Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11785, Henry Wood, N. C.
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Service     Number
NC  Wood, Henry  R.11785
Nancy    B.L.WA. 45590-160-55.
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End P   233.157.   [xxx]
Jan 28, 1856
Nancy Wood widow of Henry Wood, Pri
Capt White
Gen Green  [xx]
Revolutionary War Battle of Guildford Ct House
Dec Pensions
S.C. Ins June 32
Private 22 of mil
Ad. 160 ac's Oct 10,/56
Dodze
A.S. Wallace
Yorkville S.C.
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South Carolina Spartanburg District
On thia 19th day of Nov 1855 personally appearing before me an acting magistrate in and for said Dist duly authorized by law to administer oaths for the Dist and State aforesaid Nancy Wood aged 78 years a resident of Spartanburg district in the State of South Carolina who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Henry Wood who was a private in Captain White's Company South Carolina Militia in the Revolutionary War and fought under General Greene in the battle of Guildford Court House North Carolina and would refer the Department to the papers of Henry Wood now on file in the Pension office in his own application for a pension under act 7th June 1832 as she can not give the particulars of his service.
She further states that she was married to the said Henry Wood in Spartanburg Dist South Carolina on the (blank) day of (blank) 1818 by the Reverand Obadiah Boling and that her name before her marriage was Nancy Burns and that her said husband died at this residence in Spartanburg Dist on the 12th day of June 1842 and that she is now his widow and that she never before made application for Bounty Land and that she now makes this declaration for Bounty Land to which she may
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be entitled under the act approved March 3rd 1855 and I hereby constitute and empower A S Wallace of [xx] Dist South Carolina irrevocably to present this my said claim and receive a warrant therefor doing all acts and deeds that I myself could lawfully do now I personally present thereby ratifying and confirming the same. Nancy her mark Wood
We O P Wood and J E Robinson residents of Spartanburg Dist South Carolina upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Nancy Wood in our presents and that we believe know that the declarant Nancy Wood is the identical person she represents herself to be.
O P Wood
J E Robinson
The forgoing declaration and affidavit was sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons and that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and that I was present and saw her marriage to the said Henry Wood and that there is a record of the births of their children a true copy of which is hereunto appended which I know to be correct and that I have no interest in this claim
Isham Wood Magt
James P Wood son of Henry Wood and Nancy Wood was borned Nov 26 1819
Lucinda Wood was bornedJune 3rd 1820
Nancy Wood was borned Aug 20 1823
Nov 19 1855 Isham Wood Magt
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State of South Carolina Spartanburgh District
J B Tollison Clerk of the court of common pleas & general sessions for the district and state aforesaid do herby certify that Isham Wood Esqr before whom the within Declaration was filed and who the within certificate was at the date thereof a Magistrate for the district aforesaid who had been duly appointed & qualified and the signature purporting to be his is genuine and that all due faith & credit should be given to all his offered acts as such
Given under my hand & seal of office at Spartangurgh Court House this 3rd day of January 1856
J B Tolleson Clerk
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State of South Carolina
Greenville District
On this 19th day of March 1833 personally appeared in open court before his honorable Josiah Evans, presiding, & being one of the judges of this Court of General [xx] and common pleas of the said state, now sitting Henry Wood, a resident of Spartanburg District in the afforsaid state, aged seventy six years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath makes the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered  the service of the United States under the following named officers ands erved as herein stated. That is to say, he was living in Bute County in North Carolina and in the year 1780 in the month of May, to he best of his recollection, early in the month, he was ordered to serve three months in the [xx] Division of North Carolina Malitia under the command of Griffin Nichols Maj & John White Capt while he was with the Army it was not stationary but marched from Bute County (now Warren) through different parts of Wake County - he served out the greater part of the tour himself and on the 17th day of June 1780 he substituted Richard Thomas of Wake County to take his place as will appear by the Certificate of his Capt marked Exhibit A and herewith provided to the court-
Again he was drafted in Bute County and set out on the 1st day of March 1781 to join the Army at Harrisburg in Granville County No.6a was placed under the command of Gen. Thomas Eaton, Co. Herbert Haynes - was first under Capt. Henry Sullivant who
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left and was then put under Lieut. Henry Shurrin until we marched to Heard Pantry at High Rock Ford on Haw River - here Capt. John White was commanding the Light Infantry (the same man under whom he served his first 3 months tour)  and Pick Eaton was Maj of the Light Infantry at this time & hence he was permitted to join the Light Infantry under the officers which he did, and remained in service under them until we were marched to Guilford Court House; here he was in the battle during the engagement at that place.  Eight or ten days after the battle he was taken very sick and furnished a Mr.   James to take his place as a substitute, as will appear more fully from the certificate of William Williams Col. of the 1st Reg of NC Militia. Herewith attached and made Exhibit B. - He never received any other [xx] charges except these Certificates of furnishing substitutes to serve the remainder of his time in each tour - Abraham Mayfield, now before the court, was a soldier in the Army & was drafted out of Bute County near the same time; was attached to the same Reg. & marched as far as the said High Rock Ford, where he was taken sick- during which time we saw & conversed frequently with each other - the certificate hereunto subjoined is the only evidence which he had it now in his power to addem.
To Rich Thomas, his first substitute, he gave a valuable young mare, before he took his place in the Army, and after he ended the service & return back home, he gave him in  cash, according to agreement, the balance of 12 lbs of tobacco.
to Mr.    James (he does not remember his given name) he gave two horses, valued by his neighbors at $27.10.
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and four yards of homespun cloth.
General Green commanded the army when we under [xx] at Headquarters which at High Rock Ford - He Wood was born the 16th Dec 1756 in Bute County No. Ca. where he resided till 30 years of age; then moved to the State of Georgia , where he stayed only one year, from thence he moved back to Spartanburg in So. Ca. where he has ever since resided until now. The only reason which induced him to make this declaration before the Court in Greenville instead of Spartanburg is that he could at the former place meet with his old companion in Army, Abraham Mayfield & other old acquantances all living in Greenville who could enable him to make the accopany proof of his services in the Revolution.
He hereby relingushes 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 or of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid, Henry his X Wood  J McDaniel CCP
I do on my oath hereby certify that I have been personally acquainted with Henry Wood, whom I have just seen sign the foregoing declaration, for the last fifty five years; and do know that he served in army of the United States at High Rock Ford on Haw River, where Gen. Green had his headquarters and elsewhere and believe that his declaration is entitled to full cridit.
Sworn to & subscribed day & date as above in open court. Abraham his X Mark Mayfield J. McDaniel C.C.P.
And we James Douthit, a clergyman residing in Anderson District adjoining Greenville in So. Ca. and Josiah Kilgore
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residing in Greenville District, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Henry Wood who has subscribed to and sworn to the above Declaration; that we believe him to be Seventy-six 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 & subscribed this day & year aforesaid In open court J McDaniel C.D.C. J Kilgore
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after investigation of the matter, and after presenting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states.  And the court further certifies that it appears to them that James Douthrch who has signed the forgoing certificate is a clergyman and resident in the adjorning District ( Anderson) and that Josiah Kilgore, who has signed the same is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Josiah J. Evans Presiding Judge 
In open court
I, James McDaniel, clerk of said court do hereby certify that the forgoing contains the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of the application of Henry Wood for a pension.  In testimony whereof I ahve hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 19th day of March 1833.
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24232
Henry Wood
S.C.
Rejected __
May 16, 1833 Sealed
to the agent below
did not serve six months
J.F. Thompson
Greenville C H. S.C.
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Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim under the Act of June 7, 1832 has been examined and the papers are herewith returned.  The following is a statement of your case in tabular form.  On comparing these papers with the following rules and the subjcined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed before a pension can be allowed.  The rules and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done.  The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done.  Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: ]).  You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A STATEMENT, showing the service of Henry Wood, S.C.
76 - born in Bute of NC entered there now lives in Spartanburg Dist SC
May 1778 May 3 private Capt White Major Nichols
Served till 17 Jun then got substitute to take his place
1781 drafted - does not say how long Capt Sullivan Col Mayfield
one living witness knows he served but cannot say how long - Certificate of a clergyman and a citizen  Documentation
I am respectfully, your obedient servant, J.L Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted: This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service. but not those who were occasionally employed with, the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops. Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of County of }ss.
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A.B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 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.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but it neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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 will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore. these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. To a Soldier. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?
To an Officer. Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court. Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace. the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance. [b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
" Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of bis service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:
For year months, and days, I served as a ; For mouths and days, I served as a and for such service I claim a pension."
{It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with au embodied corps called into service by competent authority that lie was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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September 20, 1930
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section -R111785
EEL: MLB
Mrs. T. A. Walker
20 Pinkney Street
Greenville, South Carolina

Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the Revolutionary War
records of this bureau that Henry Wood was born
December 16, 1756, in Bute County, North Carolina.
While residing in Bute (later Warren County, North Carolina, he enlisted early in May, 1780, and served until
June 17, 1780, as a private in Captain John White's company
under Major Griffin Nichols in the North Carolina troops.
He enlisted March 1, 1781, served until shortly after
the battle of Guilford Court House, in which battle he
participated, as a private under Lieutenant Henry Shurrin,
Captains Henry Sullivant, Guin and John White, Major Pink
Eaton and Colonel Herbert Haynes in the North Carolina troops.
When he was about thirty years of age, he moved to the
State of Georgia, remained there one year, then moved to
Spartanburg District, South Carolina, where he was living in
1833.
He died June 12, 1842, at his residence in Spartanburg
District, South Carolina.
The soldier married in 1818, specific date not given,
in Spartanburg District, South Carolina, Nancy Burnes.
She was allowed bounty land in full satisfaction for
the service rendered by her husband, Henry Wood, on her
application executed November 19, 1855, at which time she
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was aged seventy-eight years and resided in Spartanburg District, South Carolina.
They had the following children:

James D. Wood born November 26, 1819
Lucinda Wood born June 3, 1820
Nancy Wood born August 20, 1833

The above is the history of the only soldier named Henry
Wood of South Carolina, found on the Revolutionary War records of
this bureau.
Very truly yours
---
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner
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Exhibit A
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June 17th 1780
This is to certify that Henry Wood one of the 3rd Division has furnished Rick Thomas as substitute in his room till it may come to his in rotation again given my hand John White Capt
(Exhibit A)
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Exhibit B
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Camp South [xx] March 18 1780
I so certify that Henry Wood soldier in Capt Givens Company of [xx] Regt. N.C. militia has funished an able bodied substitute. Ben Williams Col 8th Regt NC Militia
(Exhibit B)
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Envelope marked "Kirkwood House J.H. & A.W. Kirkwood Washington, D.C."
USPO Stamp "Yorkville S.C. Jun 25"
"Free" stamped thereon
Addressed to Hon J Minot
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C.
Nancy Wood 
Henry Wood dec
Boynton
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No. 24232
Henry Wood
So.Ca.
Rejected - see letter to J. F. Thompson May 16 1833 A.S. Wallace June 10/56
11785
Act 7th June 1832
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State of North Carolina
Comptroller Department
I Geo. W. Brooks Comptroller of public accounts in and for the state aforesaid do hereby certify that it appears of record in my office among the payments made to the sundry persons for military service in the revolutionary War Henry Wood, a private in the militia Book C. Entry 5022 $22..10c office Hillsboro Dist  Book C17 Page 51  $4.. 0 Army certificate pd by Green Hill after [xx] [xx]
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said office on this the 11th day of May 1856
Geo. W. Brooks Comptroller of State
P.S. But the one Henry Wood's name appears on record  Geo. W. Brooks Compt.
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Yorkville S.Ca.
Hon J Minot Commissioner of Pensions
My Dr Sr
Yours of the 10th just in claim of Henry Wood decd of Spartanburg District SC applicant for a pension of Act 7th June 1832, and in reply I want inform you that I examined his papers on file after I had written my letter accompanying the certificate of the comptroller general of North Carolina and am now fully satisfied he is not entitled to a pension which I now surrender; and claim bounty land for the widow
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ow Nancy Wood.
You will pleas emanine her claim for bounty land as soon as convienient.
I respectfully refes you to the certificate of the comptr General of N.C. whch is all that is on file in the office to the credit of Henry Wood.
Very respectfully yours,
A.S. Wallace
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Yorkville S.C. 17th of May 1856
Hon J Minot Com of Pensions,
My dear sir,
I have with hand your certificate of the comp general of NC to sustain the claim of Henry Wood late of Greenville District SC act of 7th June 1832.
Henry Wood's claim was rejected his widow Nancy is still living and has made application for bounty land.  I wish this evidence to be applicable in his claim also, whereupon her examination,  Very respectfully yours, A S Wallace
[x] Nance Wood widow of Henry Wood her application for bounty land No 233,157 Respectfully A.S Wal
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J F Thompson Greenville C. H S.C.
May 16, 1833
O.C.
Mayfield and Wood rejected
Re. vol 9 Page 7x
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Department of War Pension Office May 16 1833
Sir
The declaration of William Gibbs, Henry Wood, Abraham Mayfield David Gully and Thomas Town have been examined.  The claim of David Gully has been admitted and his certificate will be forwarded in a few days.  Th declaration of Thomas Town and William Gibbs are herewith returned accompanied by a brief in each case, pointing out the present objection to their admission.
The claim of Abarham Mayfield and Henry Wood have both been rejected.  The pension act of June 7th 1832 does not include any one who did not perform x personal service not less than 6 months --
Wood served from some time in May until the 7 of June and then again from the 1st tru the 23rd March making in all not over 70 days including the whole month of May -- and Mayfield performed not over 4 1/2 half months service --
Their papers are placed xx the files in the office - I am J.T. Thompson  Greenville C H SC
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A. S.  Wallace  Yorkville S.C.  BL
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Pension Office  June 10 1856
Sir
Henry Wood of SC. only claims to have entered into the service twice to serve 3 months each tour, and after having served a short time under each engagement he was taken sick and firnished substitutes who completed for him his tours, and he furnished the evidence from the former officers to show that he had employed said substitutes.
Of course, the payments which appear upon the books of the N.C. comptroller to have been made to a man of his name ere not made to him if they were, it was because his name still appeared upon the rolls, though his substitutes rendered the service.
ASWallace Esq Yorkville S.Ca.
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Declaration of Henry Wood  24232
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My dear sir  Recently Mrs T.O. Walker of Greer S.C. wrote you asking for any information you could give her in regard to Henry Wood Rev soldier who resided in Spartanburg, S.C. during the Rev. War.  You kindly furnished her with his war data through your Pension Department.  I am writing asking you if you have a copy of the letter you wrote to Mrs Walker, will you please send a duplicate of the letter to me.  I suppose I owe you an explanation for asking you to go to this trouble.  Her cousin Mrs Burnice Wood Brockmore
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desires to become a member of the D.A.R.s and as she will go in as this same Henry Wood line it is necessary for her to ahve a copy or the same information contained in Mrs Walkers letter to be sent in to Washington with her application papers.  your letter to Mrs Walker was sent in with her papers.  As Registrar of Behethland Butler Chapter of D.A.R. Greenville S.C. Mrs Brockman asks me to get this information in order that she may become a member of the above named chapter.  Thanking you for the copy or information.  Very respectfully Mrs T A Walker, Registrar 20 Beckmay St Greenville S.C.
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Box 235  Surprise Neb  June 2, 1930  To The Commission of Pensions  Dear Sirs I am writing to see if Rev. Henry Wood a Revolutionary Hero, ever drew a pension from the Gov.  He enlisted from the State of S.C. near Spartanburg and died near the same place.  He served seven years in the Army and was wounded at King's Mountain, was at the Battle of Bunker Hill and was also at the surrender of Cornwallis.  He was born in Dec 1756 - married Susan Elizabeth Mayfield raised five sons and three daughters by this marriage, afterward he married and raised two sons and one daughter.  He died in 1845 and was buried in the Wood Cemetery near the Chapple that he built in Spartanburg Co.  Respt Mrs W.O. Slaughter  P.S. Rev Henry Wood is my great great Grandfather.
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Greer, S.C.  May 27, 1930  Commissioner of Pensions  Washington, D.C.  Dear sir:  Am writing to ask you if you ahve any records about the Revolutionary soldier, Henry Wood, who lived in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.  He fought seven years in the revolutionary War and he was wounded in the knee at the Battle of King's Mountain.  If you can give me any information whatever, I will appreciate it greatly.  Yours truly, Mrs T.O. Walker Main Street Greer, S. C.

(Stamped) US Pension Office May 28 1930
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1930 - July 25 - Hist to Mrs W.O. Slaughter EEL  1930 - July 25 - Hist to Mrs T.O. Walker EEL
1930 - Sept 20 - Hist to Mrs T.A. Walker (different initial & not same address.) EEl
Rejected  11,785
Henry Wood
The printed list of 1852 shows reason for rejection "He did not serve six months".
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45,590
Tbo Ames
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
R. 11785
EEL
July 25, 1930

Mrs. N.O. Slaughter
Box 235
Surprise, Nebraska

Dear Madam:

You are advised that it appears from the Revolutionary war records of this bureau that Henry Wood was born December 16, 1756, in Bute County, North Carolina.
While residing in Bute (later Warren) County, North Carolina, he enlisted early in May, 1780, and served until June 17, 1780, as a private in Captain John White's Company under Major Griffin Nichols in the North Carolina Troops.
He enlisted March 1, 1781, served until shortly after
the battle of Guilford Court House in which battle
he participated, as a private under Lieutenant Henry
Shurrin, Captains Henry Sullivant, Guin and John White, Major Pink Eaton and Colonel Herbert Haynes in the North Carolina Troops.
When he was about thirty years of age, he moved to
the State of Georgia, remained there one year, then moved to Spartanburg District, South Carolina, where he was living in 1833.
He died June 12, 1842, at his residence in Spartanburg District, South Carolina.
The soldier married in 1818, specific date not given,
in Spartanburg District, South Carolina, Nancy Burnes.
She was allowed bounty land in full satisfaction
for the service rendered by her husband, Henry Wood, on
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her application executed November 19, 1855, at which time she was aged seventy-eight years and resided in Spartanburg District, South Carolina.
They had the following children:
James D. Wood Born November 26, 1819.
Lucinda Wood Born June 3, 1820
Nancy Wood Born August 20, 1823

The above is the history of the only soldier named
Henry Wood of South Carolina, found on the Revolutionary war records of this bureau.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
R. 11785
EEL
July 25, 1930

Mrs. T.O. Walker
Main Street
Greer, South Carolina

Dear Madam:

You are advised that it appears from the Revolutionary war records of this bureau that Henry Wood was born December 16, 1756, in Bute County, North Carolina.
While residing in Bute (later Warren) County, North Carolina, he enlisted early in May, 1780, and served until June 17, 1780, as a private in Captain John White's Company under Major Griffin Nichols in the North Carolina Troops.
He enlisted March 1, 1781, served until shortly after
the battle of Guilford Court House in which battle
he participated, as a private under Lieutenant Henry
Shurrin, Captains Henry Sullivant, Guin and John White, Major Pink Eaton and Colonel Herbert Haynes in the North Carolina Troops.
When he was about thirty years of age, he moved to
the State of Georgia, remained there one year, then moved to Spartanburg District, South Carolina, where he was living in 1833.
He died June 12, 1842, at his residence in Spartanburg District, South Carolina.
The soldier married in 1818, specific date not given,
in Spartanburg District, South Carolina, Nancy Burnes.
She was allowed bounty land in full satisfaction
for the service rendered by her husband, Henry Wood, on
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her application executed November 19, 1855, at which time she was aged seventy-eight years and resided in Spartanburg District, South Carolina.
They had the following children:
James D. Wood Born November 26, 1819.
Lucinda Wood Born June 3, 1820
Nancy Wood Born August 20, 1823

The above is the history of the only soldier named
Henry Wood of South Carolina, found on the Revolutionary war records of this bureau.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner