his dismissal, was about sixteen months, a part of which time, he was not in actual service but as a minute man; liable to be & actually was, frequently called upon to fight the Tories who were seeking all opportunities to kill the Whigs & steal their property. He gives his best recollection of the facts herein set forth, but will not be positive as to his exact age or the other dates referred to especially as he is a very old man, cannot read and knows of none of his early acquain-

anTanus, now alive, with whom to converse, that his memory may be re- freshed, or by whom to prove the services referred to.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 21 st October 1853 and I certify that the declarant, James Woody, is personally well known to me - a man of good character & I believe him to be the age stated
his James X Woody mark
16 Southerland J. P.
Witnesses W. S. Parnly
Kentucky,
Clinton County
J. B. Maney Clerk of the Clinton County Court, do certify that James L. Southerland Esq whose signature appears to the foregoing certificate to the Declaration of James Woody is and was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, that the foregoing is his genuine signature, and that his official acts are entitled to full credit.
In witness whereof I hereto set my hand and seal of Office at Office in Albany this 22 nd day of October 1853.
J. B. Maney Clk
Last Office address of James Woody Albany, Clinton County, Kentucky

State of Kentucky Wayne County
on this the 14 th day of
June 1834. personally appeared me Benjamin Hancock an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County of Wayne State of Kentucky. James Woody an ident citizen of the county aforesaid aged seventy years according to his best calcu- lation having no record of his age.
and after being Duly sworn for that pur- pose on his oath makes the following Declaration in order to obtain the Ben- efit of the act of Congress of the 7 th June 1832.
He states he entered the service of the uni- ted States in the Revolutionary War in Sur- rey County, North Carolina under Capt Joseph Cloud To serve as arranged in the Light horse; served as a private, he entered said service as a in the Spring season of the year a drafted soldier in the year 1780 the precise time of Spring not now Recollected, he marched on To Rocky River and crossed the same and to Salisbury and Stationed, below said place was in a little skirmish with the Tories and Cap- tain Lock was wounded he served accord- ing to his best Recollections at least one month this ranging, Toward he was verbally discharged,
and he was immediately there after called on as a drafted soldier To serve

a Son of three months under Capt Thompson, his first name not Recal- -lected, and under Col Martin Arms- -strong and went and joined head quar- -ters near Salisbury; went on and on -to Pedee and went on. Joined General Gates, army and marched on with him to the Cheraw hills and went on by the hanging Bridge and Stationed at Roogerys mill, he applicant was put under Major Col. John Armstrong the Evening previous to the Battle of Camden, and was sent on to bring on the attack, applicant was there after finally verbally discharged by his Capt and returned home having served three months.
Applicant then went to Wilkes County North Carolina and was again drafted to be arranged under Capt Samuel John- -son and Col Cleveland he entered said service sometime in the early part of the year 1782 he then spied through the frontiers and across the Blue Ridge for at least three months and was verbally discharged by Col Cleveland in the spring of the year the precise time not Recal- -lected. Applicant was born in Bedford County Virginia and partly raised North Car- -olina close to the Virginia line applicant some years after the War moved to Greenville County South

Carolina and lived there near fourteen years and moved back to Wilkes County north Carolina and lived a great many years and then moved to where he now lives where he has lived near eleven years appli- cant has no written or documentary proof of his service and knows of no person by whom he can prove his service he has no doubt but that he can prove his character for veracity and Reputation as having been a soldier of the Revolution by his neigh- -bors generally some of whom he will name to wit John Wade Ezekiel Darden and in -fact by all his acquaintance generally applicant states that there is no Clergyman convenient to him in or near his immiedi- -ate Neighborhood, he hereby relinquish- -es Every claim what so ever to a pension or annuity Except the present and declares his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me
his James X Woody mark
Benjamin Hancock att
We George Dalbey & George W Dalbey
Residing in the county of Wayne and state of Kentucky hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Woody who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Decla- -ration: that we believe him to be seventy years of age as he has stated that he is reputed am- ong his neighbors and acquaintance as a revo- lutionary soldier and a man of veracity

- and that we concur in the same opinion — sworn and subscribed to the day and year aforesaid
George Dabney
Geo W. Dabney
Benjamin Hancock Jps
I Benjamin Hancock Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states and I further certify that Capt George Dabney and Geo W. Dabney who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing certificate are resident citizens in the County of Wayne and state of Kentucky and are credible men and that their statement is entitled to credit applicant is unable
To attend court, Benjamin Hancock Jps
State of Kentucky Wayne County Set
I William Simpson Clerk of the county court for Wayne county do hereby certify that Benjamin Hancock is a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
affixed the seal of My office and subscribed My Name at office in Monticello this
5 th day of June 1834
William Simpson Clerk of the Court of Wayne county

J. S. The word cents, 7th line, copy of certificate, was inserted before signing. Jesse B. Smith. P.C.
State of Kentucky County of Clinton B.S.
On this 24th day of March, A.D. 1855, before me Jesse B. Smith a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly authorized by law to administer oaths, personally appeared James Woody, aged about 95 years, a resident citizen of Clinton County and State of Kentucky, and made oath in due form of law that he is the identical person named in an original certificate in his possession, of which, I certify the following is a true copy.
War Department-Revolutionary Claim. I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th of June, 1832, James Woody of the State of Kentucky, who was a private during the Revolutionary War is entitled to receive Twenty-three dollars and thirtythree cents per annum during his natural life, commencing on the 4th day 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 10 day of July
(L.S.) 1834. Examination and countersignature Geo. W. McElroy chfe for and in behalf of Commissioner of Pensions
Sam Gass Secretary of War
That he now resides in Clinton

County Kentucky and has resided there for the space of nineteen and a half years and that previous thereto he resided in Wayne County Kentucky.
He further states that he has not applied for or received any bounty land under any former act of Congress for Military services, and that he makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty land to which he is entitled under the act passed the 3 rd day of March, 1855.
He appoints Long, Mayey & Wright of Albany, Ky., his attorneys and directs the Pension Office to correspond with them and forward his land warrant to them when granted.
His James X Woody mark
Sworn and subscribed this 24 th day of March 1855 before me J. B. Smith J. P.
Witness J. Jones. R. J. Brame
I further certify that the foregoing declaration was sworn to and subscribed by James Woody who is personally known to me to be the person named in the original Certificate now

War Department. Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832 James Woody of the State of Kentucky who was a Private during the Revolutionary War is entitled to receive Twenty-three dollars and thirty-three 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 10th day of July one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four.
Examined and Countersigned Geo Wm Crump Chfe for and in behalf of Commissioner of Pensions
Low Clae secretary of War
State of Kentucky Clinton County, ss.
I, James C. Southerland, an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Pension Certificate of James Woody of said County, which is now before me, and which has been frequently exhibited to me by said Woody when making his semi-annual application for Pension to the Pension Agent at Louisville, Ky. Given under my hand this 21st day of October, 1853.
J C Southerland J. P.

Kentucky,
Clinton County ss.
I. S. B. Massey, Clerk of the Clinton County Court, do certify that James C. Southeland Esq., whose signature appears to the foregoing certificate, is and was at the date thereof, an acting justice of the Court for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that the signature purporting to be his is genuine, and that his Official acts are entitled to full credit. In witness whereof I hereto set my hand and seal of Office at Office in Albany, this 22 d day of October 1853. I. S. B. Massey, Clerk

31497 Rev INVALID.
File No. 31,497
James Woody Rev Rev Wao
Act: June 1 st 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 468
[Arrangement of 1870.]

31. 419 Pension claim. act June 7th 1839. James Wood Kentucky
f 1780 for 7 months $23. \frac{33}{100}
R. A. Labney Monticello, Ken.

Recd June 16.
Monticello Ky
J L Edwards. commission of pensions
Washington city. D.C.
} War Department
} Pension office

Ky No 39, 182
Gas Wood ad 82 - no 26919
Waynton

Albany, Kentucky, Sept. 5 th 1855,
Hon J. Minot: Comm d Pensions: Sir:
Yours of 27 th ult. suspending claim of James Moody for Revolutionary service has been rec d .
You say "the Revolutionary service of James Moody does not appear of record in this (your) Office."
We apprehend this suspension is the result of an error of your Office in the name of the applicant.
The application filed by us is that of James Woody , who is in the regular receipt of a pension of $23.33 1/3 per annum, by virtue of a pension cert d dated 10 th July 1834.
His pension is regularly paid at the Louisville Agency.
Of course this is "Record Evidenced" of the service, & of more than "14 days service," for a Revolutionary Pension is not granted upon any service not less than 6 months as we understand the law.
Reply Long, Maxey & Wright Asks for James Woody.

Monticello Ky June 3 rd 1834
J L Edwards Esq d Commissioner of pensions.
I enclose to you in this letter the Declaration and proceedings in the matter of the application of James Woody for a pension please communicate the Result of your investigation of his claim to me at this place
your friend Robert H Dabney

Nov. 7, 1853.
Compt. of the Treasury
W. Wood
Clinton
One
Mr.
J. P. Waldo
Compt. Pension
Washington City, D.C.
James M. Mason Postmaster
Chas. T. [?] Secy.
for
Allan G. 29 Oct
Official Packets

Nov. 7, 1853.
Compt. of the Sacs
Woods
Chin Chin
bre
or
Mr. J. P. Waldo
Compt. Pensions Washington City D.C.
James Morris
Attorney
Chamber of
Adm.
Allan G. 29 Oct
Official Business

✓ 26 147
5
Nov Aug

before me, in the presence of the witnesses.
W. B. Smith J.P.
Kentucky
Clinton County Sec
I S. B. Macey Clerk of the Clinton County Court do certify that S. B. Smith Esq whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing certificate is and was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly Commissioned and qualified that the signature purporting to be his is genuine and his official acts are entitled to full faith and credit.
In Witness Whereof I have set my hand and affix my seal of Office at Office in Albany this 25 th day of March 1883-
S. B. Macey Clerk By R. S. Brannan De