Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,611, Abraham Wood, N. C.
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NC.
Wood, Abraham
S. 32.611
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Illinois
19693.
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Abraham Wood
of Edgar Co in the State of Ills
who was a Private in the Co
commanded
by Captain Johnson of the Rgt commanded
by Col Locke in the North Ca. line
 for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Illinois
at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of Aug
1833 and sent to no
Mays. Paris, C. A.
Arrears to 4th of March 1833 40.00
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 33. 10.00
$50.00.
the
Recorded by
Book
1833
Revolutionary Claim,
June 7, 1832
Wm. R. Palmer 
E Vol. 8 Page 64
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No 17986 19693
Abraham Wood Edgar
County Illinois
(crossed out R
et 6.10.16) 
Adm for 6 months
Paid
to
Will J Mayo Clerk Edgar
County Illinois
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BRIEF in the case of Abraham Wood
in the State of Illinois
County of Edgar
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 79 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
[Chart] Period. / Duration of Service / Rank. / Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Drafted In 1777 / 3 months / private / Gen Rutherford Capt Jno Johnson, Major Berryman 
/ 1 month / minute man / Col Matthew Locke, Saml. Jas Chapman, Col Locke
The applicant states that he served as minute man in militia there /  2 mo / 


5. In what battles was he engaged? Rock & Yadkin rivers,
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Rowen County N Carolina
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? defective seal
Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
Richd Key Watts Clerk
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State of Illinois Edgar County  On this Twenty eighth day of September 1832 personally appeared in open court, being a court of record to wit: "The Circuit Court in and for the said county of Edgar Abraham Wood a resident of said county and State aged 79 years the 7 day of February 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 provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he (crossed out: entered) was draughted into the service of the militia in the State of North Carolina, Rowan county in Captain John Johnsons company Major Berrymans battalion Colonel Matthew Lockes Regiment commanded by General Rutherford & marched with 3000 militia in the month of 177 against the Cherokee Indians under the officers aforesaid marching to the valley towns on Tennessee River and served the term of three months in said Campaign against said Cherokee Indians but received no written discharge. He states that at the time when Bryant the tory Colonel came into Rowan County in the State of North Carolina, he entered the State service of North Carolina as a minute man under Lieutenant James Chapman in Colonel Matthew Lockes Regiment and continued in service one month during which time he was in some skirmishing with the tories and in the battle which said Colonel Licke had with the tories under Bryant at the junction of Rock and Yadkin rivers. That he continued in said minute service in the North Carolina Militia for nearly three years, in which term of service he was frequently engaged in skirmishes with the tory bands, and in defending the country from tary depredations. He states that so continual and incessant were the call of the officers of said minute men that he was almost wholy prevented from raising any crop for three successive seasons He states that so urgent was the call for men in the army that he and 19 more hired a man and put him into the service in the continental
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Establishment for and during the war. He states that in all his services as a minute man aforesaid he never marched without the limits of the State of North Carolina that he served as a minute man as aforesaid for Marley three years but recd no written discharge for said service. That he never served under any regular off. He also states that he was born in Frederick county in the State of Maryland the 7th day of February 1753 this his he gives from a copy of the register of this age taken in the state of Maryland in Frederick county aforesaid. that except the Cherokee expedition he was never marched out of the State of North Carolina in the said terms of service that after the close of the war he returned to Frederick county in the State the Maryland and resided there about 10 years then moved to Woodford county in the state of Kentucky and about 6 years ago moved from said county of Woodford State of Kentucky into Edgar county and State of Illinois where he has resided ever since He states that Matthew Rogers senr labourer and John Holston clergyman in the Baptist Church are known to him in his can testify Neighbourhood to his veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier in the revolution. That he has no documentary evidence & that he knows of no person to whose testimony he can procure who can testify of his service. He hereby relinquishes every claim 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. Abraham Wood
State of Illinois Edgar County 
This 28th day of September 1832 personally appeared in open court. viz The General court in and for the county of Edgar John Holston a clergyman in the Baptist church who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he has been acquainted with Abraham Wood the applicant in the foregoing declaration for a pension as a revolutionary soldier Twelve or fourteen years and from his personal knowledge of and acquaintances with the said applicant Abraham Wood he is
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Fully made to believe that he did serve as a soldier in the revolution as set forth in his declaration aforesaid & that he is reputed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that he collects no paid pension which declaration hath been read in his hearing. Sworn to and subscribed in open court the day & year first above written. John Holston Also at the time aforesaid and in open court as aforesaid personally appeared in open court Matthew Rogers labourer who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he hath been acquainted with Abraham Wood the applicant in the foregoing declaration for a pension as a soldier in the revolution; between twenty and thirty years and from his personal knowledge of and acquaintance with said applicant Abraham Wood he is made fully to believe that he did serve as a soldier in the revolution as set forth in his aforesaid declaration which said declaration hath been read in his hearing that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that I concur in said opinion Sworn to and subscribed in open court the day and year first above written. Matthew Rogers
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the said court further certifies that John Holston who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the county of Edgar, state of Illinois, and that Matthew Rogers who has signed the same is a resident in the county of Edgar and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit Wm Wilson
I Jonathan Mayo clerk of the circuit court for Edgar county in the state of Illinois do hereby certify
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That the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matters of the application of Abraham Wood for a pension.
Seals{ In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private seal (no judicial seal being yet provided) this 28th day of September A.D 1832 J Mayo Clerk
With the above named Jonathan Mayo I am well acquainted- know him to be the Clerk of said Edgar Circuit Court. The above certificate and attestation as Clerk aforesaid in due form according to the laws of this state. John M Robinson 
Commi. (?)
June 18th 1833
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State of Illinois
Edgar County }   On this fourth day of June 1833
personally appeared in open court being a court of record to wit The County Comissioners court for the Edgar & State aforesaid Abraham Wood a resident of said county & State aged 80 years the 7th day of February 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 provisions of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832. He states that he was born in Frederick county in the state of Maryland on the 7th February 1753 this his age he gives from a copy of the register in the said last mentioned county & State In which said county & state he was married on the 20th October 1774 and in 1775 moved to the state of North Carolina & settled in the forks of Yadkin river in Rowan county in said State. That (crossed out: what) in the month of July 1777 he was drafted for three months as a private militia man in the state service of North Carolina and put in Captain John Johnsons company in Major __ Berringers battalion, in Colonel Matthew Locks Regiment in Genl. ___ Rutherfords Brigade and was immediately marched against the Cherokee Indians under the officers aforesaid and in said corps called into service by competent authority he served his full term of 3 months as a private as afroesaid in the field and was not during said term engaged in any civil pursuit said service being rendered in the state of North Carolina & part in South Carolina for which said service he received no written discharge He states that at the time that Bryant  the Tory Colonel came into Rowan County in the said State of North Carolina he as a volunteer entered the State service as a private minuteman in said county & state under Lieutenant James Chapman in Colonel Matthew Locks Regiment and immediately pursued Bryant & his tories down to the mouth of Rocky river at Colsels (or Colson's) and there a battle ensued in which many of the tories were slain & wounded and the balance fled from us and 5 days after had a skirmish with some other tories at Mass' ferry on Peedee and in our ranging & scouring the State & parts aforesaid captured several tories and having continued in said service one month & a few days in the field and was not engaged in any civil pursuit during said term
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Term in said corps called into serving by competent authority He states that he continued as a private minuteman in the service as last above stated for upwards of two years and was frequently & occasionally during the balance of said term upwards of two years after the one months service last stated called into service by the competent authority and joined said corps as aforesaid being sometimes called into service by Capt John Johnson afsd & James Chapman aforesaid & sometimes by John Rutledge Ensign and under said calls was frequently engaged in skirmishes with the tories. but the precise time & length of each call as last aforesaid stated he doth not now recollect. but is positive that the whole of his services rendered as a minute man aforesd often the said one months tour accepted as aforesaid amounted to two months & more but cannot now tell how much more and that during the said last service of two months & more being called out by competent authority he did serve as a private & minute as aforesaid said term  of 2 months & more and during such tours  of service was not engaged in any civil pursuit That except in the Cherokee expedition he never was while in the service without the limits of the state of North Carolina. That after the close of the war he moved back to the county of Frederick in the state of Maryland and after about 10 years moved to Woodford county in the state of Kentucky, and six years after moved to Edgar county in the state of Illinois where he now resides He states that he has no documentary evidence and that he knew of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service  He states that Will J. Mayo Clergyman & Willis Doghertee labourer of Edgar county & State of Illinois are persons to whom h is known in his neighborhood & who can testify to his veracity and their belief of his service as a soldier in the revolution He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State     Abraham Wood  ([City of Getty] crossed out)
We William J Mayo Clergyman & Willis Doghertee residing in Edgar county and State of Illinois do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Abraham Wood who
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Who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration for a pension that we (they crossed out) believe he is Eighty years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we (they crossed out) concur in that opinion sworn to & subscribed in open court the 4th June 1833
William J Mayo
Willis Daugherty
And this said court do hereby declare their opinion after investigation of the matter and after putting the (questions crossed out) interogatories 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 William J Mayo who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman in the Methodist Episcopal Church resident in the said county and state last named above; That Willis Daugherty who also has signed the same is a resident of said last named county and State and is a credible person and that their statement in entitled to credit    Henry G Smith 
Joseph Matkin 
Hall Sims
To Milton K Alexander clerk of the county commissioners court for Edgar county in the State of Illinois do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of application of Abraham Wood for a pension
(seal)
In testimony whereof I leave hereunto set my hand and private seal (no judicial seal being yet provided) this fourth day of June Anno Domini 1833.
M.K. Alexander Clerk
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with the within named Milton K Alexander
I am personally acquainted know him
to be Clerk of the Court of County
Commissioners of said Edgar County
his certificate above affxd as clerk
aforesaid is in due form according to
the laws of Illinois
Commi [?]

John M Robinson
June 18 1833
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.

3 -- 525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.
19
SF 32611

In reply to your request of , received
a statement of the military history of Abraham Wood a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
formation as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension
file in this Bureau.
[Chart] DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. / LENGTH OF
SERVICE./
RANK/
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN./
COLONEL.
/STATE.

July 1777 / 3 mos. / pvt./ John Johnson / Matthew Locke / N.C.

* 3 mos. / minute man / James Chapman / Matthew Locke

Battles engaged in, at Junction of Rock and Yadkin Rivers
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Drafted in Rowan Co. N.C.
---
Date of application for pension, Sept 28, 1832 His cl. was al.
---
Residence at date of application, Edgar Co Ill
Age at date of application, born Feby 7 1753 in Frederick Co, Md. Died Oct 14 1833
Remarks:
He married Oct 20 1774, name of wife is not stated and in 1775 moved to North Carolina.
Respectfully,
Commissioner
as he says in a declaration that after he served one month, his service amounted to 2 mos & more. I have lumped this service & called it 3 mos. He
could not have gotten a pension for less
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Rev Sec
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METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
ILLINOIS CONFERENCE SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT
PRESTON WOOD, SUPERINTENDENT
The Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.,
Dear sir: --
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
Nov. 3rd, 1915.

will you please send me the record of one Abraham Wood, who was a
soldier of the American Revolution, from North Carolina, and when drew
a pension while a resident of Edgar County, Illinois. Thanking you for
the kindness of this information, I am,
835 S. Second St.
Very truly yours,
Preston Wood
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32611
Revy INVALID
File No. 32,611
Abraham Wood
Pri Rev War
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Act: June 7 32
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 463
Arrangement of 1870.]


1915 Nov. 9 Hist to Preston Wood
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those
entered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Abraham Wood
which require
further proof or explanation.
1. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason
assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes
V. Has he mentioned 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 amout of pension
he is entitled? No
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?
yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of
June 7, 1832?
yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished
from any other seal?
No
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to
their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary
service? Yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining
it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one
living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? yes
XIV. +If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness
or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath,
certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the
regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age,
as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? no
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And,
if not, which of them is not so answered?
year-
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. 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 his service, but according to the best of his recolelection
he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; Formonths
, and --- days, I served as a . Formonths

and for such service I claim a pension.
and --- days, I served as a
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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 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 objection
It must in every case be clearly shewn 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 an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he 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.
JERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not
written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper 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.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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
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Abraham Wood

This is a very confused statement, as the applicant alleges in his amended declaration to have positively served 6 months I have admitted the claim for that period

F. S. Evans
17 July 1833