Pvt. Gideon Woodmansee, Rev. War Vet.

Gideon Woodmansee

BIRTH 1757, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA DEATH 11 Apr 1851 (aged 93–94), Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
BURIAL Jerusalem Cemetery, Lake Como, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, USA, MEMORIAL ID 21932229

On New Years day when Jeremiah was 19 years of age he sailed on a privateer from New Bedford. The ship was taken over and he served some time in the prison ship 'Jersey'. Gideon served in several Regiments of Massachusetts Milita, serving as a private and corporal. He was reported to have been with General Washington at Valley Forge. Gideons name appears , along with other veterans, on a Revoluntionary War Memorial in the town of Honesdale, Wayne county, Pennsylvania and on a bronze tablet at Valley Forge.

He was married on 7 October, 1781 to Aimie Carter, whose parentage is uncertain, but she was from Dartmouth. She was raised in Dartmouth by a family and took their family name. In 1816 Gideon Woodmansee and his wife and their sons, Thomas, Jeremiah, and James and James' wife Polly Underwood arrived in Preston Township, Wayne County Pennsylvania, settling on Stockport Road. They are listed as one of the pioneer families of this county. and remained in the area the rest of their lives.

Obituary

from Honesdale Democrat - April 23, 1851 On the 11th Inst. at the residence of his son, in Bucking ham township, in the 94th year of his age, Mr Gideon Woodmansee, a soldier of the revolution and among the first settlers of Preston township. A history of his services as a soldier cannot not now be given. Suffice it to say that he fought for his country and endured great hardships, being a prisoner eleven months. About six years ago he was called to part with a tender wife, with whom he had lived for sixty years.

The writer of this has known him for more than thirty yeas, and it may truly be said of him that those who knew him best, loved him most. As a neighbor, he was kind and obliging. No stranger was sent empty away. Being of a cheerful disposition, he made his fireside a place of delight. As a father, he was indulgent, as a husband, tender and affectionate, His mind remained unimpaired until a short time previous to his death.

On Sunday the 13th, a funeral discourse was delivered by Rev. Mr. Blakely, and the remains of the deceased were deposited in the tomb, there to rest. "Until the last trump shall sound which bids the sleeper rise." He served in the Revoluntionary War for nine months July 1780 in New Bedford, MA, he enlisted as a private in Captain Blaisdell's Company, Colonel Wigglesworth's Massachusetts Regiment; he served wtih General Washington at Valley Forge during the winter of great privation; on March 22, 1819 he was granted a pension of 48 a month. On Oct. 7, 1781, in Swansea, MA he married Almy (sic) Carter.

Inscription
ae 94 yrs

Parents
Thomas Woodmansee 1727–1800
Thankful Chase Woodmansee 1736 – unknown

Spouse
Aimie S. Carter Woodmansee 1758–1842 (m. 1781)

Children
Betsy Woodmansee
James Woodmansee 1786–1866
Jeremiah Woodmansee 1788–1856
Rubey Woodmansee 1791-
Azubah Woodmansee Geer 1792–1864
Thomas Woodmansee IV 1793–1850

References

[1] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21932229/gideon-woodmansee

GEDCOM Sources

"Index of People Know to Be Buried in Wayne County Cemeteries" at http://www.rootsweb.com/~pawayne/cemindexdg.htm

1790 US Fed Census Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Name: Gideon Woodmansee Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 1 Free White Persons - Females: 1 Number of Household Members:

1800 US Fed Census Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Name: Gideon Woodmancy Home in 1800 (City, County, State): Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1 Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 Number of Household Members Under 16: 4 Number of Household Members Over 25: 2 Number of Household Members: 6

MA Town & Vital Records Name: Gideon Woodmansee [User-submitted-comment] Event Type: Marriage Marriage Date: 7 Oct 1781 Marriage Place: Dartmouth, Massachusetts Spouse Name: Amil Carter

1830 US Fed Census Preston, Wayne, Pennsylvania Name: Gidion Woodmansee [Gideon Woodmansee] Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69: 1 Total Free White Persons: 2 Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):

1840 US Fed Census Palmyra, Wayne, Pennsylvania Name: Gideon Woodman [Gideon Woodmancy] Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Birth Year: abt 1758 Age: 82 Military service: Veteran

1850 US Fed Census Buckingham, Wayne, Pennsylvania Family Number: 84 James Woodmanse 62 farmer Polly Woodmanse 58 Sameul Woodmanse 24 farmer Phebe Woodmanse 29 Rhoda Woodmanse 22 Mahala Woodmanse 20 Gideon Woodmanse 91 1759 MA male farmer Sylvester Woodmanse 8 Joseph Busfield 44 england carpenter

US Pensioners Name: Gideon Woodmansoe Pension Office State: Pennsylvania Year Range: 1818-1832
US Rev War Pension Name: Gideon Woodmansee Pension Year: 1819 Application State: Pennsylvania Applicant Designation: Survivor's Pension Application File Archive Publication Number: M804 Archive Roll Number: 2635 Total Pages in Packet: 21

SAR Membership App Name: Gideon Woodmansee SAR Membership: 70621 Birth Date: 1758 Birth Place: Dartmouth, Massachusetts Death Date: 11 Apr 1851 Death Place: Dartmouth, Massachusetts Spouse: Amy Carter Woodmansee Children: James Woodmansee

NY Genealogical Records Name: Gideon Woodmansee Death Date: 3 May 1851 Death Place: New York City, New York, New York, United States

Mass Marriages Name: Gedion Woodmansee Gender: Male Spouse: Almy Carter Marriage Date: 7 Oct 1781 City: Swansea County: Bristol Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0022366 item 3 & 0903395 items 7-8.

from the files of Richard Eldred: Gideon Woodmansee listed as one of Revolutionar War Soldier Buried in Wayne Co. Gideon Woodmansee Birth: 1757 Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA Death: Apr. 11, 1851 Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA