Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11801, Charles Wood, N.C. Or S. C.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE 
NUMBER
Wood, Charles
Rosa
R.11801
NC or SC
CONTENTS
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Spring Creek Ten
June 13
Hon L P Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
DC

Charles Wood
Ten orginal
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No 8070
Rosa Wood decd
widow of Charles
Ten
GW Talbot June 22 1854
Lt o am July 24/54

11801

July 4 1836
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873

11801
PO Rosa Wood
Service
Charles
REJECTED
Enlisted 18
Discharged 18
Application filed 18
Alleges
Re-enlisted

Attorney
PO
Recognized Contract
Cert of dis Searched for 18
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Spring Creek Tenn June 12th 1854
Sir
Enclosed you have the declaration of Caleb S Wood The son of Charles Wood continental soldier of North Carolina The proof of service can be made which will be done when you are satisfied on other points 
Your obnt servt
George W Talbot
LP Waldo
Washington  DC
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State of Tennessee )
County of Henderson )ss 
On this 12th day of December, A.D. one
thousand eight hundred and fifty-three, personally
appeared before me, an acting Justice of the
Peace within and for the County and State
aforesaid, Caleb S. Wood, aged 62 years, a resident
of Henderson County, in the State of Tennesee
who being duly sworn according to law declares
upon his oath, that he is the son of Charles
Wood, who was a Corporal in Captain John
Summers Company, and served in the Continental
line in North and South Carolina and
was in prison in Charleston, S.C. in 1780.
He further declares that his father, Charles
Wood died in Roane County in the State of
Tennessee in the year 1822. Hearing his
mother Rosa Wood, a widow he further declares
that his father and mother were married in
Bedford County, in the State of Virginia previous 
to his father going into service. He further declares
that his mother Rosa Wood died in the year
1837 leaving sixteen children, ten of
whom are now living, namely, Thomas, Caleb L.
Jesse L. Christopher, Frank, John and
William, Elizabeth Miller, Anna Davis,
Nancy Wilkerson.
He makes this declaration for the purpose
of receiving the pension money due his mother
Rosa Wood, for the benefit of himself and brothers
and sisters, under the act of Congress passed July 6th
1832.
Caleb S. Wood
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Sworn to and subscribed before me the day
and year above written. And I hereby certify
that Caleb Wood is a good and creditable
witness
Eli Teague (J.P.)
for Henderson County

State of Tennessee ) SS.
County of Henderson )

I, Jesse Taylor Clerk of the County
Court in and for the County and State
above mentioned do hereby certify that
Eli Teague whose genuine signature appears
above, is and was at the time of signing
the same, a Justice of the Peace in and
for the County and State aforesaid duly
commissioned and sworn that his
official acts as such are entitled
to full faith and credit.
[physical seal affixed]
Given under and seal
of office, at office this
5th day of April
A.D. 1854
Jesse Taylor Clerk
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State of Tennessee )
County of Henderson )ss.
On this twenty
eighth day of March A.D. one thousand
eight hundred and fifty four personally appeared
before me an acting Justice of the Peace within
and for the County and State aforesaid, Caleb
Wood a resident of Henderson County in
the State of Tennesee, who being duly sworn
according to law declares upon his oath that the
record forwarded to the Commissioner of
Pensions for inspection has been used as
a family record and that the record made
of his age was transcribed from the record of
Charles Wood his father, and that it is
in his own hand writing and was made
as well as he remembers about the year 1828
or 1830,
Caleb S. Wood

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day
and year above written,
T. P. Phillips (J.P.)

State of Tennessee )
County of Henderson ) ss.
I. Jesse Taylor, Clerk of the County
Court, in and for the County
and State above mentioned
do hereby certify that T. P Phillips
whose genuine signature appears above
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is and was at the time of signing the same
a Justice of the Peace in and for the County
and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and
sworn; that his official acts as such are
entitled to full faith and credit.
Given under my hand and
Seal of Office, at Office
this 5th day of April
A.D. 1854.
Jesse Taylor Clerk

[physical seal affixed]
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State of Tennessee )
Henderson County )
It is hereby certified that
satisfactory proof has been exhibited before the
Court for the County of Henderson in the State of
Tennessee by the affidavits of Elizabeth Miller
John Wood William Wood and H.W. Brazeal
who are persons entitled to credit that Charles
Wood died on the twelfth day of June 1823
leaving a widow Rosa who died on the fifth
day of January 1837 and that Caleb S. Wood
Thomas Wood Elizabeth R. Miller Anna Davis
Jesse L. Wood Nancy Wilkinson  Frances Wood
and William Wood are the only surviving
children of Charles Wood deceased.
In testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of office this third day of
April A.D. one thousand eight
hundred and fifty four
Jesse Taylor Clerk
[physical seal affixed]
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Caleb Wood Was Born October the 21 1791
Polly Wood Was Born April the 6 1794
and Decased on the 7 of September 1835
John B. Wood Born June the 8 1810
Maryann Wood was [illegible] [illegible] the 7 1812
Hilpimelina Wood was Born [illegible] 22 1815
William O. Wood was Born February the 20 1818
Polly Paralee Wood was born February the 8 1821
Charles L. Wood was Born June the 29 1823
Caleb J. Wood Wood Born October the 20 1825
Judah Caroline Wood was Born December the 19 1827
Eli S. Wood was Born November the 17 1830
Gorge M. Wood was Born October the 7 1833
Selithe Long was Born Decemeth 8 1827
Spisasan Long was Born June the 17 1833
Nancy Adline Wood was born July the 4 1837
Abraham Reed Wood, was born November 26 1840
Suzannah Reed Wood was [illegible] 1839
Mary Jane Wood was [illegible] the 22 1842
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Jesse [illegible] Wood was born 
November the 30th 1844
Sarragh Elizabeth Wood was born October
the 12 1847
Marth Christine Wood was born 
August the 5 1849
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Spring Creek, Tenn, July 10th
Sir
In reply to your letter of the 22nd attained
relative to the informal application of the children
of Rosa Wood decd, "I can only say that the
declaration was sworn before a Justice of the
Peace, who was, and is, a member of the Quorum
Court, which is a Court of record, at the time
the court was in session. Since it was not done
in the Court house, yet it was done before a court
of record. This is a small matter and one that
can be easily remedied. The family record of Caleb
Wood shows that he was born in 1791, but there
are many children older than him, which can be
proven

Proved from the military records of North Carolina
I will state that it is additionally known to
the children, that their [illegible] was imprisoned
by the British at Charleston, S. C. during the war
of the Revolution which is sufficient to identify
his service
I am Respectfully
Your obdnt servt
George W. Talbot

Hon. L. P. Waldo
Washington City
D.C.
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No 8070
Rosa Wood
Ten sus 36
Cole