Erie County NyArchives Military Records.....Goodell /Goodale, James December 5, 1832 Revwar - Pension ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ny/nyfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nancy Poquette npoq@hotmail.com November 8, 2009, 2:29 pm Amer. Rev. Pension Application #W11067 "State of New York, Erie Co} On this 5th day of December, 1832, personally appeared in open court before the Court of Common Pleas now sitting at Buffalo in said county, James Goodell, a resident of Collins in the county of Erie and the state of New York, aforesaid, aged 74 years; who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration?" "That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1777 with Sergeant Hiliard and served in the 5th Regiment of the Massachusetts line, under the following named officers; enlisted for three years on the 5th day of May in the year 1777 and served in Capt. Daniel Shay's Company in Col. Putnam's Regiment in Gen'l Nixon's Brigade, the whole period of three years, and was discharged at a place called Soldier's Fortune about three miles from West Point, on the 5th day of May, 1780, by Col. Rufus Putnam, which discharge has been destroyed. That he was in the Battle at Saratoga at the surrender of General Burgoyne and in some skirmishes with the Indians in the North River at Ford Edward, at Cornelius Creek and in that vicinity. That since the Revolution he has resided in Franklin County Massachusetts, until he moved into this County, and that her has resided in the town of Collins his present residence, for eighteen years past..." Subscribed this 5th day of December, 1832. James Goodell." "Declaration. State of New York, Erie County. On this 19th day of Sept, 1844, personally appeared before the subscriber, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said county, Eunice Goodell, a resident of the town of Collins in said county of Erie, aged 84 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration?:" "That she is the widow of James Goodell, late of the town of Collins, who was a Revolutionary soldier and a Revolutionary pensioner; that his pension certificate is hereunto annexed. She further declares that she was married to the said James Goodell on the 8th day of August in the year seventeen hundred and eighty (1780) by Joel Foster, a minister of the Gospel inn the town of New Salem in the state of Massachusetts; that her husband, the aforesaid James Goodell, died on the 16th day of March last, 1844. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the 1st of January 1794, viz, at the time above stated. Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written. Eunice Goodell, her mark. Before me, Bela H. Colgrove, a Judge of Erie County. I also certify that the applicant, Eunice Goodell, cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the court. Bela H. Colgrove." "James Goodale and Eunice Curtis, both of New Salem, were joined in marriage August 8th, 1780, by me, Joel Foster, pastor." "I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the record of the marriage of James Goodale and Eunice Curtis as entered on the town records of New Salem. A. Harding, Jr, Town Clerk, New Salem, August 25, 1844. " Additional Comments: From: "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, Volume 6, page 555: "Goodale, James, New Salem. Private, in Lieut. John Trask's Co, Col. David Leonard's regt; enlisted Feb.26, 1777; discharged April 10, 1777; service 44 days. Travel included; company marched to Ticonderoga; also, joined Capt. Daniel Shays's Co., Col. Rufus Putnam's regt; term, 3 years; also, Private, Capt. Daniel Shays's Co., Col Rufus Putnam's (4th) regt; Continental Army pay accounts for service from May 5, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779, also, same co. and regt.; return dated Albany, Feb. 9, 1778; mustered by Capt. Newell; also, Light Infantry co, Col. Rufus Putnam's (5th) regt; Continental Army pay Accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780 to May 5, 1780." File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ny/erie/military/revwar/pensions/goodellg2973gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nyfiles/ File size: 4.4 Kb