Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31494, Thomas Wooldridge, Va.

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Woolridge, Thomas
NUMBER _____
NUMBER 8 31494
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Kentucky 23402
Thomas Wooldridge of Henry Co in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the com by Captain Morgan of the reg by Col. Hawkins in the Virginia line for 9 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 30 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 day of Jan 1834 and John B. ...
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 75.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 March 15.00 $90.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by David Boyd Clerk Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 33
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28.956 Thos Poolbridge
Kentucky
from 1777 private 9 months,
$30
Berryman
Hon. R. M. Johnson N R

State of Kentucky Henry County
Be it known that on this 7 th day of December 1833 personally appeared before William McBracken a Justice of the peace in and for Henry County Ky and one of the Justices of the Henry County Court Thomas Woodridge aged 77 years of residence of the said County and State who being first duly sworn according to law doth upon his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed
June 7 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated that is to say being a resident of Chesterfield County in the State of Virginia he entered the service of the United States on or about the 1 st June in the year 1777 as a private soldier and drafted Militia man in the Company of Captain Morgans upon a tour of three months - That he underwent with his company at Manchesters va. and was there attached to a regiment commanded by Col. Hawkins - that he was kept stationed at Manchester for sometime that being the main point at which he was kept during his whole war - that he was frequently called out from that place to aid in protecting the country along on that side of James River from the incursions of the British - that he performed much service of that kind during his said tour and at the termination thereof having fully and faithfully served out the same he was discharged and returned home - He states that there was no regular officer with the troops where he served during this tour according to his present best recollection -
He further states and declares that in the month of September 1779 as well as he remembers he again entered the service of the United States as a drafted Militia man and private soldier in the Company of Captain Mosby upon a tour of three months - that he underwent with his company at the Courthouse in Buckingham County in which County he then resided and was marched by his Captain to Williamsburg Virginia where he was kept stationed during the whole of his tour as a part of the garrison of that place and as a guard for some public stores which were there deposited and at the termination

thereof having fully and faithfully served out the same he was discharged and returned home to Buckingham County Va.
He further states and declares that in the month of July in the year 1781 being then a resident of Buckingham County in the State of Virginia he again entered the service of the line of said State as a Private soldier and drafted Militia man in another Company commanded by Captain Mosby upon a tour of three months - that he again rendezvoused with his Company at the Courthouse in said County and was marched by his Captain to Williamsburg Va. where he remained until sometime in the month of Septm. following as a part of the garrison of that place and was then attached to the Regiment commanded by Col. Lowry and was then joined to the Main Army under Genl. Washington and was marched down to York and the siege of that place commenced & was continued till the Capture of the British Army under Genl. Cornwallis during all which time this declarant was with the Army aiding and assisting in its operations. And he states that he witnessed the surrender on that occasion. He states that he continued with the Army actively engaged until the full expiration of his tour and after having fully and faithfully served out the same he was discharged and returned home.
He states that from the great lapse of time his advanced age and his consequent loss of memory that he has forgotten the names of the regular officers whom he saw and knew during this last tour except some of the Commanders. He states that he is confident from his best recollection that he did not serve during the War of the Revolution up than nine months as a Private Militia soldier and for that service he claims a pension.
He states that he has no documentary evidence & that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service.
He hereby 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 and subscribed the day & year aforesaid Wm. Woodbridge

Interrogatories put to the above named applicant by the said custodian of the papers
1 st Where and in what year were you born?
Answer I was born in Frederick Chesterfield County Va. in 1756
2 d Have you any record of your age and if so where is it?
Answer I had a record of my age but have lost it.
3 d Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now live
Answer When I was called into service upon my first tour I lived in Chesterfield County Va. When called into service upon my other tours I lived in Buckingham County Va. where I continued to reside till 1793 and then moved to Franklin County Ky. Where I lived about 4 years and then moved to Henry County Ky. Where I have continued to live up to the present time.
4 th How were you called into service; were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom?
Answer - I was drafted.
5 th 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 service.
Answer - Upon my first tour I served with a single regiment only - Upon my second tour I served at Williamsburg where there was no other company than the one to which I was attached and I was under the command of an officer of no higher grade than Captain - Upon my third tour at the taking of Cornwallis I was so short a time with the regular troops and the time has been so great since that I have now forgotten the names of all the regular officers except some of high rank. I recollect Genl. Washington La Fayette, Wayne and Lincoln. Upon my first tour I was stationed principally at Manchester but was frequently along the coast of the river & Bay - Upon my second tour I was garrisoned at Williamsburg Va. - Upon my third tour I was part of the time at Williamsburg and the balance of the time at York and witnessed the siege of the British Army and its capture.
6 th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service; and

if so by whom was it given and what has become of it Ans r I rec d Discharges signed by my officers, which I have lost yet state the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood and who can testify as to your Character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
Answer - I write names Jas s Sammons and Wesley Hood Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Thos s Wooldridge
We Jas s Sammons a clergyman residing in Henry County Ky and Wesley Hood residing in the same county state hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Wooldridge who has subscribed and sworn to the above de- claration; that we believe him to be 77 years of age that he 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 and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
James Sammons Wesley Hood
And I the said W m McCrackin Justice of the peace and one of the Justices of the Henry County Court as aforesaid do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Depart- ment that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states: And I further certify that James Sammons — who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in Henry County Kentucky and that Wesley Hood — who has also signed the same is a res- ident of the same county and state and is a credible per- son and that their statements are entitled to credit: and I further certify that said Wooldridge from infirmity of body cannot attend Court to make his declaration and that he is him- self a Baptist preacher In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 7 th day of December 1833
William McCrackin — J.P.

State of Kentucky Henry County
I Edmund P Thomas Clerk of the Court of Henry County in the State of Kentucky hereby certify that William McBracken whose name appears to the foregoing certificate was at the date thereof and still is a Justice of the peace in & for Henry County and one of the Justices of the Court of which I am Clerk and the foregoing signature purporting to be his is his genuine signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 18 th day of December 1833
Edm P Thomas
Clerk of the Court of Henry County

Rev. and 1812 Pensions Section AWF/cel
January 23, 1932
Mr. R. S. Ball Jacksonville, Box 3407, Sta. A Florida.
BA-J/AWF Am
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter relative to Thomas Wooldridge, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 31494, based upon the military service of Thomas Wooldridge during the Revolutionary War.
He was born in 1756 in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
He enlisted, June 1, 1777, while residing in said Chesterfield County, and served three months as private in Captain Morgan's company in Colonel Haskins' Virginia regiment. He enlisted, in September 1779, while residing in Buckingham County, Virginia, and served three months in Captain Moseby's Virginia company. He enlisted sometime in July, 1781, and served three months in Captain Moseby's company in Colonel Lowry's Virginia regiment, and was at the siege of Yorktown.
He moved in 1793 to Franklin County, Kentucky, and lived there about four years, when he moved to Henry County, Kentucky.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 7, 1833, then a resident of Henry County, Kentucky.
There are no data as to his family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

September 20, 1929
Mrs. Mary Britt 627 Columbia Avenue Franklin, Tennessee
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.31494, it appears that Thomas Woolridge was born in 1756, in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
While residing in Chesterfield County, Virginia, he enlisted June 1, 1777, and served three months as a private in Captain Morgan's Company, Colonel Haskins' Virginia Regiment.
While residing in Buckingham County, Virginia, he enlisted in September, 1779, and served three months in Captain Moseby's Virginia Company, and enlisted in July, 1781, and served three months in same company in Colonel Lowry's Virginia Regiment and was at the siege of Yorktown.
In 1793, he moved to Franklin County, Kentucky, and lived there about four years when he moved to Henry County, Kentucky.

He was allowed pension on his application executed December 7, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Henry County, Kentucky.
There are no data as to family.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Thomas Woodbridge 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. 531.494.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     ✓ June 1777 3 mos. Pvt Morgan Haskins Va   ✓ Sept. 1779 3 mos. " Moraby ✓   ✓ July 1781 3 mos. Moraby Lowry        
Battles engaged in, Siege of York
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Chesterfield Co. Va. ✓ Mr. Buchanan
Date of application for pension, Dec 7 1833. This claim was allowed. ✓
Residence at date of application, *Henry Co. Va. Ky. ✓
Age at date of application, b. in Chesterfield Co. Va. in 1756 ✓
Remarks: There is no family data on file.
1793 in Franklin Co. Ky. 4 yrs. - x (The only I. G. found on The Rev. War Records of the Bureau)
General Application - Rev. War
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Jacksonville, Fla.
Jan. 5, 1932
Bureau of Pensions Veteran's Administration Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs:
On the Va. Roster Vol. 2 page 331 it is shown that Thomas Wooldridge's name appears in Reports of Secretary of War in relation to the pension establishment of of U. S. Vol. 1" Washington 1835 Pen. 3 Ky. 105. I should greatly appreciate a copy of his pension paper.
The information that I have is that the above mentioned Thomas Wooldridge was born in Henrico or an adjoining county of Va. One of his wives' name was Chiriah Davis Wooldridge I do not know whether she was first or second wife. I think he died in Ky. but I do not know the name of the town.
Thanking you in advance for any information you may be able to supply, I am-
Yours truly
R.S. Ball
R. S. Ball
Bx 3407 Sta. A.

Franklin, Tenn June 24, 1929.
Pension Bureau Rev. Records.
Washington D. C.
Please give me any record you have of Thomas Woodridge Henry Co. Ky. he was drinking - a pension in 1840 - age 89 years.
I will appreciate any records or dates you can furnish me, at your earliest convenience.
Yours Truly
Mrs Mary Britt. 627 Columbia Ave Franklin, Tenn.

Revised yes
Valdosta, Ga. 609- Patterson St.
March 10, 1917.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
My dear Sir!—
Please send me record of Thomas Worlbridge Early settler of Putnam Co. Ga., his name is on the Revolutionary Pension list, where pension was granted for services as a North Carolina Militia man. This record is found on page 296 of "Virginia Militia in The Revolution"

The record was transferred from Burke County records of North Carolina. If you have any record of like mar- riage for land grants to widow or transfers to the children much ap- preciate very much any service your department will render.
With best wishes and my sincere appreciation of this courtesy.
Very truly yours. Mrs. J. A. Baker.

one two cent stamped envelope recd
M. E. RUSHIN. PLANTER, FERTILIZER AND FARM IMPLEMENTS, VIENNA, GA.
Stamps enroute R.V.G. ok Rev.     
Vienna Ga Nov 13-1916
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
Will you please send me the record of Thomas Woodridge, a revolutionary pensioner of Henry County, Kentucky. And oblige I am
Very Truly Mrs M.E. Rushin

Rev. Sec. 707, 340. E. 11 Av Lawson, Ga., Mar. 25, 1916
Pension Commissioners Washington D. C.
Dear Sir:-
Please refer to your revolutionary soldiers on file for the name of Thomas Wooldridge, of Virginia, he died late in life in Tenn. He was born about 1755- married in Va., have been informed that his wife's name was

Caroline, can't say for certain.
Will you please give me this in full, also all of his children!
My great, great, great, Grand- father was Abrahom Wool- bridge and his wife, Lucy Henderson, they both died in Putnam Co. Ga., - want this record of service for D. A. R. application!
Thanking you for all information given by an early reply,
You will oblige Respectfully
Miss Rosa Lee Souleffer 340 E. 11. Av, Dawson, Ga.,

31494 Rev INVALID.
File No. 31494
Thomas Wooldridge
Rev Rev Rev
Act: June 1 st 32 nd
Index: Vol. 9 , Page 463
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1916 Apr. 5: History to Miss Rosa Lee Culpepper. M.B.H.
1916 Dec. 6 Hist to Mrs. M.E. Rushin. aw.
1917, mch. 24. History to Mrs. T. A. Baker. F.W.
1929 Aug. 8 Mrs. J.P. J. Nilsen adv- coat of phobos - See cl. of Josiah Wooldridge, A. 22686. M.R.S.
1929 Sept. 25 Hist to Mrs. Mary Brittawf.
1932 Jan. 23 Hist to Mr. R.S. Ball awf.