Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15,651, John Cody, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
body John Mary
NUMBER
W. 15.651
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25th March, 1846- See Rept to Par. agt 11 -
6698.
Massachusetts
Mary Cody, widow of John Cody,
who was a private in the Mass t line
Mass t Increased from $27.87-
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 35 Dollars 34
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of March 1846 and sent to Hon. Wm. Parmenter,
Boston,
Mass t
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
+ 17 June 44
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 27.

Recd Feb 19. 1845.
Ld 14 th Oct '28

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester County 3 65 .
Be it known that on this Monday tenth day of November 1845. personally appeared before the Hon. Rev. S. H. Thomas Judge of Probate Court in and for said county of Worcester, the same being a court of Record, Mary Cody, a resident of Athol in the County & Commonwealth aforesaid, aged eighty-eight 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 th 1838. entitled "an Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows;" - and also of the subsequent Acts of Congress passed on the 3 d of March 1843. & 17 th June 1844, continuing said Act for the further term of five years.
That she is the widow of John Cody dec d , who was a private & Sergeant in the Army of the Revolution and served according to the best of her recollection and belief as follows: -
In 1775. soon after the war broke out he served under Capt. John Holmes of Hopkinton but how long she is unable to state - she believes this service was at Roxbury. In Dec r . of the same year he served 43. days or more, under Capt. Henry Leland, Col. Mylly's Reg t in company with John Dickman who was a pensioner under the law of 1832. & died in Hopkinton a few years since. In 1776. D r . he served 3. mos. under Capt. Caleb Brooks, Col. Dikes Reg t - In the spring or summer of the year last named several months under Capt. John Gleason who the went from Hopkinton Framingham an adjoining town. In the fall of this year 3 1/2. months under Capt. Joseph Mitchell of Framingham (an adjoining town). In 1780. he went to Rhode Island. under Capt. Thomas Mullen of Hopkinton who was a brother of James Mullen then a Capt. or Col. in the Mass t Line and served from two to three weeks. He undoubtedly served at other times & places during the war for the applicant distinctly recollects that he was gone so much as

to be obliged to hire a man to carry on the farm and feels pretty confident he must have been out during every year of the war more or less but the particulars of which owing to her great age have gone from her memory. He lived in Hopkinton Middlesex County, at the time of the War.
She further declares that she was married to the said John Cody on the seventeenth day of April in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty three; that her husband, the aforesaid John Cody died on or about the fourteenth day of October, tyrants hundred and twenty eight; 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 and that she has not intermarried since his decease but still continues a widow as above stated.
Mary Cody
Signature made by Mary Cody, her hand guided by M c L. P. Thorne. Sworn to and subscribed by said Mary Cody on the 10 th day and year first above written at her residence in Athol aforesaid she the said Cody being unable from bodily infirmity, viz. weakness from old age. to appear personally in Open Court before me.
Myr. Thomas Judge of Probate

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester ss.
I, Charles G. Prentiss, Register of the Court of Probate for said County of Worcester, do certify, that Benjamin T. Thomas is the Judge of said Court, duly commissioned and qualified, and that his signatures on the preceding page of this sheet are genuine.
In testimony whereof, I do hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court, at Worcester this twenty second day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty five.
Chas. G. Prentiss, Register

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Mr Joseph Richards Westborough Ms.

Middlesex ss. This may certify that I have examined the records of the Church Con- nected with the first Parish in Hopkinton & find the following record.
"April seventeenth, one thousand seven hundred & eighty three. John Cody & Molly Chamberlain were married"
A true copy of the church record except the date of the month & year being expressed in figures on the book. Attest Elijah Fitch Clerk of S. Church Hopkinton Oct 1 st 1844
State of Massachusetts. Middlesex County ss. October 3 d , 1844.
Sworn to, before me,
Samuel B. Walcott, Justice of the Peace.

I Nancy Richards of Wetherangh, in the County of Worcester, & State of Massachusetts, aged Fifty eight years, on oath depose and say I am the daughter of Mary Cody who is now an applicant for a pension under the law of July 7 th 1830. - She was the wife & is now the widow of John Cody who was always reputed to have been a soldier in the Revolutionary War. My father the said John Cody died on or about 14 th October 1826. leaving my said mother his widow who has not since inter- married and is a resident of Athol. Nancy Richards
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester County ss. January 29 th 1835. Then the above named Nancy Richards made oath that the foregoing affidavit by her subscribed is true and I further certify that the above named Nancy Richards is a person of truth & veracity
Phineas Gleason Justice of the Peace

State of Massachusetts } Hopkinton Town Clerk's Office Middlesex County, ss. } October 1 st 1844 - I. Augustus Phipps, Clerk of the Town of Hopkinton, in the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that the following certificate appears upon the records of said Town, to wit; "September, seventh, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty two. A Marriage Proposed Between John Cody of Union & Mary Chamberlain of Hopkinton - I further certify that the above is a true copy of the record, with the exception of the date which is expressed on the records in fair legible letters and figures, as follows; Sept r 7 th 1782 -" - I further certify that I have examined the records of said Hopkinton, but have been unable to find any record of the solemnization of the marriage of the above named John Cody and Mary Chamberlain -"
Augustus Phipps } Clerk of the Town of Hopkinton
I Augustus Phipps depose and say that I hold the office of Clerk of the Town of Hopkinton, in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and that the above is a true extract from the record of said Town, with the exceptions above named as certified by me
Augustus Phipps } Clerk of the Town of Hopkinton

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex County ss.
Norristown October 1 st 1844
Then personally appeared the foregoing above named Augustus Phipps and made oath that the foregoing certificates by him subscribed are true before me Amasa Eames Jus. of the Peace
Norristown October 1 st 1844
This may certify that the above named Augustus Phipps is Clerk of the town of Norristown at this time
Amasa Eames Jus. of the Peace

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 15651
Mary Cody Widow of John Cody Rev. Rev. War
Act: Mar. 3 rd /43 June 17 th /44
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 148
[Arrangement of 1870.]

6698
Massachusetts
Mary Cody widow of John Cody who was a Private in the Mass Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 27 Dollars 87 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 day of Mar. 1843 and sent to
Hon W. Sargent H Reps
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A June 17 1844 Vol. 2 Page 27
2 Certs 38 43 1/4 4 3 rep. Lib Da. W. Parmach Augt 22 '45 to same 26 Dec. 1845

9071.
Massachusetts.
May Body,
Widow of John Body who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 14 October, 1828 of Wooster (in the State of Mass'ts) who was a private in the commanded by Captain _____ of the _____ commanded by _____ in the Mass'ts _____ line. for 10 mo. 19 days Increased, from $27. 87 per ann. Inscribed on the Roll of Boston at the rate of $5. — Dollars 34 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24. day of March 1846 and sent to Mrs. Louisa Parmenter, Boston, Mass'ts:
Total amount, $176.70 amt already paid to be deducted [Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Will Stewart Clerk, Book 2 Vol. 1 — Page 55. —

9071
Massachusetts
Mary Cody widow of John Cody
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 14 Oct r 1828 of Worcester in the State of Mass t who was a Pri t in the commanded by Captain _____ of the commanded by _____ in the Mass t line for 8 mo 11 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass t at the rate of 27 Dollars 87 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 day of Mar ch 45 and sent to Hon W m Farnsworth A Reps Total amount, $ _____
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by _____ Clerk, Book _____ Vol. _____ Page 55

Supplementary Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston; Feb y 7. 1845.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears
that the name of John Cody is borne upon a list of men under Captain Glason; (the same not having been indexed, did not appear in the certificate to which this is a supplement). The said list bears no date, and gives no details, being simply a list of the officers and men headed by the name of the capt n ; — but attached to the same, is a deposition of Micah Walcom of Marlborough, one of the company, who testifies and declares, that he engaged and rendered 2 months & 8 days service from the first part of May 1777, in Capt n John Glason's Comp y , and that the roll or list above mentioned, was an original and true one, given to him by one Abiel Maynard, who was a serg t and clerk of the Comp y , at North Kingston, while in the service; (said list being subsequently deposited in this office) — that the company was made up of men from the towns of Marlborough, Stow, Sudbury, Framingham, Natick, Sherburne, Holliston & Hopkinton. The deposition is dated July 26. 1844, & is duly sworn to before a magistrate, who certifies that the deponent is of sound mind, possessing & retaining his mental faculties to a remarkable degree, & that he is entitled to confidence.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal
of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Parris;
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Leah Mann
Nov 8 days
Salisbury

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston April 18 th 1843.
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation Elijah Clark was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex,
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Parsons,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Micah Balcom being allowed for this Service in the account of the pension I, Micah Balcom of Sudbury in the County of Middlesex, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and late of Marlborough in said County, A Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, eighty five years of age. Do testify and say that in the first part of May 1777, I engaged and rendered two months and eight days service in the State of Rhode Island who stationed at Providence, afterwards at North Kingston, was in the Company of Capt. John Gleason, in the Regiment of Col. Whitney, and I will recollect there was two men in the same company with me, by the name of Lody, one by the name of John, and the other by the name of James, and to my impression, the said John Lody, & James, went from the town of Sherburne, or the town of Hopkinton, and the said John Lody served as long as I did. Micah Balcom
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Middlesex ss. Sudbury April 10 th 1845.
Then personally appeared Micah Balcom and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed, and I certify that he is a credible witness,
Before Me. Elijah Clark, Justice of the Peace.

July 18. 1845
Mr. Parnell

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
Decr. 5 th 1841.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of John Cody is borne as a private upon a list of men in Capt. Henry Leland's Comp y , Col. Mylly's Reg t , — service from Dec r 1. 1775; 43 days, and on a receipt for his pay for the same, dated Hopkinton, Feb y 5 th 1776 — John Dickman is on the same list and receipt; — Upon a list of Capt s Caleb Brooks' Comp y . Col. Dike, "3 months service in 1776, 1777", and upon a muster Roll of the same Comp y under date of Dec r 16. 1776. — also upon a pay roll of the same for guns and blankets allowed in Council Feb y 25. 1777.; — Upon a pay roll of Capt s Joseph Winch, Col. Samuel Bullard from Aug. 16 to Nov. 29. 1777, — 3 months 14 days — Levi Smith was in the same Comp y ; — Upon a pay roll of Capt s Thomas Mellen, Col. Abner Pay from July 28 to Aug. 10, 1780 on the alarm to Rhode Island — 14 days — The preceding is all the evidence which appears in the case.
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And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Parsons; Secretary of the Commonwealth.

APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF REVOLUTIONARY SERVICES, MADE BY THE WIDOW OF THE PARTY WHO RENDERED THE SERVICE.
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his office, of the service of my husband, John Lody in the war of the Revolution.
He enlisted from the town of Hopkinton in the County of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts in the year 17  17 in the Company commanded by Captain
Regiment
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and he served as follows, viz:— as a private Soldier
at several different periods during the war. He lived in Hopkinton & went from that place at each of said periods. I recollect that he was stationed at Roxbury or near that place at one or more periods. I think his first period of service was at Roxbury under Capt. John Holmes not long after the war broke out. I think he served under Capt. Thomas Mellen at one time, but am not positive whether at Roxbury or some other place. Nor can I tell how long he served at Roxbury. I recollect he went to Rhode Island at one period after which I think he was stationed at or near Providence and it seems to me that the name of the Captain under whom he then served was Henry Leland, but I will not be positive about his name. I also recollect that my husband during the latter part of the war served at the West, I think in the State of New York & that this service was under Capt. Caleb Brooks. I think that was the Captain's name & according to the best of my recollection he returned from the last mentioned service in the year 1782 & that in this service John Dickman of Hopkinton & Levi Smith of Westborough were with him and I think this period of service was some five or six months. I always lived in Hopkinton during the whole war and at the time of his discharge he said John Cady which was in the year 1783.
I am now eighty seven years old, and my memory does not enable me to state my husband's services more fully than above stated. I think he went to the West more than once.
WITNESS my hand, this twenty fifth day of October.
A. D. 1844.
Mary Lody
Signed by said Mary Lody in my presence, Isaac Stevens JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. in & for the County of Worcester

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, February 7 th 1815.
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation, Samuel B. Walcutt and Amasa Earnes, were Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex - and Phinehas Gleason was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Worcester.
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to their acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Sawyer. Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Hon. William Panner M. C. Washington D.C.

Westborough Feb. 10th 1845
Dear Sir
I have been requested by one of your constituents Mr Joseph Prichards of this town to endeavor to obtain a Pension for his Mother in law, Mary Cody an aged & respectable woman. Enclosed are the necessary papers which if you will have the goodness to attend to you will confer a favor upon Mr P. and your Obedt Servant
Hon William Parmachuee Abijah Stone Mr C Washington D C

Examined 24 July 1854 by me & paper withdrawn to fill with Salar oil. P. C. Hassler

Mary body
Mass 50
Act July 7 th '38
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June 17 th '44. N. 437
Hon. Alappm Parmach
H. B.

Boston July 19. 1845
Sir
I enclose herewith additional testimony in the case of Mary Body widow of John Body which the parties hope will be sufficient for the discharge of the scire facias of 2 months & 8 days named in the supplemental certificate of the Secretary of the Commonwealth filed in February last.
Respectfully
Yr Obedient Servt
James L. Edwards Esq Counsel of Purvis Washington
Wm Lawrence

Mary body
To be increased for 2 months & 8 days as a private — say 10mc 1908 pri 35.33 under act 38 H43 — deduct former payments.
Hon W. Carpenter Boston Mass.

Boston Jan'y 9. 1846
Sir
Referring to your letter to me of Decr 26 th I enclose you a letter from Mr Haven Esq. showing that Mr May's body has already succumbed her Persian certificate
Respectfully
Yours sincerely
James L. Edwards Esq. Mr Garrison
Comtee of Persians
2 Nov 45

Merchants Bank, Boston, 8 th Jan y . 1846.
Sir.
In reply to your inquiry I have to state that the Pension Certificate issued to Mary Cody under the law of 3 d March 1843. was surrendered at this office at the time payment was made to her under said law.
I am, very resp t . Your oft. Serv t .
Franklin H. Hovey Pension Agent
Hon. Mr. Carpenter Boston Mass.

Boston Nov 22. 1845
Sir
I enclose additional papers in case of John Cody's widow -
Will you have the goodness to forward me a copy of your letter to J A Bourne Esq dated Nov 30 1838. in case of Olive Hammond widow of Roger Hammond - I am requested to say that at the time the last papers were prepared it was not known that she had made previous application -
Yours & Edward Esq Counsel of Plaintiff
I am very respectfully Yr obed Servt
Pro Bona Fide

Visiting Office
10
Wm. W. Parmach
,
Boston.
James L. Edwards Car of Mr. G. G. G.
1852

Pension Office, August 22. 1845.
Sir,
I have the honor to inform you that, before the pension of Mary Cody can be increased, the Certificate of the Secretary of Massachusetts showing whether there be any rolls of Capt. John Gleson's Company, of Col. Hastings' regiment, after the Spring of 1777, in his office if so, whether they confirm or discredit the service of John Cody, as stated by Micah Balcomb in his affidavit.
If Capt. Gleson's rolls are not found in the Executive Department of that State for 1777, the presumption is very strong that he performed no service in that year.
I have the honor to be, Very respectfully, Your Ob. Servt. J. L. Edwards
Hon. W. Parmachoo Boston.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston; Sep 20 1845.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of John Cody is borne upon a List of men in Cap t John Gleason's Company, which served in the Spring of 1777, and is the only roll or list of said Company in this office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Barron;
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Capt. John Gleason's Roll in Col o Whitney's Regim t : for service at Rhode Island amounting to three hundred & fifty pounds one shilling & one penny.
Capt. John Gleason's Roll in Col o Whitney's Regiment for two months service at Rhode Island or 20/ extra pay amounting to One hundred & forty two pounds five shillings & four pence. Read & allowed & ordered that Warrants be drawn on the Treasury in full of each of the above Rolls. Warrants drawn & signed by fifteen of the Council.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office Boston November 5 th 1845.
I hereby certify the above to be a true copy from the "Council Records" deposited in this office, under date of "Friday August 15 th 1777." Witness the Seal of the Com- monwealth.
John D. Sleeper, Secretary of the Commonwealth.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Lody, Joseph GRADE Sergeant LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 3898 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED June 7, 1790 to not shown
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.