Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18668, Solomon Wood, Va.
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(8-1776)

SERVICE Va.

Wood, Solomon

NUMBER S. 18668

carded

CONTENTS
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State of Virginia At a Circuit Superior Court of Law & Chancery held for Albemarle County 10th October, 1832 On this 10th day of October, 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Honble Lucas P. Thompson Judge of the Count Superior Court of Law & Chancery for said County, now sitting being a Court of record, Solomon Wood, a resident of Albemarle County and State of Virginia in which county he was born, aged Seventy five years the 2d day of September last, 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 7th 1832 that he has a record of his age in his bible at home. that he served three different tours of duty during the revolutionary war as a Soldier in the militia drafted from the County of Albemarle where he was then residing that he marched the first year under Capt. Mark Leake from the place now known by the name of Harts store and from thence to Cabin Point in the lower part of Virginia, and from thence to Petersburg where he was discharged - that he does not rellect the exact time that he served, but that it was the full town of either two or three months He called that the Lieutenants name was James Garland that he was afterwards again drafted & marched under Capt. N. son Thompson from Charlottesville, and was marched through various counties of lower Virginia- The Regiment to which he was attached was commanded by Col Reuben Lindsay - that the lown he thinks was also two or three months, he was discharged at the end of this service, at a place called Malvern Hills below Richmond - that he was again drafted and served a tour under Capt Benj Harris, and marched from the County of Albemarle to the lower part of the State, was at the siege of York Town when Cornwallis surrendered after which he mar ched to Nolands Ferry on the Potoman as a guard to the prisoners, when he was discharged, he does not recollect the length of time he served in the last tour, but believes that the whole term of service, during the three several tours was about nine months since the Revolutionary War he has resided in Albemark. He received a written discharge when relieved fundry. He refers to William Black and Cornelius McFall as to the fact of his service and also to Wm Woods, and James Kinsolving as to his sent, & as to their belief in the tradition of his service in the Revolutionary