Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35743, Samuel Woods, Va.
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SERVICE                                                NUMBER
VA                     Woods, Samuel           S. 35743
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19.154, R
Kentucky.
Samuel Woods

of Mercer Cy in the state of Kentucky
who was a Lieut in the Compy commanded
by Captain [blank] of the regiment commanded
by Colonel James Wood in the Virginia
line, for the term of three years

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 20 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 15, of December 182[illegible]

Certificate of Pension issued the 7 of Jany,
and Sent to T. P. Moore 
H Rept

[crossed out] Arrears to 4th of [illegible]
Semi anl. All’ce ending March 1824   $53.
							$53.
20 24
2 31
0
13.54
3.54

{Revolutionary claim,
Acts March 18, 1818,
and May 1, 1820.}

March [illegible]
died Feb. 3, 1826

Died 3 Feb. 1826.
Let to Hon. J. Harlan, Jan 23, 1837.
Let to R. B. McAfee July 23 ‘46.
“ to F A Dickins Left 14 46
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Saml Woods
Pension
Claim

T P Moore
of Ky
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Mercer Circuit Sct. April Term 1823
Samuel Woods Senr.. produced in Court the follow
=ing Schedule which is ordered to be made of Record
and is in the words and figures following Towit,
I Samuel Wood senr. do hereby State on Oath In order to
obtain the Benefit of the late acts of Congress of March 18
1818 1st May 1820 & 1st March 1823 providing for Revo
-lutionary soldiers &c being unable to attend in Court from age
and debility that early in the spring of the year 1776 he
was commissioned as a Lieutenant and was attached to the 12th Vir
=ginia Regt. on Continental Establishment commanded by Col.
James Wood, that he was stationed at Fort Pitt in the
year 1776 and was afterwards marched to the south and he
was in the Battle of Guilford and continued in the Contin—
=ental Service in said Regt for three years and then resigned,
he further states that he lost his commission by getting wet
crossing the Alamance River he further states that after
he resigned he served as a Militia Officer until the war
ended at Various times when men were called, for during 
The Revolutionary war, he further states that he is now
old being about eighty four years of age and [crossed out] re
=duced in his circumstances that he is unable to work or
maintain himself and stands in great need of assistance
from his country for support he has a wife old and
Infirm as himself and no children alive. That he release all
claim to any other Pension from his Government and that
he has no other evidence except the evidence of John Gallo=
=way which he sent on ^to the War Office in Sept. 1819.
when his claim was postponed on account of A mistake
in drawing his affidavit in the name of his Col. which
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was “James Woods,” instead of James Wood, the real name
his name as an Officer of the 12th Virginia Regt. he believes
can be found on the roll of the Officers of sd. State, and he
hopes that the honorable Secretary of war will not reject his
claim when it is apparent from the Records that he was ac
=tually in services
his
Saml. X Woods
mark 

A Schedule of the whole Estate of Samuel Woods son of the
County of Mercer now in the 85th year of his age.
One walking came-- value    6¼
his
Saml. X Woods
mark

I Samuel Woods do hereby solemnly swear that I was a
Resident citizen of the united states on the 18th day of March
1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale, or
in any [crossed out] every manner disposed of my property or any
part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to
being myself within the provisions of an act of Congress enti
=tled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the
land or naval service of the United States in the Revolu
=tionary war passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and
that I have not nor any person in Trust for me any
property or securities contracts or debts due me nor have I
any income other than what is contained in the schedule
above annexed and by me subscribed, witness my hand
this 11 day of April 1823
his
Saml. X Woods
Mark

I William L Kelly Sole and presiding Judge of the Circuit
court holden for the county of Mercer where the above Saml.
Woods resides do hereby Certify that the Sr. Sam Woods from
age and Debility as appears to me is unable to attend in
the Circuit Court now selling in the Town of Harrodsburg
Which is a court of Record & have therefore in pursuance
of the act of Congress of the 1st March 1823 attend
at the house of Harvey Woods where he now is and
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administered the above & foregoing oaths to which his name is
subscribed
W. L. Kelly

State of Kentucky   Mercer Circuit Sct.
At a Circuit Court Continued and held for the Mercer
Circuit [crossed out] Court at the Courthouse in Harrodsburg on the 14th
day of September 1819 [crossed out] Samuel Woods
An Affidavit made in writing and sworn to in
Court by John Galloway in favour of Samuel Woods for
obtaining a Pension is ordered to be certified which affi
=davit is in the words & figures following Court, I John
Galloway do hereby State on Oath that I am well acquain
=ted with Saml. Woods Senr. who I saw wear his com
=mission as a Lieutenant in the Continental army at Fort
Pitt in the spring of the year 1776 & said S. Woods
sworn to his commission aforesaid and he the said Wood
was attached to the same Regiment I was, which was the
12th Virginia Regt commanded by Colo. James Woods and
I know that the Sl. Woods served in the said Regt. as a
regular Officer on the Continental establishment for the
Term of nearly three years, and I believe he faithfully
served his country during that time and was at the
Battle of Guilford Witness my hand this 13th Septem
=ber 1819
John Galloway
In Testimony whereof I Thomas Allen Clerk of the
said Court have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of
November 1819
Tho. Allin

I, Thomas Allen Clerk of the Court, do certify that William
L Kelly before whom the above affidavit of Samuel
Woods Senr.. who is now sick and confined to his house
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was made is Judge as aforesaid, that the said schedule
and oath have been admitted to the record of said courts and
that the same are truly copied there from; 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
Six and a fourth cents. In testimony whereof I have here
=unto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, on
this 26th day of April. 1823 and 
I Thomas Allin Clerk of the
Court for the Circuit of Minor

18,827.
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July 10, 1846.
Jly 10, 1846.

Rec ed
Sam’l Woods. &

Elizabeth Vanassdale
Ky 43—6958 Clr
to Wilson 24 July 46 —
=
Samuel Wood — Ky
18 March 1818 — Clk
to Wilson 24 Feb 1846
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Washington 8 July 1846
Sir, 
Having been requested
on behalf of the heirs of Lt.
Saml. Woods and Lieut Cornelius
Vanasdale late pensioners
at the Ky. Agency to examine
their supposed claims I will
Thank ^you to inform me what appears to have
been the terms of their
services? what their ranks?
& in what troops they served?
Yours very respectfully
Francis A Dickins,
James L Edwards Esq
Com’ of Pensions.
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May 5, 1939.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Mrs. M. G. Harrison
336 North Kenmore Avenue
Los Angeles, California

BA-J/ady
Samuel Woods, Sr. 
S.35743
[handwritten note] OW

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative
to Samuel Wood, Sr., who served in the Revolu-
tionary War from Virginia. 

The data contained herein were obtained
from the papers on file in the Revolutionary 
War claim for pension,S.35743, based upon the
Military service of Samuel Woods, Sr.,inthat
war. 

The date and place of birth and the names
of the parents of Samuel Woods, Sr. are not
given.

Samuel Woods, Sr. served during the year
1775, no dates or details of service, nor
officers’ names are shown. He was commissioned
early in the spring of 1776 Lieutenant, served
three years in Colonel James Wood’s Virginia Regi-
Ment and was in the battle of Guilford. He after-
ward served at various times as an officer of the
Virginia Militia until the war ended.

He was allowed pension on his application exe-
cuted April 11, 1823, at which time he was a resi-
dent of Mercer County, Kentucky, and was aged
eighty-five years.

At the time of his application for pension he
Referred to his wife, but did not give her name, 
and he stated that he then had “no children alive”.

He died February 3, 1826, place not stated.
Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Copied from
M/E/E/ hist.
10/4/1929.

March 6, 1931.

Mrs. John D. Freeman,
1806 Ashwood Avenue,
Nashville, Tennessee.

Rev.&1812 Wars Section.
ADY

Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers
In the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 35743, that
Samuel Woods, Sr. served during the year 1775, no
dates nor details of service,nor officers’ names are
given. He was commissioned early in the spring of
1776 Lieutenant, served three years in Colonel James
Wood’s Virginia Regiment and was in the battle of
Guilford. 

He afterward served at various times as an
Officer of the Virginia Militia until the war ended.

He was allowed pension on his application executed
April 11, 1823 at which time he was a resident of Mercer
County, Kentucky, and was aged eighty-five years.

At the time of his application for pension he
Referred to his wife, but did not give her name, and he
Stated that he then had “no children alive”.

He died February 3, 1826. 

Very truly yours,

E. W. MORGAN,
Acting Commissioner.
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REVOLUTIONARY
Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
MRE/HMM

October 4, 1929.

Mrs. Frederick B. Hinrichs
801 Monroe Street
Evanston
Illinois.

Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension
Claim, S. 35743, it appears that Samuel Woods, Sr. served during the
year 1775, no dates, nor details of service, nor officers’ names are
given. He was commissioned early in the spring of 1776 Lieutenant,
served three years in Colonel James Wood’s Virginia Regiment, and was
in the battle of Guilford.

He afterward served at various times as an officer of the Vir-
ginia Militia until the war ended. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 11, 
1823, at which time he was a resident of Mercer County, Kentucky and 
was aged eighty-five years.

At the time of his application for pension he referred to his
wife, but did not give her name, and he stated that he then had “no
children alive.”

He died February 3, 1826.

Very truly yours,

EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner.
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RECORDS SECTION.
3—525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., [blank], 19 [blank]

In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank]
for a statement of the military history of Samuel Woods,
A soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
Information as contained in his [crossed out] (or his widow’s) application for pen-
sion on file in the Bureau.

S. 35743.
[Table]
DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
Spring 1776
Afterwards

LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
3 yrs.
Served as an officer in the militia at various times to end of War

Rank.
Lt.

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
COLONEL.
James Wood

STATE.
Va.

Battles engaged in, Guilford.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, 
Date of application for pension, Apr. 11, 1823. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Mercer Co. Ily.
Age at date of application, 85 years
Remarks: in 1823 soldier states that he has an old wife (names not
stated) and “no children alive”.
Soldier died Feb. 3 1826.

Respectfully, 
Commissioner.

6—2856
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military
y soldiers
widows were
s.
muster and pay
nary War and the
ow in the possession
ent are on file in the
nsion Office, War Depart-
nal rolls and other records
to service in the Revolution-
may also be found on file in the
cs of many of the original States.

O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.

L. W. B.
I. 35743.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D.C.,
August 7th, 1899.

Sir:—
In response to your recent communication I have to advise you that
there is no appropriation for complying with your request for a copy
of the papers on the file in the claim for pension of Samuel Woods, and it
is not deemed proper to detail clerks from the pressing work of the
Bureau for this purpose. If, however, you know of some responsible
person in this city whom you can send to this Bureau he will, upon the
presentation of this letter, be allowed to examine the papers on file
in the claim and make such copies as may be desired.
Very respectfully,

Commissioner.

Rev. N. M. Woods,
209 Vance Street,
Memphis, Tenn.
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We the undersigned representati
ives, in congress from Kentucky,
state that we are personally
acquainted with Col Anthony
Crockett of Franklin County
Ky.. & whose affidavit is attached
to the claim of same Woods
Of Ky for a pension, & state
unhesitatingly that his oath
is entitled to the fullest credit
& confidence Given under
one hands this 6 .t. of Jan
1823
J P Moore
Richd A Buckner
Rob.t. R Letcher

I personally know John Gale
away whose name is attached
to Saml Woods application for
a pension .. to be a man of [illegible]
[illegible] I am well acquainted 
With his & Col A Crocketts
[illegible] hand writing - & state
that the affidavits in the
case above mentioned are
in their [crossed out] hand [illegible] -
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writings —
T P Moore
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Affidavit of Col Anthony Crockett Franklin County
State of Kentucky Franklin County [crossed out] circuit
December Term 1823 -

I Anthony Crockett at this time aged sixty
seven years do hereby state on Oath that I
was well acquainted with Samuel Woods (whose
affidavit & schedule is here with annexed) during the
Revolutionary ^war and he was a Lieutenant in the
Regiment commanded by Col James Wood in the
Continental line from Virginia and he continued
in service at Fort Pitt ^& at the mouth of the Keneway in the year 1776 and also
was marched to the south, and continued in service
for more than nine months, said Wood is now
very old and as I am informed in a very helpless
situation Witness my hand this 15th day of Decem=
ber 1823 -
A Crockett

Commonwealth of Kentucky
Franklin County Set
I Willis A Lee Clerk of the Court for
the County aforesaid, being a Court of record, do hereby
certify that the above affidavit was produced in open court
on the 15th day of December one thousand Eight hundred &
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Twenty [illegible] and sworn to by Anthony Crockett, who [illegible]
credible witness, which is certified to all whom it may
concern. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand as Clerk as aforesaid the date above written
Alt
Willis A Lee Clk
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The affidavit of Major John Arnold of the
County of Madison and State of Tennessee
made in writing and sworn to in open court 
in favour of Samuel Woods for obtaining
pension is ordered to be certified, which
affidavit is in the words and figures following
to wit
I John Arnold do hereby state on
oath that I am well acquainted with Sam
=uel Woods Js. man of the County of Madison 
and State of Kentucky that he was a
Lieutenant in the continental army the num
=ber of the Regiment not recollected, but believ
=ed to be the twelfth Virginia Regiment (neither
is the name of the Col of said Regiment calle
=eth) that I knew the said Woods to be
in the service at the mouth of the great
Kanhawa on the Ohio River, where the
Said Woods be myself ^renewed together fifteen months
on thereabout in the years 1775 and 1776 to the
best of my recollection and belief = and I
believe said Woods served faithfully [illegible]
that time, and I knew him
to be an
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Officer and respected him as such - 
Witness my hand
John Arnold

State of Tennessee
Madison County of Circuit} Towit
Circuit Court October Term 1823
I, William Harris, Clerk of the Circuit Court
for the County of Madison, do certify that John
Arnold, this day came into open Court, and swore
on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God that 
the facts stated in the foregoing affidavit - so far
as they are stated from his own. Information, are
true, and so far as they are stated from the
information of others he believes them to true.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereto set &
scribed my name and affixed my
private seal (there being no seal of Office
at provided) this 22nd day of October
AD 1823-
Williams Clk

State of Tennessee Towit
I Joshua Haskell, Judge of the
8th Judicial Circuit in the State aforesaid, now
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Presiding in the County of Madison, in said District,
do certify that William Harris, whose name and
seal are attached to the foregoing certificate, is
now, and was at the time of making signing & sealing
said certificate, clerk of the Circuit Court for the
County of Madison, that due faith and credit,
is, and ought to be given, to all his acts as such,
and that his certificate is in due form. 

In Testimony whereof, I hereto subscribe my
name in my official capacity, this [blank] day
Of October AD 1823 —
Joshua Haskell
July of the 8th
Judicial Circuit
In Term for
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Samuel Woods - Lieutenant - act March 18.
18. 1818 - Kentucky Roll —
Up to what time does it appear
that he was paid?

Pension Office
Nov 22, 1836.}

Died 3 Feb 1826 paid to that period
JH
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Samuel Woods,
Kty.
Wm. Arnold’s affidavit
—
Recd. 10 [illegible] 1823

Jacks.   Free
Nov. 
The Honr ble
J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City
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Sir
Please direct any remarks which
may be denied [illegible], on the [illegible]
-ed affidavit to Col. R. B. McAfee Harrods
=bourgh Kentucky - Respectfully &.c
W. Arnold
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J L Edwards Esq
Pension Office
War Department
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House of Representatives
Febr. 6 1824
Dear Sir
I have returned the papers
of Saml Woods, & have trust
whereunto your objections to its
reception. The old man has an
[illegible] important services, & is on
the brink of the grave -- 1
Nephew due solution, to have
a speedy decision, I could 
procure no names [illegible/crossed out] of
the whole key delegation
In town of Col Crockett.
Yours
J P Moore
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35,743
INVALID.
Revy

File No. 35,743
Samuel Woods
Lieut Rev War

Act: 18” March 18th
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 464

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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April 24/79 Lette to Rev.
N. M. Woods, serving the Co.
and Regiment and service 
hereunto

Aug 799
N M Woods,
Memphis, Tenn
Cannot furnish copy of
papers in case

1915. Jan 6: history to Mrs.
John. W. Boyd,   M. 13#.

1923 - June 28 - Hist. to Mrs. Ed-
Win S. Moss. [illegible]

1929 - Oct 4, Hist to Mrs. Frederick
B. Hinrichs, M. E. E. Her letter
is claim of Caldwell Wood W [crossed out] 903 9033

1934 Mar. 6. Hist. to Mrs. John D. Freeman, [illegible]
1939 May 5. Hist. to Mrs. M. G. Harrison.. [illegible]
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Major Webster
Please furnish
all paper information
the writer is pastor
of [crossed out] a [illegible] Presbyterian Conf
^Norfolk - 
Jm Brutt
April 21. 79
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336 N. Kenmore Ave
Los Angeles, Calif-
March 14, 1939 _

[Stamp]
RECEIVED
MAR 15 1939
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS. ADM.
READER No. 6
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:
If Samuel Wood Sr. (born
5/2/1737) of Virginia, who served as
secretary to General Washington
drew a pension I should like to
have a copy of same. His second
wife was Sarah Reeve. 

Please advise me the
charge for this work that I
may receive the copy at an early
date. Yours truly
(Mrs M G) G. Harrison
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[Stamp]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
FEB 16 1931

1806 Ashwood Ave.,
Nashville, Tenn.
2-13-31.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir: - 
Will you kindly send
me any information you have
concerning the following who
fought in the Revolutionary War:
(1) James Dinwiddie, who lived
Either in Pennsylvania or Virginia
at the time of the War, and whose
wife was a Miss Helm.
(2) Capt. Samuel Woods, 
who lived in Virginia (in what
is new Kentucky), and whose
wife was a Miss Holmes.
(3) Jeffrey Palmer of Halifax
County, Va.
(4) William Jones of Halifax
County, Virginia, whose wife was Miss
Patsy Brown.
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I should be glad to have
all the facts you have of each of
them, their wives, the ancestors
of each ^the ancestry, etc. & their wives, [crossed out] etc. with dates and places
of birth, residence, death, etc.,
With any information of their
descendants, also - 
I understand that there
Is no fee connected with your 
service. 

I place greatly appreciate sugges-
tions, also, as to other sources
of information which I might
find helpful. 

Thanking you for the
kindness, I am
Respt. yours,
Mrs. John D. Freeman.
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W1

Windsor Mo Dec. 31/14
Pension Department
Washington D.C.
Dear Sirs,
I wish to obtain the
Revolutionary War record of
Samuel Woods of Albemarle
County Va. who served as 
Lieut. In the 3rd Va. Regt
under command of Col. Jas,
Woods, also any genealogical
data which your department
may have. 
Thanking you for
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Any information, I remain
Very sincerely
(Mrs. John W.) Annie Allen Boyd.

Windsor, Missouri
Route 16 -
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MRS. EDWIN S. MOSS
WILLIAMSBURG
KENTUCKY

The Pension Department
Revolutionary War Sec-
Please send me informa
tion regarding my ancestor
Lieut Samuel Woods who was liv-
ing either in Mercer or Wood-
ford counties Ky - and any
information pertaining to him
Itd would be of value in filling
out an application for entrance
into the Daughters of the American
Revolution Very truly yours
Mrs. Edwin S Moss -