24.569
New York
William Woodworth of Steuben Co. in the State of New
York who was a private in the company
commanded by Captain Laytham
of the regt.
commanded by
Col. Ledyard in the Continental line
for 12 ms.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York the rate of 40 Dollars 00 Cents
per
annum commence
on the 4th day
of March, 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of Jay 1834
and sent to Hon.
E. Howell
H Rep
Arrears to the
4th of Sept 1833. $100.00
Semi-anl.
allowance ending la
March 04 $20.00
[total] $120.00
{Revolutionary
Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book P Vol. 4 Page 128
Died
23
March 1843 Set
to 3rd Auditor March 19, 1850 Hon.
H. W. Conger
State of New
York Steuben
County}
SS On this sixteenth day of
October in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and thirty two,
personally appeared in open Courts before the Judges of
the Court of Common Pleas of the said County
of Steuben
now sitting William Woodworth a
resident of the Town
of Campbell
in the said County
of Steuben and
State of New York,
aged sixty nine years who being first duly sworn
according to law doth on his oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the benefit of
the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832
– That
he entered the service of the United States
under the following named officers, and served as herein stated
– viz- That
he enlisted on the first day of
August in
the year 1780 – in the State Troops of Connecticut
for the term of one year
in the company commanded by Captain Laytham which
company was stationed at fort
Griswold
under the command
of Colonel William Ledyard –
that he continued
in the service at that place
doing garrison duty about ten months, when he
hired a substitute with the consent of Captain Laytham
by the name of John Heminger
to take his place
– that he was informed and believes that the
said Heminger served
the remainder of the time, for which he (the said applicant) enlisted
– that he left the
service
and went to reside at the Town of Suffield in
the County
of Hartford
– That
in the month of June in the year 1781
– he enlisted
for six months, under the command of one Ebenezer Burbanks, and he
was employed in taking
care of the baggage and horses belonging to the French Army, when the Army
was stationed at White
Plains
– that he continued there until – the
latter part of the month of August following when they were dismissed
– that he was engaged in this service upwards of two
months – He
was born in the Town of Grotten
in the County
of New London
in the State of Connecticut
on the twenty second day of December in the year
1763 – He
has the record of his age, which was kept by his father in the family
Bible – He
never received a written discharge from the service – He
lived at the said Town of Grotten when
he was first called into the service, and continued to reside there most of
the time until the year 1793 – when he
removed to the Town of Duanesburgh in the County
of Albany
(now Schenectady) where he
lived until
about twelve years ago, when he removed to the Town
of Painted Post (now
Campbell)
in
the County
of Steuben
and State of
New York,
where he now resides – That
Alvin Corbin, Selah Hammond
& Seth
Hammond are his neighbours
and have known him a
number of years, and will testify as to his character for veracity
and their belief of his services as a soldier of
the revolution – He
hereby relinquishes every claim what- ever to a pension or annuity
except the present & declares that his name is not on
the pension roll of the agency of any State
–
Sworn to & Subcribed the
day & year aforesaid} William
Woodworth
M. L. Rumsey Dep. Clk Steuben
County
We
Davide B. Correyell – a
Clergyman residing in the Town of Urbana
– in the said County and John Robbins –
residing in the Town of Hornby in the said County
–
War
Department,
Pension
Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in
support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are
herewith returned. The
following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers
with the following
rules, and the subjoined
notes, you will
readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the
regulations will show what
is necessary to be done.
These points to which your attention is more
particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin
with a brace, (this:
}). You
will, when you return your papers to this
Department, send this
printed letter with them, and you will by complying with this
request, greatly
facilitate the investigation of your claim
A
Statement, showing the Service of William Woodworth
| Period when the Service was Rendered |
Duration of the Claiment's Service
Yr. Mo. Days |
Rank of the Claiment |
Names and Rank of the Company Officers
under whom he served |
Names and Rank of the General and Field
Officers |
Battles
in which the Applicant was engaged |
Country through which he marched |
Place of Abode when he entered the
service and age at the present period |
Evidence by which the Declarent is
supported |
| Sept.
1780 |
10
mos. |
Private |
Capt.
Laytham |
Col.
Ledyard |
|
Stationed
at Fort Griswold |
69
years |
tradition
of a Clergyman and two living witnesses |
I
am respectfully,
Your
obedient servant,
J. L.
Edwards,Commissioner of Pensions.
Rev. War
Section.
September
24, 1920.
Hon. Frederick W. Dallinger,
House of Representatives.
My dear Mr. Dallinger:
In
response to your letter dated the 19” instant, I
have the honor to advise you that it appears in the papers in the
Revolutionary
War pension claim S. F. 29,559, that William Woodworth was
born December
22, 1763, at
Groton, Connecticut,
and while residing there
enlisted August 1, 1780,
as a Private in Captain William Latham’s Company,
Colonel William Ledyard’s Regiment, Connecticut troops and served ten
months. He
enlisted June
15, 1781,
under Captain
Ebenezer Burbank and served two months. He
was allowed pension on an application
executed October
16, 1832,
while residing at Campbell, Steuben
County, New York,
to which place he had moved from Duanesburgh (now Schenectady) Albany County, New York. He died March 23, 1843,
place is not stated. There is no data
on file as to his family. If
Photostat copies of the papers in
the above noted claim are also
desired, the same will be furnished
under the provisions of
the Act of August
24, 1912, at
the rate of fifteen cents per
page with twent-five
cents extra for
certification, if that is
desired. The number of pages
to be copied is six. The
proper amount for payment should
be forwarded to this Bureau
by cheque drawn to the
order of the
Secretary of the Interior.
Very
truly yours,
F.
D. Byington
Acting
Commissioner.
