Woolworth's in the Military

1757

• Rubin Woolworth-Under the command of Captain Ammy Trumble in  the Alarm in the year 1757 in their march to the relief of Fort Edward, under the list that have not been paid.  ----( Source: Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society Volume IX, Hartford: Published by the society, 1903.)

• Ebenezer Woolworth--From the Town of Windsor--Lexington Alarm List, No of Day of Service was 24.--- (Source: Record of Service of Connecticut Men--I. War of the Revolution, Hartford, 1889.) He enlisted at Windsor, Conn.; also Reuben, Seth, Levi and other brothers. 1771, April 21--Ebenezer was one of twenty-three men ----"alarm party" under the command of Captain Nathaniel Hayden--who were first in Suffield to respond to the call of "liberty" in the Revolutionary War, as copied from the original pay list signed by each member..  They left Windsor, Conn., about April 21, 1771, and the receipt is resigned July 17, 1775, which is probably about the time of their return. 1777, April 3--Ebenezer re-enlisted for the war in Captain Prior's company from Windsor. His brothers, Levi and Seth, joined April 7, 1777, in Colonel Cook's regiment, Captain Wadsworth's company.  1777, April 21--Ebenezer was discharged from the Revolutionary War. He served at the battle of Lexington.  Levi and Seth were discharged Nov. 3, 1777, from Simsbury, Conn. Reuben and Phineas, the other brothers from Simsbury, served in the the "alarm party" and enlisted May 18, in Company 10th, and were discharged Dec. 17, 1775. Reuben Woolworth of the eighteenth regiment of Captain Forward's company, arrived at New York, a prisoner, August 24, was discharged September 15, and September 23, 1776, was discharged from service. ---("The Descendants of Richard and Hannah Huggins Woolworth" 1893 by Charlotte R. Woolworth" )--BLW #1023-100-6, Feb 1822, sol's brother Levi Woolworth applied April 10, 1822 n Hampden County, MA  a resident of Granville, MA but formerly of  Suffield, CT & referred to his brother Ebenezer Woolworth as late of Suffield CT & he stated that he was soldier's only surviving heir & was aged 63--(Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files Volume III: N-Z, abstracted by Virgil D. White, The National Historical Publishing Company, Waynesboro, Tennessee, 1992)

• Josiah Woolworth--Enlisted in Enfield, Connecticut---("The Descendants of Richard and Hannah Huggins Woolworth" 1893 by Charlotte R. Woolworth" )

• Levi Woolworth--1777, April 7--Levi joined The Revolutionary War in Colonel Cook's regiment, Captain Wadsworth's company.   1777, November 3--Levi was discharged from Simsbury, Connecticut---("The Descendants of Richard and Hannah Huggins Woolworth" 1893 by Charlotte R. Woolworth" )--S45456, he applied April 13, 1818 in Hampden County, MA a resident of Granville, soldier had lived at Suffield, CT when he enlisted, on August 1, 1826 had moved to Lewis County, NY, in 1820 sold had wife aged 50 and 1 daughter living with him (no names given)--(Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files Volume III: N-Z, abstracted by Virgil D. White, The National Historical Publishing Company, Waynesboro, Tennessee, 1992)

• Phineas Woolworth--From the Town of Simsbury--Lexington Alarm List, 10th Company, Enlisted May 13, Discharged December 17, o of Days of Service was 1.---( Source: Record of Service of Connecticut Men--I. War of the Revolution, Hartford, 1889.)

• Reuben Wolworth--From the Town of Simsbury--served in Captain Zaacheus Gillet's  company at the Lexington Alarm List, 10th Company, Enlisted May 13, Discharged December 17,   No of Days of Service was 1.--- (Source: Record of Service of Connecticut Men--I. War of the Revolution, Hartford, 1889.) Then served in the 10th Company General Spencer's Second Connecticut Regiment.  He was at the Siege of Boston, Mass. and apparently at the Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775.  This service was from May 13th to December 17, 1775.   He also served in Captain Joseph Forward's Company, Connecticut Eighteenth Regiment which was at the Siege of New York City.  His unit arrived at New York on August 24, 1776 and he was made a prisoner by British troops about September 15th, and was released on Sept. 26?, and discharged Dec. 17, 1776.  Enlisted in Captain Enoch Shepard's Company, Colonel John Mosley's Regiment in response to the Bennington Alarm, on August 17, and was discharged on August 23, 1777--(Source: Record of service of Connecticut Men in the War of the Revolution, pp. 21, 45, 51, 52, 470, Hartford, 1889 and Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, p. 883, Boston, 1908.)

• Samuel Woolworth--Served as Private in 3rd Regt of MA--(Index to Revolutionary War Service Records Volume IV: S-Z, abstracted by Virgil D. White, The National Historical Publishing Company, Waynesboro, Tennessee, 1992)

• Seth Woolworth--served in Chapman's Regt of Foot and as Private in Cook's Regt of CT--(Index to Revolutionary War Service Records Volume IV: S-Z, abstracted by Virgil D. White, The National Historical Publishing Company, Waynesboro, Tennessee, 1995)

• William Woolsworth--Detachment of Col. Van Woert's Albany Co. Regt. ordered out to Skeensborough and taken prisoners March 7, 1780. ---(Source: New York in the Revolution by Berthold Fernow, 1972)

• Levi Woolworth--Rank-Private, Annual Allowance--$96.00, Sums received-$1183.73, Description of service--Connecticut line, When placed on the pension roll--Oct. 1, 1818, Commencement of pension--May 6, 1818, Ages-68, Laws under which they were formerly inscribed on the pension roll; and remarks--Transferred from Hampden co, Massachusetts.  --(The Pension Roll of 1835, Volume II, The Mid-Atlantic States, Gen. Pub. Co.)

• Elijah Woolworth--Rank-Private, Annual Allowance--$48.00, Sums received-$400.93, Description of service--13th reg't U.S. inf, When placed on the pension roll--Oct. 7, 1816, Commencement of pension--August 23, 1815, Laws under which they were formerly inscribed on the pension roll; and remarks--Acts military establishment : Rank-Private, Annual Allowance--$64.00, Sums received-$652.51, Description of service--13th reg't U.S. inf, When placed on the pension roll--January 17, 1824, Commencement of pension--December  30, 1823  --(The Pension Roll of 1835, Volume II, The Mid-Atlantic States, Gen. Pub. Co.)

• Arnold Woolworth--entry was unreadable

• B. F. Woolworth--

• Byron Woolworth--He enlisted in the 64th Illinois Volunteers, Company B.

• Charles Woolworth-- Light Artillery 16 Ind. Btty. Applicant No. 288.523 Date of Filing December 20, 1881, by stepmother, Nellie Woolworth : Applicant No. 289.157 Date of Filling January 18, 1882, by father, Calvin Woolworth----Charlotte's book states he enlisted in Dickinson's Light Artillery, in 1862, and died in the war in 1863-----Enlisted 16th LA Reg. NY died disease at Yorktown, VA on 01 October 1863(Died Nelson Post Hospital)        
  Source: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General
  Abbreviation: NY Roster
  Published by on 1894-1906

• Edward P. Woolworth--60 Co. U. S. Coast Art, A 6 Us. Art, Applicant No. 1170199, Certificate No. 911, 390, Date of Filing February 7, 1921, State from which filed, Illinois, by widow, Harriet C. Woolworth

• Elijah Moor Woolworth--186th Inf. Co., K NY, Applicant No. 1028918, Certificate No.859015, Date of Filing June 10, 1891 State which filed from  N. Y., Invalid, Attorney Jas. Dolan.: H 186 N.Y. Inf.,   Applicant No. 711, 669, Certificate No. 495,020, Date of Filing Jan. 13, 1900, State which filed from N. Y., by widow Mary M. Woolworth----Charlotte's book states he served with the 94th Infantry of New York, Company 1

• Ethan P. Woolworth--D & F 3 Cal. Inf., Applicant No. 373,701, Date of Filing May 28, 1888, State which filed from N. Y., by widow Jennie H. Woolworth (Jennie?)

• Frederick Henry Woolworth--Charlotte's book states he enlisted  April 13, 1864 and discharged August 25, 1865

• George A. Woolworth--B 34 Ill. Inf. Applicant No. 513,954, Certificate No. 467.804 Date of Filing May 22, 1884, State which filed from Kansas., by invalid : Applicant No. 1575.436, Certificate No. A8-15-27 Date of Filing March 30, 1927, State which filed from Kansas., by widow, Josie Woolworth-----Charlotte's book states 64th Ill. Inf..served eighteen months in the Veteran Volunteer Infantry, Company B...this needs to be verified

• Gilford Woolworth--Charlotte's book states he enlisted in 1862 in Oswego, N. Y, and while on his way south was killed in a railway accident near Washington D. C

• Henry Woolworth--Charlotte's book states he enlisted with the volunteers of 1861 in the 16th New York batter, served three months and was discharged.  He reenlisted, in 1861, for three years, in Dickinson's New York Light Artillery, was promoted to Second Lieutenant and discharged at the close of the war.

• James H. Woolworth--A 11 Is. Inf., Applicant No. 566.707, Certificate No. 400.147, Date of Filing March 18, 1886, State which filed from ----., by invalid : Applicant No. 1051.701, Certificate No. 823.407 Date of Filing August 13, 1915, State which filed from Iowa., by widow, Dorothy Woolworth

• James K. Woolworth--A 11 Mich. Inf., Applicant No. 1,175.867, Certificate No. 950.714, Date of Filing March 31, 1896, State which filed from Michigan., by invalid, Attorney C. E. Foote

• James Robert-- " The History of Mazomanie" (a larger town east of Arena), it identifies Stephen Woolworth as volunteering to join the Union Army, he was assigned to the 40th Regiment, Company "K". A possible family bible entry shows him to be a drummer boy...He was only thirteen years old at that time. (Oct-1861).

• Jesse E. Woolworth---L 52 Iowa Inf. Applicant No. 1495681, Certificate No. 1258958, Date of Filing February 8, 1924, State which filed from South Dakota., by invalid

• John I. Woolworth--94th Inf. Co. I Sgt. N. Y., Applicant No. 357380, Certificate No. 265543, Date of Filing unreadable, State which filed from N. Y.., by widow, Helen S. Woolworth

• John S. Woolworth--entry was unreadable

• Lafayette Woolworth--104th Inf. Co. E. NY , unreadable

• Leonard Woolworth--K 13 Wis Inf.., unreadable...Charlotte's book states 13th Wisconsin. still needs to be verified.

• Lorenzo Woolworth--24th Cav. Regt. Co. H New York, deserted at Rochester, NY on 26 December 1863 

• Ransom Woolworth--5 121 NY Inf., state Oregon, widow, Eunice Woolworth, the rest was unreadable------Charlotte's book states he enlisted Marc 8, 1865, for one year, in the 121st New York, and was transferred in May to the 65th New York Volunteers, Company H, and was discharged at Balls Hill, Va., July 17, 1865, at the close of the war.

• Richard Woolworth--A1 Pa Inf, widow Alice G. Woolworth, state NJ,  the rest was unreadable

• Richard H.  Woolworth --Col 32 Pa. Inf. widow Ellen M. Woolworth, the rest was unreadable

• Solomon Woolworth--G 113 Ill Inf, Applicant No. 737516, Certificate No. 1064799, Date of Filing November 8, 1889, State which filed from N. Y.., invalid : Applicant No. 1224387, Certificate No. ---, Date of Filing October 7, 1924, State which filed from N. Y.., by widow, Elizabeth Woolworth----Charlotte's book states he enlisted in  the 113th Illinois Volunteers, Company G and served several years.  He was a private scout at Vicksburg for General Grant and was captured as a spy and had a marvelous escape from Jackson prison
  Enlisted G Co. 113th Inf Reg. IL Mustered Out at Memphis, TN on 20 June 1865        
  Source: Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men
  Abbreviation: ILRoster
  Published by on 1900

• Solomon Woolworth--8th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Applicant No. 134501, Certificate No. 103928, Date of Filing September 25, 1866, State which filed from N. Y.., by mother, Philecty Woolworth

• Stephen H. Woolworth---5th Wis Inf.., Applicant No. 563572, Certificate No. 383577, Date of Filing November 22, 1892, State which filed from Iowa, by widow, Martha E. Woolworth

• Sylvanus Woolworth--  , Applicant No. 13682, Certificate No. 25674, Date of Filing March 14, 1863, State which filed from --, invalid.--could not make it out completely : widow, Mary A. Woolworth...the rest was unreadable. -----Charlotte's book states he served with Farnsworth and Illinois Cavalry...this needs to be verified.

  Enlisted F Co. 8th Cav Reg. IL disch disability on 04 December 1862        
  Source: Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men
  Abbreviation: ILRoster
  Published by on 1900

• William G. Woolworth--81st Inf. Co. A

• William H. Woolworth--Charlotte's book states he enlisted in the 2nd Michigan Infantry, Company K
  William A Woolworth 
  Enlisted G Co. 2nd Inf Reg. MI disch disability at Fort Lyon, VA on 06 November 1861        
  Source: Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861-65
  Abbreviation: MIRoster
  Published by on 1903

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