Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 6569, Charles Wood, R. I.
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R.I.  Wood, Charles W.6569
Mary
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149219
New York
Charles Wood
of Broome in the state of N York
who was a private in the company [illegible]
[illegible] Wade of the reg commanded
Brown in the [illegible] defense
militia 8 months 15 days
inscribed on the roll of New York
at the rate of 28 dollars and 31 cents per ann
to commence on the 4th day of March 1834
[illegible] of pension issued the 7th day of June
1833 and sent [illegible] Park
Binghamton N.Y.
arrears to the 4th of [illegible] 1833 $56:61
semi-anl allowance ending 4Sep33 14:15
$60:76
this [illegible]
was [illegible]
see [illegible] fr. 4 Mar '34
Oct 2' 1835
let : 14 Sep [illegible]
[illegible] Whilttlesey
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7593
Pittsbught Agency (.ohio)
Mary Wood
widow of Charles Wood
RI
who was a Private
in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
28 Dollars 31
cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March 1843
Certificate of Pension issued the
25th day of Feb 1866
and sent to Hon. E. [illegible]
Present
[Act of March 3, 1843}
& June 17 1864
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 2 Page 211.
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Charles Wood's
Declarations
10,613
Geo. Park Agent
Binghamton N.Y.
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Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832
State of New-York,
Broome County,
On this 30th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of the 
Court of Common Please, now sitting, Charles Wood a resident of Sanford in
the County of Broome and State of New York, aged 82 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.
He entered the service of his country while living
at Gloucester County of Providence and State of Rhode Island
in the year 1775 he enlisted as a “minuteman” in Capt
John Wells Company and Col. Chad Brown’s Regiment
of Rhode Island Militia, and was stationed at New York
and Bristol he served during this year three months
at different periods at one month at a time, after which
company was disbanded and he was dismissed
but received no written discharge.
In the year 1776 he enlisted as a Volunteer in Capt.
Samual May’s  Company and Col. Chad Brown’s Regt.
R.I. Militia and served three months and and a half
at three different periods while on duty was stationed
at Newport a principal [illegible] of the time.
In the year 1777 enlisted as a Volunteer in Capt. Nathan
[illegible] Wade Company and in Col. Brown Regt. and
served one month is said company at New York
and then entered Capt Woods Company of Artillery
and served in said company one month.  In the year
1778 volunteered in the militia and served one month
under Capt. Windsor in Genl. Spencers Brigade &
was stationed during said month at Tivertown R.I.
The applicant never rec’d any written discharge.
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In the matter of January 1777 he entered the service
as a marine on board the private armed schooner
Eagle,  Isaac Fields commander and served as 
such for the  period of five months during which
time they took two prizes one bound for New York
with supplies for the British Army, the other a sloop
[illegible]  he was discharged at Bedford Massachusetts
He knows of no person now living by whom he can
prove his prior services
He was born in Goucester County of Providence
and State of Rhode Island on the 16 April 1750 as 
appears by a record there of [illegible] his [illegible] he lived
in said town until 1796 then moved to Guilford Windham
Co. Vermont [illegible] 1811 to Bainbridge Chenango Co. N York
in 1825 to Sanford Broome Co, where he now resides.
he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his 
name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.   Charles [illegible] Wood
New York
B. Marvin Clerk
We, Joseph Randall a clergyman, residing in the town of Sanford Broome and Elias Moore
residing in the same town hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with 
Charly Wood who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe
him to be 80 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he
resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
B. Marvin Clerk   Joseph Randall
Elias Moore
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the
interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant  was a Revolutionary Soldier
and served as he states.  And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Joseph Randall, 
who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman, resident in the town of Sanford
and that Elias Moore who has signed the same is a resident of the same town
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, B. Marvin, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, of the County of Broome
do hereby cerify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the
matter of the application of Charles Wood for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office.
this 30 day of August 1832
B. Marvin Clerk
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Mary Woods
application for 
a pension under [illegible]
of July 7th 1838
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Declaration 
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838 entitled An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows State of Ohio Trumbull County ⎬ On this the sixth day of February A D one thousand Eight hundred and forty six personally appeared before me Eben Newton President Judge of the third Judicial Circuit in the State of Ohio in which is the said County of Trumbull Mary Wood a resident of Canfield Township in the County of Trumbull & State of Ohio aforesaid aged eighty five 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 7 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows"" That she is the widow of Charles Wood who was a private in the Army of the Revolution & served in a company commanded by Captain Thomas Woods under Colonel S. Brown in the Rhode Island Regiment: That her aforesaid husband (Charles Wood Deceased) does a small pension of about $2831 under his pension certificate signed "John Robb acting Secretary of war, and she begs leave to make reference to his pension papers; to his pension certificate granted in the year AD 1883. She further declares that she was married to the said
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Charles Wood sometime in the month of February in the year seventeen hundred and eighty - that her husband the aforesaid Charles Wood died on the twenty second day of June A D one thousand eight hundred and forty one. that she was not married to him prior to his having the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four viz at the time above stated. 
In presence of her William W. Whittlesy Mary Wood 
Aaron Colban Sworn to and subscribed on the day & year above written before me, by the above named Declarant who is to me personally known. And further I certify that the above named Declarant by reason of bodily infirmity is unable to attend in open Court Eben Newton President Judge State of Ohio Trumbull County ss I Aaron Collar of the Township of Canfield in the County and State aforesaid, being duly sworn do depose & say that he is personally acquainted with Mrs. Mary Wood (who signed the above Declaration, that she is the Widow of Charles Wood deceased with whom this deponent was also well acquainted. That the said Charles Wood died on the twenty second day of June AD one thousand eight hundred and forty one at the township of Canfield
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aforesaid and that his widow the above named Declarant still resides at Canfield aforesaid and is still a widow Aaron Collar Sworn to and subscribed on this the sixth day of February AD. one thousand eight hundred and forty six before me, and I certify that the above named deponent is to me personally known and that he is a credible witness [illegible] Newton President Judge
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the state of Ohio
Trumball Co. SS.
Clerk of the court of Common Pleas of 
said County of Trumball Cerify that Eben Newton [illegible]
by whom the annexed and foregoing acknowledgment and affadavit
taken, was dates thereof, an ating [illegible] of the 
of the Peace, within and for the said county, duly qualified, and as such
duty authorized to take the same.  And further that I am acquainted with the handwriting of said Justice and believe the signatures 
purporting to be his as jenuine.
In testimony whereof I herunto set my hand and affix the seal of said court at Warten, 
The 7th day of February A.D. 1846
Clayton Herrington CLERK
[illegible]
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Esther Pray of the Town of Glouster in the County of Providence in the State of Rhode Island being Seventy four years of age, and duly sworn according to law, do depose and say that I was personally acquainted with Charles Wood and his Wife Mary Wood who formerly resided in the said Town of Glouster, that the said Mary Woods maiden name was Mary Hicks that they were married on or about the last of March or the first of April in the year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty, I was not present when they were manied but I was at the house where the said Charles Wood resided on the day when they were married, and saw them when they started from there to go to the house of Nathaniel Wade Esqr who was at that time a Justice of the Peace for the said Town of Glouster to be married, they went to housekeeping in said Glouster soon after they were married where they lived together a number of years, as husband and wife, and had as many as five or six children before they removed from said Glouster
 Esther Pray 
State of Rhode Island 
County of Providence 
In Glocester in said County On this Eighteenth day of November A.D. 1845, their personally came before me Daniel Howard an associate Justice of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County of Providence Esther Pray abovenamed and made solemn oath to the truth of the above affidavit by her subscribed I further certify that the said Esther Pray is a credible person and that her testimony as a witness may be relied on and full credit given to it - Daniel Howard Justice of the Court of Common Pleas
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Lucy Keech of the Town of Glouster in the County of
Providence in the State of Rhode Island, aged Seventy Eight
years, and being duly sworn according to law, do depose and say
that I was personally acquainted with Charles Wood who
formerly resided in the said Town of Glouster. I was also personally
acquainted his wife Mary Wood her maiden name was Mary
Hicks, and she resided at my Fathers house at the time they
were married they were joined together in Marriage by my
Father Nathaniel Wade Esqr who was at that time a
Justice of the Peace for the said Town of Glouster I was
present and saw them married, but do not recollect any
others who were present at their marriage who are now living,
I think it was in the month of March that they were
married and that I was at that time about twelve years
of age
Lucy Keech
State of Rhode Island
County of Providence
our said County
On this Eighteenth day of November A.D. 1845
Then personally came before me Daniel Howard an associate
Justice of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County
of Providence Lucy Keech abovenamed and made solemn oath
to the truth of the above affidavit by her subscribed
I further certify that the said Lucy Keech is a credible person
and that full credit may be given to her testimony as a witness
Daniel Howard Justice of the Court Pleas
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State of Rhode of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
[illegible]
Clerks Office Court of Common Pleas
December 10th AD 1845
I Holder C Weeden Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas of said State for said County of Providence
do hereby certify that Daniel Howard Esq is one of the Justices
of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas of the said State
for the County of Providence duly commissioned and qualified
and has acted as such and that his signature subscribed
to the beforegoing Certificate purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of said Court
the day and year above written
Holder C Weeden Clerk
fees 25 by J G. Cook
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5926
Mary Wood
of
Ohio
Act of July 31
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Declaration of Mary Wood for Pension under the
act of July 4th 1836
State of Ohio
Trumbull County
On this 20th day of May in the year of our Lord one
and Eight hundred & forty three personally appeared before me
of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of
Trumbull in the State of Ohio aforesaid the same being a Court
Record and having a common dead
Mary Wood a resident of the Township of Canfield in
County of Trumbull and State of Ohio aforesaid aged
eighty four years, who being first duly sworn according
law doth on his Oath make the following declaration in
order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act
Congress passed July 4th 1836, entitled"An act granting
pay and pensions to certain widows"" That she is the
widow of Charles Wood who was a private soldier and
served in a company commanded by Captain Thomas
Wood under Colonel S. Brown in the Rhode Island
Regiment. That her aforesaid husband (Charles Wood
deceased) drew a small pension of about $28.31 under
his pension certificate signed John Robb acting
Secretary of War, and she beg have to make reference
to his pension papers and to his pension certificate
granted the year after the Cholera (say in 1833 for
more particular account of his services Her aforesaid
husband then resided in Broom County in the
State of New York that he afterwards moved to
Canfield in the State of Ohio where he died on the
twenty second day of June Eighteen hundred & forty one
(and was her only husband she further declared that
she was married to the said Charles Wood on the Seventh
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day of February Seventeen hundred and Seventy seven at
Gloucester in the County of Providence and State of Rhode Island
by our Esqr Arnold at which time and afterwards her
husband Charles Woods was in the Army. that as late as
seventeen hundred and Eighty her husband was in the army

that his Captains name at that time was Thomas Wood
(his brother under Colonel Carey whose generals name
was Cornell or Cornwell, although her husband could not
prove service later than 1777 as she says
That her husband the aforesaid
Charles Wood died on the 22d day of June 1841. That she was
married to him during his service in the Army and
previous to the year 1794 viz at the time above stated
she further declares that she is still a widow
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and
year above written before me by the above
Mary [her mark X] Wood
In the person of Robert Wood
named declarant who is to me personally
known, and further I certify that this
above named declarant by reason of
bodily infirmity is unable to attend
in Open Court
John R Church
Associate Judge
State of Ohio
Trumbull Co
I Robert Wood of lawful age
of the Township of Canfield in
the County of Trumbull and State of Ohio being duly sworn
doth depose and say that he is personally acquainted with
Mary Wood (who signed the above declaration
that she is the widow of Charles Wood deceased, with whomalso
this deponent was well acquainted
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that the said Charles Wood died on the twenty second
of June Eighteen hundred and forty one at the Township
of Canfield Trumbull County Ohio, and that his widow
the above named declarant still resides at Canfield
aforesaid and is still a widow
Robert Wood
Sworn to and subscribed on the
twentieth day of May 1843 before
I certify that the above named
deponent is to me personally known
and that he is a credible witness
John R Church
Associate Judge
State of Ohio
Trumbull County
I
John Hutchins Clerk of the Court
Common Pleas of the County of Trumbull
in the State of Ohio aforesaid do
hereby certify that John R Church Esqr
before whom the annexed Declaration
and affidavit were made was on the
days of the date thereof, one of the Judges of the aforesaid Court
of Common Pleas, duly commissioned and lawfully qualified
to act as seed and further that the signatures of the said
Judge to the aforesaid Declaration and affidavit are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of the said Court at Warren this 28 day of
May AD 1843
John Hutchins Clerk
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
3 -- 525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.
June 2 1921.
In reply to your request of
received.
for a statement of the military history of Charles Wood
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension
on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR   LENGTH OF   RANK.  
APPOINTMENT.     SERVICE.
1775                      3 mos.             Min man
1776                      3 ½ mos           Pvt
1777                      1 Mo.
                              1 Mo
1778                      1 M0
Jan 1777                5 Mos               Marine
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Samuel May
Nathan Wade
Wood.
Windsor
COLONEL.
dich
Chad Brown
on Schooner Eagle Isaac Fields Commander

STATE.
R.I


Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Gloucester,
Date of application for pension, Aug 30 1832 et al
Residence at date of application, Sanford Broome Co NY
Age at date of application, b.Apl.16 1750 in Gloucester R.I.
Remarks: He mar Feb 1780 Mary Hicks
died June 22 1841in Canfield Twp Trumbull Co Ohio she lived there [illegible]
in 1846 at 85 year Sol removed from RI [illegible] 1796 from there to ny
in 1825 and in 1825 to Ohio to live with son Josiah his being the only name
given of “5 or 6 children” referred to
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
6-2856
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10,613
Charles Wood
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Mary Wood
Ohio 38
Hon. E. Whittlesey
H. Kep
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Cloverleaf Life & Casualty Company
Frederick H. Rowe, President
Home Office
Jacksonville, Illinois
Greenville, Mich RFD#2
May 13, 1921
U.S. Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir,
Am trying to trace the life of Charles Wood,
a soldier in the Revolution, -my great grandfather
He drew a pension of  $90\00, periodically, how much
a month I don't know.  His check was for $90\00
He must have been alive in 1814 as I have
his bible of even date.  Where he was from I 
don't know but he was in Vermont and later
I think went to Albany N.Y. as I have his son's
school book, printed and sold in Albany, dated 1822.
He had a number of sons, but only two I know
,-my grandfaterh Oscar F. Wood and Lyman Wood.
Later on Oscar and Lyman went to Java, N.Y.
Then they went to Cleveland O., -Sandusky o.,
Huron, Mich and then to Detroit.
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Cloverleat Life & Casualty Company
Frederick H. Rowe, President
Home Office
Jacksonville, Illinois
What I would like to know, if possible, is,
To what address was this pension check sent,
where was the last check sent, or rather where
did he die.
Was the pension paid to anyone after his death,"
If so to whom.
Anything you can do for me I will appreciate
very much.
Very Truly Yours,
Geo. M. Wood.
P.S.
I have his bible dated 1814 printed and
sold in Hartford, Conn.
By religion I think he was a Free Will Baptist
G.M.W.
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Charles Wood
NY Albany
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