Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39909, Robert Wood, Va
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Service Va. 
Wood, Robert
Number S. 39909
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Pennsylvania Roll.
2058
Robert Wood, Private
Capt Peyton
4
Virginia line 1yr. 6 mo
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In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 6 of August 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 of Aug 1818
and delivered to the Pensioner

Arrearages to 4 Sept. 1818
$7.74
Revolutionary claims,
Act 18th March, 1818,}
26/31 - 4/30
70/73 Chester
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Washington D.C.

Continental

Notification sent October 28, (year illegible)
John G (illegible)
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39909
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 89,909
Robert Wood
Pri Rev War
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Act: 18 March 18
Index: - Vol. 8, Page 593
(Arrangement of 1870.)
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Lieut.
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DISTRICT OF Columbia, 88.
On this sixth day of August 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the
Judges of the circuit court of the United States for the
said district, personally appeared Robert Wood, aged seventy
years, resident in Washington in the said district, who being by me first duly
sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain
the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled ""An act to provide for certain persons
engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:" That he,
the said Robert Wood enlisted in Fauquier County in the state of
Virg the early part of the yr in the company commanded by Captain John
Peyton
of the 3d Virginia regt on continental
establishment, for eighteen months that
he continued to
serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the expiration of his said term
of enlistment, when he was discharged from service in Middlebrook
state of New Jersey; that he was in the battles of Monmouth, and at
the capture of Lord Cornwallis (having after his said discharge
enlisted (in the Virga. State Artillery) for, and served to the end of the war.)
and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for
support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services, except the (illegible) certificates of Judge Marshall and Joseph Blackwall.

I, Buckner Trouston Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears
to my satisfaction, that the said Robert Wood did serve in the
revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the
term of nine months, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and
testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to
the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress; I further certify that it
appears satisfactorily to me, that the said Robert
Wood is in reduced circumstances. Given under
my hand this sixth day of August 1818.
B. Thrushton
(SEAL OF THE COURT)
To the Honbler
The secretary at Wars
of the War
nexed
Marshall
To the Honbly
The Secretary at War
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der
1818
to
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The person Robert Wood a man of colour was a soldier in the 3d. Virginia Regt.
on continental establishment in the early part of our revolution
ary War. After being discharged he enlisted for the war in the
state artillery Regiment commanded by Colo. Marshall
& I believe served during the war, Given under my hand
this 11th of June 1818
J Marshall formerly a Capt.
in the 11th Virga. Regt.
I believe the above to be correct
Joseph Blackwell Lieut in the 3rd Regiment
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Robert Wood.
2058
Chester Cty

Con
& 18
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA,
CHESTER COUNTY, SS:
ON this Thirty First day of
July - in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and Twenty-
Personally appeared in OPEN COURT of Common Pleas, held at Westchester, in and for the county of
Chester, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; being a court of Record, proceeding according to the course
of the Common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, and keeping a record of its proceedings,
Robert Wood ~ aged Seventy three
of Powninytown in the said county of Chester, and Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania; who being first duly Sworn - according to law, doth
make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18th of
March, 1818, and the 1st of May, 1820; That he served in the Revolutionary war, in the Company
commanded by Capt: John Payton, in the Third
Regiment of the Virginia Line, commanded by
Lieut. Colo: Hawkins
on the Continental Establishment, and has obtained a pension under the act of the 18th of March 1818, his
certificate being numbered 2058.
AND I the said Robert Wood - do solemnly
Swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March,
eighteen hundred and eighteen, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever,
disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and
naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," passed on the eighteenth day of March,
eighteen hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property
or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income; other than what is contained in the
Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
Robert x his mark Wood
Sworn to, declared and subscribed, on the thirty first day of July
1828, in OPEN COURT of Common pleas, in and for the county of Chester in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania; the said Court, being a Court of Record by the Laws of the said Commonwealth.
Jno: G. Wasler Prothonotary.
SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY.
One gilt watch - $3.50
I am indebted in the following sars - to wit:
One debt of three dollars, and twenty five cents.
Robert x his mark Wood
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA,
CHESTER COUNTY, SS:

I John S. Wasler - Esquire
Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas, of the said
county of Chester; the same being a Court of Record
by the Laws of Pennsylvania; Do hereby Certify, that the
foregoing Declaration and Oath
and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Records of the said Court; AND I do further
Certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in
the aforesaid Schedule, is Three Dollars and fifty cents -
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Westchester, this fifteenth
day of August - one thousand eight hundred and Twenty
Jno. G. Wersher Prothonotary.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51 Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME Wood, Robertson GRADE Private LINE Maryland

WARRANT NUMBER 11790 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED January 11, 1796
to Joshua Ward, assignee

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are
registers of bounty land warrants to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subse-
quent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.