Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21395, Josiah Green, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
born
or Green, Josiah Greene
W.21395
Heolbrook, Susannah
CONTENTS
Former widow

Ref.
798
6029. Albany, N. York
Susannah Holbrook, who was born, widow of Josiah Green who was a Private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 d day of August 1844 and sent to Arad Joy.
Ovid, N. York
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A.
Vol. 1, Page 100

Susanna Holbrook
5845
Act 28. 11254
Susannah Holbrook
wid of Josiah Green
NY
Act 4 July 36
& 3 March 37

In order to obtain the benefit of the Declaration to the third section of the act of Congress of the 4th July 1836
State of New York,
County of Tioga ss On this 25 th day of August 1843 personally appeared before the subscriber of Owego a Judge of the Court in & for said County, Susanna Holbrook of the town of Owego in said County & State aged ninety three 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 4th 1836, and the act explanatory of said act, passed March 3 rd 1837. That she was married to Josiah Green in Fairfield Co Connecticut in 1779 Seventeen hundred & Seventy nine, that her said husband the aforesaid Josiah Green had been in the service in the war of the Revolution two or three years at the time she married him, & that he was continued in the service in the war of the Revolution One year after her said marriage to him, during which time he drew rations & pay, but was mostly confined in the hospital in consequence of a wound received in the service in one arm & shoulder, from which he never recovered, that he received a pension in consequence of the wound & continued lameness of his arm, that her said husband the aforesaid Josiah Green was an Invalid pensioner till the day of his death, she further declares that she was married to the said Josiah Green in Seventeen hundred & Seventy nine; that her husband, the aforesaid Josiah Green, died on the blank day of February 1813 eighteen hundred & thirteen; That she was afterwards married to Reuben Holbrook, who died in the Spring of 1830 eighteen hundred & thirty; and that she was a widow on the 4th day of July 1836. and still remains a widow -
Subscribed & sworn before me this 25 th day of August 1843
Alanson Munn
First Judge of Tioga county courts
her Susanna for Holbrook mark
I Certify that the above named Susanna Holbrook is a respectable person, apparently of the age represented by her, & that from her great age & infirmity she ought not to be required to appear in open court to make her declaration -
Alanson Munn
First Judge of Tioga county Courts
State of New York,
County of Tioga ss Personally appeared before the subscriber Judge of the court in & for said county Susan Verbeck of the town of Owego in said county aged fifty four years, and on being duly sworn according to law deposeth & saith that she is a daughter of the present Widow Susanna Holbrook, late the widow of Josiah Green & that she is the daughter of the said late Josiah Green who was an invalid pensioner of the United States, that this deponent's father & mother, the aforesaid Josiah Green & the present Susanna Holbrook as the legal fruit of their marriage had six children older than this deponent, & that this deponent is the seventh child of her above named father & mother, all of the same father & mother & all own brothers & sisters to this deponent, & that her said father the late husband of the present widow Susanna Holbrook died in February 1830 eighteen hundred and thirty, & that her mother is now the widow Holbrook - her husband Reuben Holbrook having
Subscribed & sworn before me this 25 th day of August 1843
Alanson Munn
First Judge of Tioga county courts
died in the Spring of 1830 eighteen hundred & thirty -
Susan M. Verbeck

I Certify that the within named Susan Verbeck is a respectable person
Alanson Minge
State of New York
First Judge of Tioga County Courts
County of Tioga ss. Personally appeared before the subscriber a Judge of the County courts in & for said County Paddack Smith of Owego in said County aged Sixty One years & after being duly sworn according to law, deponeth & saith that he has from his earliest recollection been acquainted with the within named Susanna Holbrook & that she is the identical person who was the wife of Josiah Green a pensioner of the United States at the earliest recollection of this deponent, and further this deponent deponeth & saith that when a child he resided a neighbor to the aforesaid Josiah Green & his then wife, the present widow Susanna Holbrook, and will recollect of their then living together as husband & wife & of their having children as the lawful fruit of their marriage, the eldest of whom was of the age of this deponent, or probably some older - that the present & within named Susanna Holbrook is the identical person who was the wife of the identical Josiah Green, the identical soldier of the war of the Revolution & an invalid pensioner of the United States, and that the aforesaid widow Susanna Holbrook within named is now a widow & the widow of Reuben Holbrook, who died
Subscribed & sworn before me in the Spring of 1830 eighteen this 25 th day of August 1843 hundred & thirty -
Alanson Minge
First Judge of Tioga County and Paddack Smith
I Certify that the above named Paddack Smith is a respectable person -
Alanson Minge First Judge of Tioga County Courts -
State of New York Tioga County Cts Office
I David Wallis Clerk of the said County of Tioga Certify that Alanson Minge Esq before whom the foregoing affidavits were taken was on the day of taking the same first Judge in and for said County duly authorized to act as such & am well acquainted with the hand writing of said first Judge and I do hereby believe the signature of Alanson Minge subscribed to the foregoing affidavits and the certificates are genuine
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said Tioga County August 25 th 1843
D Wallis Clerk
Answer from Washington to be forwarded to Asa D. Joy Quid N. Y.

State of New York County of Tompkins ss. Personally appeared before the Subscri- a Justice of the peace in & for said County John Green of Newfield in said County aged Sixty three years & after being duly sworn according to law, deposeth & saith that the widow Susanna Holbrook, who is by the annexe applying for a pension as the late widow of Josiah Green is Mother to this deponent, & that the aforesaid Josiah Green late a pensioner of the United States as an Invalid, was father of this deponent & that his aforesaid father & mother the said Josiah Green & the present applicant for a pension the widow Susanna Holbrook were living together as husband & wife at the first recollection of this deponent & that they then lived together as husband & wife till the death of her then husband this deponent's father, the aforesaid Josiah Green & that this deponent's father, the late husband of the present widow Susanna Holbrook died in February 1813 eighteen hundred & thirteen & that the present applicant for a pension, the widow Susanna Holbrook is the identical per- son & late widow of the aforesaid Josiah Green who was a pensioner of the United States, and that the said Susanna Holbrook above named & who is applying for a pension is at the present time a widow - that her last husband Ruben Holbrook died in the Spring of 1830 Subscribed & sworn before me this 28th day of August 1843 (eighteen hundred & thirty-
Wm Lewis Justice of the Peace
John Green
I Certify that the above named John Green is a respectable person
Wm Lewis Justice of the Peace
State of New York ss Tompkins County ss I William B. Goddard Clerk of the said County of Tompkins do hereby certify that William Lewis Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken was on the day of the date of the same a Justice of the peace in & for said County duly authorized to take the same and that I am well acquainted with his handwriting only below his signature to the above Certificate & affidavit is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County at Ithaca this 28th day of August A.D. 1843
W. B. Goddard Clerk By A. Bentley Deputy

Rep.
New York 8620
Susannah Holbrook, who was widow of Josiah Green
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the — February 1813 of Tioga Co. in the State of N. York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain of the regt. commanded by in the Connecticut line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 80 Dollars — Costs per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 d day of August 1844 and sent to Adad Joy Ovid, N York
Total amount, $400
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book D. Vol. 1. Page 161

State of New York
County of Tompkins } ss Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in & for said County, Abigail Edwards of Ithaca in said County aged Twenty two years after being duly sworn according to law, deponeth & saith that from the deponent's first recollection long before he was ten years of age, living at that time near Ithaca to Josiah Green & his wife Susanna Green who made application for a pension as the widow Susanna Holbrook, for the revolutionary services of the said Josiah Green her first husband this deponent was personally & intimately acquainted with the said Josiah Green & his then wife the present applicant for a pension the said Susanna Holbrook, and that when the deponent was ten years of age, & from that period to the time he was twenty years of age, he was in the company of the said Josiah Green, & that in the first mentioned period, when this deponent was ten years of age the said Josiah Green, then at Ithaca School Teacher in the town of Ithaca the present Susanna Holbrook had at the time of their marriage one son John who was at that time five or six years of age, this deponent well and distinctly recollects the fact, and further that the said Josiah Green at that time had the reputation of having served in the war of the revolution & of having been wounded, & that he was an invalid from such wounds, this deponent has seen the wounds, that the said Susanna Holbrook, the present applicant is the identical person who was the wife of the said Josiah Green at the deponent's acquaintance as above stated.
Eliakim Dean
This first, day of April 1844
Arthur D. Johnson Esq. Justice of the Peace
I certify, that the above named Eliakim Dean is a respectable person
Arthur D. Johnson Justice of the Peace
State of New York
County of Tompkins } ss Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Abigail Edwards of Ithaca in said County aged Sixty six years after being duly sworn according to law, deponeth & saith that from a child I have in first recollection she had been acquainted with Josiah Green, the late husband of Susanna Holbrook, who is applying for a pension, as the late widow of the said Josiah Green for revolutionary services performed by him, that this deponent at the age of ten years resided in the family of the said Josiah Green & his then wife the present applicant Susanna Holbrook one year, that at that time they had several children & the eldest of which was the age of this deponent, & a play mate of mine, that the said Josiah Green had the general reputation at that time of having served in the war of the revolution & of having been wounded whilst in the service, & that he was an invalid from such wounds that the present widow Susanna Holbrook who is applying for a pension as the late widow of Josiah Green is the identical person who was the wife of the said Josiah Green when this deponent so resided in the family of the said Josiah Green and subscribed before me.
Abigail Edwards
This 12 th day of April 1844
Arthur D. Johnson Justice of the Peace

I certify that Abigail Edwards who signed the foregoing affidavit is a respectable person, the within deposition executed by her Arthur S. Johnson Justice of the Peace
State of New York Tompkins County } ss Clerks Office
I Ezra Weaver Deputy Clerk of the County of Tompkins do hereby certify that Arthur Johnson Esq. before whom the above declaration was subscribed and sworn and whose name is subscribed to the Jurat thereto and to the certificate thereunto written was at the date of the same an acting justice of the Peace in & for said county commissioned & sworn & duly authorized to take the same. And further that I am well acquainted with his hand writing & verily believe his signature thereto genuine. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said county at Ithaca this first day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & forty four.
Ezra W. Weaver Clerk by Ezra Weaver Deputy Clerk.
Lord Boy Quincy New York
Single

State of Connecticut Comptroller's Office
Hartford 7 o Sept r 1843
I certify that on application for evidence of the service of Josiah Green in the war of the rebellion, I have searched the records & files of this office and find as follows; viz - In a list, entitled "Officers and soldiers enlisted by Elijah Hall in the year 1776" is the name of "Josiah Green". The length of service is not mentioned, but Capt Hall's enlistments were for "Bradley's Regt."
In the "settlement with the 8 th Connecticut Regiment Isaac Sherman Esq d Colonel before 1780" is this entry "Josiah Green, private - Commencement of service March 4 '77 Time of this settlement Jan'y 1 '80 Term 2 years 9 months 27 Days."
In the same Regiment, in the same service at a subsequent period - On the settlement for service in the year 1780 there is this entry, "Josiah Green, private, Commencement of service Jan'y 1 st 1780, Time of this settlement Oct 29 - Term 9 months 29 Days."
Gideon Wells Compt l

Hon. J. L. Edwards Meigs. C. Yrs. 11 - 1844 Comm. of Pensions
Sir. Having made my declaration for a pension as the late widow of Josiah Green & for revolutionary service performed by him under the law of July 4 th 1836 now therefore I do by these presents withdraw all claim to a pension under that law & I hereby assert my claim under the law of July 7 th 1838 upon the granting of which I shall be satisfied
Witness
David Lugg
Jess M Lugg " ~ "
Mary A Stead III
her Greene Susannah K. [redacted] mark

Mr. H. tary to ns.
Rev WIDOW, &c.
Apr. 3. 1897 - History to H. H. Johnston Secn Committee on Pensions U. S. Senate.
File No. 21395
Susanah Holbrook Former Wid of Josiah Green Pri. Rev. War.
Act: March 3 d 1843
Index:—Vol. 4 , Page 350
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Susannah Holbrook
widow of Josiah
Gillen - who died {Puncti cont. Lore
February 1813 - married before 1794 2 years married.
$80 per an act, '38 & '43 - 63301
Albany Roll
Land cat: 10
Arad Jay
Ovid N.Y.
Of Enton & number This under act '38 Cancel the no. 2 under act '36
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June 15 th
Get Papers Edwards Cand. Wash D.C.
S. Holbrook Sm. Holbrook
Agm

Ovid June 11 A 1844
Hon J. L. Edwards
Dear Sir
I beg leave to inclose further proof in the case of Susanna Holbrook late widow of Jonah Green, I will remark that I mailed to you yesterday, her acceptance of a pension under the law of July 7, 38 please to put the inclosed with those papers written yesterday -
Respectfully your most Ob st Servt Abad Joy

59455 Sept. 7, 1893
Sus. Holbrook
July 4, 1836.
Hon J. L. Edwards Com d of Pensions Washington D.C.

Ovid Sept 22 1843
Hon J. L. Edwards
Sir
I inclose the application for a pension, & the proof, in the case of Widow Holbrook, late the widow Green, with proof to sustain her case - Respectfully Your Ob dt Serv t Abad Joy

June 15 '44
Dear J. S. Edwards Camp Poul. Washington D. C.

Ovid June 11th 1844
Hon J. L. Edwards
Dear Sir
I take the liberty of inclosing an acceptance of Susan not Holbrook late Susan not Green, late widow of Josiah Green, for a pension under the law of 1838.
I regret that she has not have signed her name, under the name of her last marriage but it is the same person & I trust that you will accept it for both Susan not Green & Susan Holbrook - as it means both
I am Respectfully Your Most Ob st Servt Abra d Joy

✓
Oct 2. 1843
Susannah Green
Ad. Indiana
N.Y.
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Com d of Pensions
Washington
D.C.

Onida Sept 28. 1843
Hon J. L. Edwards
Or Sir
I enclose a certificate of the services of Josiah Green, the late husband of Susanna Holbrook, whose application from Tioga Co. N.Y. is in your hands; it fully supports the facts set forth by her in her application.
Respectfully Your Ob d Servt. Abad Joy

5
Mrs. Holbrook
For A. Dana M.C. Washington D.C.
H. A. Dana H. A.

Ovid Dec 23 d 1843
Hon A. Dana
My Dear Sir
I was applied to by letter in the case of Susan Holbrook, late Susan Green, who claims a pension on account of the services of her first husband Josiah Green, I went in person to see the old lady 4 or 5 miles South East of Owego, I found her confined to her bed, not even able to sit up - she may not at all times be so entirely prostrate, but when you consider her age 90, it is not strange that she was confined to her bed; Hon Col Edwards, in his letter of the 9 th November, required the judge to sign, "that she is actually, unable to attend court," or rather objects to the present certificate signed by the Judge, I presume the judge would have signed a certificate with those words in it, but I omitted to put them in - I hoped, when the thing came before Hon Col Edwards, as I have above stated, that he would consider the objection removed - after having taken down Mrs Holbrook's history of the services of her first husband Josiah Green together with his then place of residence & all the particulars, I addressed a letter on my return home, to the Comptroller, relating her history & asking for a certificate of the services of the deceased soldier, I rec d a certificate, which I mailed to Hon Col E.

on the 28 th Sept. which must have reached his office Oct 2 nd The certificate comporting so nearly with her history, I at once concluded that it referred to her late husband & I thus filed it, without one thought that there might be another Josiah Green, as Hon Col Edwards has the records, I only wish the certificate to go so far, & no farther, than it supports her case;
On the 19 th Oct. I forwarded to Hon Col E. a certificate of the P.M. that no record to Mrs H. marriage could be found recorded - This paper must have reached his office Oct 23 rd if the 2 papers here referred to were both at the same time, together with a history of her case before Hon Col Edwards, I think the case would need no further explanation - Let it terminate as it may, I want nothing but what is honestly & justly due to the widow, nor would I consent to receive any more, -
The circumstance of his having been wounded in one arm, may lead to a correct conclusion, whether the Comptroller Certificate, relates to the identical Josiah Green, here intended or not - I am Ever truly Yours Most Ob st Servt. Abad Joy

Oct 23 43
FREE
of N.Y. ass proof Jus: Holbrook
J. L. Edwards Com. Pension Washington D.C.

Ovid Oct 19 th 1843
Hon J. L. Edwards
Sir
I inclose the answer to my inq- -uiry after the marriage of Josiah Green to Susannah, now Susanna Holbrook, whose application you have
Respectfully Your Ob st Servt
Abad Loyal

Reading Pa } Oct 9' } For Mr Frost P.M. Penns
Mr Andrew Avia. Deuce & New York

Reading Town House Oct 18 1853 My Dear Sir
Yours of 30 th Sept received this day has before me & give you this early answer respecting the information required —
I am informed by the Town Clerk that no record of the marriage of Josiah Green to Susannah — by Rev Mr Danford appears upon the record
I am Sir
Respectfully Yours G. A. D. 1853 T. M. at Reading Town House
My Dear Sir —