Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4,717, James Wood, Continental Va.
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(8-1776)
Service                                              Number       
                                                          W. 4,717

Continental Va.    
Wood, James           
          Jemima
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let to [Mr.] [illegible] Bell, May 3d 1845
& to P [Nr] at Greenville Inda & Pen 
Agt of Madison Inda.

repo.
Transferred from Madison
Inda to Cincinnati Ohio
from commencement see
letters to Pen Agents and to
H Bell June 19. 1845.

Date of death
not on A. B.



(Ohio)
[crossed out: Madison
Indiana]
6467

Jemima Wood,
widow of James Wood,
who was a Private
in the Virginia Line

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
80 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the
4 day of Decem. 1844
and sent to Hiram Bell
Greenville
Indiana

{Act of March 3, 1843.}
and June 17, 1844
Recorded in Book A
[illegible] 2 Page 221
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16433
Ohio

James Wood
of Prebleby in the state of Ohio
who was a private in the regiments commanded b[illegible]
[illegible]nel Buford & Lee of the Virginia
[illegible]e for the term of Three years & 4 mos.

[illegible]ibed on the Roll of Ohio
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence o[illegible]
the 28 of June 1818

[C]ertificate of Pension issued the 22 of Aug 1819
and sent to Jno McLean Esq
Ridgeville Warren Cty - Ohio

Arrears to 4th of March 1819 - 8 34/3031  65.83
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819  48
$113.83

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818 }

File Sept 19
Contnued
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Notification sent - January 2nd 182[illegible]
T. R. Ross. H. Reps. U. States
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the C. April
1838 from 4 Sep 1839 to 3d January 1840. Dead
Agt notified 25 Sept 1844
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" A List of Marriages by me
January the fifteenth Seventeen hundred and ninety
three - James Wood and Jemima Phillips dauther
of John Phillips
Henry Van Over "

I Ferdinand Woltz Clerk of the County Court of
Botetourt in the State of Virginia do hereby certify
that the above certificate of Marriage of James Wood
and Jennema Phillips by the Revd Henry Vanover is a
true copy from the original filed and recorded in my office
with the exception of the date which is expressed on the
record in fair legible figures as follows
" January 15th 1793 "
Ferdinand Woltz Clerk
of Botetourt County Court

I Ferdinand Woltz above named depose and say that I hold the
office of Clerk of the County Court in the County and State aforesaid,
and that the above is a true extract from the records of my said
office, with the exception above named as certified by me
Ferdinand Woltz Clerk of the
County Court of Botetourt
Sworn before me
Thos. Shanks Justice of the Peace

State of Virginia Botetourt County to Wit
I Ferdinand Woltz Clerk of the County Court of Botetourt in
the state aforesaid do hereby certify that Thomas Shanks
Gentn. who has signed the foregoing affidavit is now and was
at the time of signing the same, an acting Justice of the
peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified
and that full faith and credit are due and ought to be given
to all his official acts as such. I further certify that his
sSignature above written is genuine. In
testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal of Office this 22 day of December
1843.
Ferman Woltz Clerk
of Botetourt County Court
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State of Indiana
Randolph County Ss On this fifteenth day of
November in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and Forty three
personally appeared before the subscriber
an acting Justice of the peace in and
for the County and State aforesaid, Thomas
J. Philips, who being first duly sworn according
to law upon his oath says, that
Jamima Wood is the widow of James Wood
and that he has been acquainted with the
said James Wood and his wife Jamima
Wood from the time of their marriage until
his decease, that the said James Wood and
Jamima Wood [crossed out: have or] did live together as
man and wife from the time of their marriage 
until the said James Wood's decease
That he knew the said James Wood to be
a pensioner of the United States
Thomas J Phillips
Subscribed and sworn to before
me on the day and year first above
written
Joseph S Baker
Justice of the Peace

State of Indiana
Randolph County Ss On this fifteenth day
of November in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and forty three
personally appeared before the Subscriber
an acting Justice of the Peace in and for
the County and State aforesaid Samuel
Wood Aged Forty nine years who being duly
^sworn according to law upon ^his oath^ that Jamima 
Wood is the widow of James Wood, that he
is a son of James Wood, and is acquainted with
the Bible family Record which is attached
to the Declaration of Jamima Wood which
Declaration and Bible Record are in his possion
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at the time of writing this deposition that said
Record is marked B. to which the declaration is
attached and the Probate County Seal of Henry
County Indiana is [fixed] to the same and said
Declaration was sworn to on the thirteenth day
of November eighteen hundred and forty three
That the said Record attached to the said
Declaration is in the hand writing of his father
James Wood, that the said record of the family
was transfered from a smaller Bible more than
thirty years ago by his said Father James
Wood and he verily believes it the said Bible
Record to be the true Record of James Wood's family
That the said James Wood was a pensioner
of the United States at the rate of Ninety six
dollars a year, and the said Jamima Wood
his widow now resides in Henry County Indiana
 Samuel Wood
his mark
Subscribed and sworn to before
me on the day and year first
above written Joseph S Baker
Justice of the Peace

The words, (sworn) and (his oath) in the second deposition
in the eighth line were interlined before subscribed
Joseph S Baker J P

I Joseph S Baker an acting Justice of the
Peace in and for the County of Randolph and
State of Indiana, do certify that Thomas P.
Philips was duly sworn to and in my presence
subscribed, the former of the foregoing depositions
on the day of its date, and Samuel Wood
was duly sworn to and in my presence subscribed
the latter of the foregoing depositions on
the day of its date and that the said Thomas 
P. Philips and Samuel Wood are credible witnesses
and their statements are entitled to full credit
Given under my hand and seal, this fifteenth day of 
November, A.D. 1843 Joseph S Baker Justice of the peace
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State of Indiana
Randolph County  Ss
I A. K. Eaton [crossed out: Clerk of the Circuit Court] ^Auditor
in and for the County
and State aforesaid do certify that Joseph 
S. Baker is an acting Justice of the Peace in
and for the County and State aforesaid duly
commissioned and qualified and that the
foregoing signatures purporting to be his
are genuine

In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set
my hand and the seal
of said County this Eighteenth
day of November
in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred
and forty three -
A. K. Eaton Auditor
of Randolph County Ind -
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State of Indiana
Henry County Ss 
On this thirteenth day of
November in the year of our Lord one
thousand and eight hundred and forty three,
personally appeared before the Probate
Court in and for the County and State
aforesaid, Jamima Wood a resident
of the County of Henry and State of Indiana
aged sixty nine years past, who being
first duly sworn according to Law, doth
on her oath make the following Declaration, 
in order to obtain the benefit of the
provision, made by the Act of Congress
passed July 7th 1838 entitled an act granting
half pay and pensions to certain
widows That she is the widow of James
Wood, who was a private in the army
of the Revolution, and was placed upon
the Ohio pension Roll, at the rate of ninety-six 
dollars a year, and served as set forth
in his original Declaration, now on file
at the war office of the United States
and to which she refers for further
particulars respecting his services -
She further declares that she was married
to the said James Wood by License on the
fifteenth day of January in the year of our
Lord one thousand seven hundred and
ninety three, in the State of Virginia and in
Bottetourt County, She further declares that
she has a Bible Record of her marriage
and of the births of her children which
Record is in the hand writing of her said
husband, that said Record is more than thirty
years old, that the same has been in her
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possession ever since the same was
written which is more than thirty years
and that it is a true record of their family
That ^the annexed Record marked B is said
Record She further declares that she was
married to the said James Wood on the
fifteenth day of January in the year seventeen
hundred and ninety three and that her
husband the aforesaid James Wood 
died on the third day of January in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and Thirty nine, that he died in
Dark County State of Ohio, That she was
not married to him prior to his leaving
the service but the marriage took place
prior to the first of January Seventeen hundred
and ninety four viz at the time 
above stated, That she has not intermarried
but has remained a widow ever since the
death of her said husband, as will more
fully appear by refference to the proof
hereunto annexed
Jamima Wood
her mark
Subscribed and sworn to
in Open Court the day
and year first above
mentioned before me
Ralph Berkshire Judge of the Henry
Probate Court
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State of Indiana
Henry County Ss
I Samuel Hoover Clerk
of the Probate Court in and for the County
and State aforesaid do hereby certify that the
foregoing are the original proceedings
of said Court in the matter of the application
of Jamima Wood for a pension
I also certify that Ralph Berkshire Esqr is
Judge of the Probate Court duly Commissioned
and qualified and the foregoing
signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof
I have hereunto affixed
my seal of office and
subscribed my name
this thirteenth day of November
in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight
hundred and forty three
Samuel Hoover clerk

State of Indiana
Henry County Ss 
On this thirteenth day
of November in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and forty three
personally appeared before the subscriber
an acting Justice of the Peace in and for
the County and State aforesaid Rachel 
Frasier, who being duly sworn upon her
oath says that James Wood is dead, that he
died on the third day of January Eighteen hundred
and thirty nine, that Jamima Wood
is the widow of James Wood, who was a pensioner
of the United States that the said Jamima
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Wood has not intermarried but continued
widow of the said James Wood, That the
annexed record marked B is the
only Record of the family that she knows
of That she has known it as a family
Record for more than twenty years past
during which time it has been in the possession
of her mother, Jamima Wood, that the
hand writing is that of her father James
Wood and she verily believes it contains
a true statement of her Fathers family
Rachel Frazier
Subscribed and sworn to 
before me, this thirteenth day
of November A D. 1843
Jesse Osborn {seal}
Justice of the peace

State of Indiana
Henry County Ss
On this thirteenth day
of November A.D. 1843, before me an
acting Justice of the Peace in and for said
County, personally appeared ^David Frazier^ who being duly
sworn according to Law on his oath says
that James Wood is dead that he died on
the third day of January eighteen hundred
and thirty nine, that Jamima Wood is the
widow of the said James Wood and has
not intermarried since the death of her
said husband, that he has known the
annexed Record marked B for the space
of six years and he believes it to
be the true Record of James Wood's family
David Frazier
Subscribed and sworn to this 
thirteenth day of November AD 1843
before me
Jesse Osborn {seal}
Justice of the peace
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[printed text: Bible page from II. Maccabees]

B

James Wood Born the 4th day of [Feby]
one thousand seven hundred & sixty
One 

Jemima Phillips Born January 26th
one Thousand Seven hundred & seven^ty
four

[printed text: END OF THE APOCRYPHA]

James Wood & Jemima Phillips
Married January 15th 1793

Samuel W[oo]d Son of the above
Names, Born February 22d 1794

Also John Phillips Wood Born
November 28th 1795

Elizabeth Wood Born May
21st 1798
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Andrew Wood [Bor]n March
30th 1800

James Wood son of the W[illegible]
Born February 17th 1802

Benjamin Wood Born Feby
13th 1804

Nancey Wood Born July the
4th 1806

Washington Martin
Wood Born December
26th 1809

Mary Wood Born November
the 8th 1812

Sarah Wood Born
September 14th 1815

Rachel Wood Born
March 19th 1819
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[printed text: part of Bible page, Chap. XV of Apocrypha]

[printed text: title page of a Bible, printed 1809. Handwriting from reverse of the page has bled through]
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[crossed out: 10348] 10.348
Jemima Wood
Ohio
Act 7 July 38
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The name David Frazier was interlined before
subscribing
Jesse Osborn {seal}
Justice of the peace


State of Indiana
Henry County Ss
I Jesse Osborn an acting Justice of
the Peace in and for the County and
State aforesaid do certify that Rachel Frazier
was on this day by me duly sworn to
and in my presence subscribed the former
of the foregoing depositions and David Frazier
the was in my presence sworn and subscribed
the latter and also certify that the
said Rachel Frazier and David Frazier
are credible witnesses, Given under
my hand this thirteenth day of November 1843
Jesse Osborn
Justice of the peace


State of Indiana
Henry County Ss
 I Samuel Hoover Clerk
of the Circuit Court in and for the County
and State aforesaid do certify that Jesse
Osborn Esq is an acting Justice of the
Peace in and the County and State aforesaid
duly commissioned and qualified and
the foregoing signatures purporting to be
his are genuine 
In testimony whereof
I have hereunto
set my hand and
the seal of said Court
this thirteenth day of
November
A.D. 1843
Samuel Hoover clerk
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James Wood

16.433

Septr. 1819
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The State of Ohio Preble County Court of Common pleas of 
the Seventh Circuit within and for the said County of Preble.
On this twelfth day of September in the year of our Lord 
One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty personally appeared
in open Court being a Court of record expressly made and
created a court of Record by the Laws and ordinences of the
State of Ohio, having power to fine and imprison with Jurisdiction 
unlimited in point of account and keeping a record of its proceedings 
James Woods aged Sixty nine years and by occupation
a Farmer resident in this County of Preble aforesaid who being first
duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare, that he served
in the Revolutionary War as follows I entered the service in March
one thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Nine at Leesburgh in Virginia
for Eighteen months under Captain Peyton Harrison of the Second
Virginia Regiment. Afterwards I was a while under the command
of Captain Wales in the third Regiment of Newlevies commanded
by Colonel Abraham Beauford at Petersburgh after the defeat
of Colonel Beauford and the loss of the Muster Rolls and baggage 
of the Regiment I was returned and put in the new rolls
as a regular soldier enlisted during the war and as such I
continued to serve till regularly discharged at the end of
the war. I was at the battle of Guilford Court House in North Carolina
under Colonel Beauford in Captain Wallace's company, 
I was wounded in this battle by a ball which went
through my thigh in September Seventeen Hundred and
Eighty one as in the battle of Eutaw Springs in South Carolina
In November Seventeen Hundred and Eighty one I was attached
to Colonel Lee's Legion Infantry in Captain Rhudolph's Company
and I remained in this company till I was discharged at
Richmond in Virginia on the twenty first day of August Seventeen
Hundred and Eighty three and I have no other evidence now in
my power except the facts above stated and as contained in
my original declaration dated in June Eighteen Hundred
and Eighteen my original pension certificate is numbered
(16433) Sixteen Thousand four Hundred and Thirty three - and I
do solemly sware that I was a resident citizen of the United States
in the Eighteenth day of March Eighteen Hundred and
Eighteen and that I have not since that time by Gift Sale
or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof
with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself
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within the provisions of an act entitled "an act to provide for
certain person engaged in the Land and Naval services of the
United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the Eighteenth day of
March Eighteen Hundred and Eighteen, and that I have not nor
has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts
or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what
is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me Subscribed. 
I am by occupation a farmer and common labourer
but by age and the wound which I received in my thigh at
Guilford and for about eight months past by a pain in my
right arm and shoulder I am unable to support myself or
to work at my occupation - my family consists of my wife and Six
children who live with me the oldest named Benjamin aged Sixteen
years is weak and unable to do more then support himself
Nancy aged fourteen, Washington aged Eleven, Mary aged Eight
Sarah aged five and Rachel aged one year. The three
youngest are entirely unable to support themselves,
my porperty, is one mare, three Cows, two calves, one
Yearling Steer, four sows and Nineteen Young hogs, one old Sythe
two Sickles one Iron Wedge one log chain two pots two skillets one
large Kettle, Seven old Split bottomed Chairs, Three old Earthen dishes
Six old iron spoons. Ten old knives & forks, Ten old books two
Small Augers one Chisel and one old hand saw the aforesaid
property being of the worth of about the Hundred and Eighteen
Dollars and being the whole of the property, owned by me
James Wood
Sworn to and declared on the twelth
day of September Eighteen Hundred and
twenty in Open Court 
Jos. C. Hawkins Clk


Preble County Court of
Common pleas } 
I Joseph C. Hawkins Clk of the Court
of Common pleas for Preble County do hereby certify, that the
foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied
from the records of the said court and I do further certify that it is
the opinion of the ^said Court that the total account in value of the property
ex[illegible]ted in the aforesaid Schedule is One Hundred and Eighteen Dollars
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at
Eaton on this Ninth day of November 1820
Jos C. Hawkins Clk
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25 June 1818
Ohio
James Wood - Preble Cy
Private
Enlisted 2d March 1779 in the
2d. Virga Regt
Coll. Beauford
Served till Regt disbanded in Novr. 1781
when he Joined Col Lees Infantry &
served till 1783 -   On Va rolls

The judge will certify 
to the truth of the statement 
contained in the declaration 
and to the reduced circumstances
of the applicant.
Such certificate should be
attested by the seal of the
court.
15 Apl. 1819
Admitted

See his captains name
(Rudolph) in Lee's [Regim]
this roll is too early for
appt to be found thereon
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The State of Ohio
Personally appeared before the
subscriber Judge of the Supreme Court, James
Wood, a citizen of Preble County, Ohio, who
being duly sworn states, that on the second
of March seventeen hundred and seventy
nine, he entered into the army of the revolution
as a private soldier, by joining the company
of Captain Peyton Harrison, who belonged to the
second Virginia regiment on Continental establishment,
commanded by Col Beauford - that
he at first entered as a substitute for eighteen
months under a law of Virginia which required
every twenty five men to furnish, a man
to serve in the continental army for eighteen
months - a short time after his enlistment, he was
transfered to a company commanded by Captain
[illegible] - He continued to serve in the aforesaid
regiment, until it was dissolved which was sometime
in November seventeen hundred and eighty one
that he then joined Col Lees infantry in the
company of Captain Rudolph of South 
Carolina that he continued to serve in
this company until he was discharged at
Richmond in August seventeen hundred
and eighty three - his discharge he has since
lost - that during the above service he
was in the battles of Guilford, Eutaw Springs,
besides several skirmishes He was twice
wounded - the said James Wood further
states that his circumstances are reduced,
and that he stands in need of the aid of
his government, for whose assistance
he now applies, under the law of the last session
of Congress, providing for those whose
circumstances are reduced, and who served
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nine months or more in the revolutionary
war - that he is now about fifty seven
years old.
James Wood
Sworn and subscribed 
before me
this 28 June 1818
John Mclean


The State of Ohio
Personally appeared before
the subscriber judge of the Supreme Court
of Ohio Robert Kenedy and Jacob Long,
who being duly sworn states, that they are
well acquainted with the above deponent
James Wood, and that they know his circumstances 
are extremely reduced - he owns
no land, and has but very little personal
property - They state that he has a large family
and is so frail as to be unable by his
labour to provide for them - Also they
state that he is a man of good character
as to truth.
Jacob Long
Robt Kennedy
Sworn and subscribed
this 28 June 1818
John Mclean

I have some acquaintance
with the above deponents Jacob Long and
Robert Kenedy - they are worthy of credit
John Mclean
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It appears to my satisfaction, that the said
James Woods, did serve in the revolutionary war, as
stated in his affidavit, against the common enemy, for
the term of nine months, on the continental establishment; 
I also certify, that from a knowledge of his
circumstances, which I have lately acquired, he needs
the assistance of his country for support.
John Mclean
Judge of the Supreme
Court of Ohio.
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In reply to your request of [illegible], received Aug. 14,
for a statement of the military history of James Wood
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his ([the word or is crossed out] and his widow's) applications for pension on file in this Bureau.
Wid F. 4717.
DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
Mch. 1779
LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
[illegible] Aug. 1783
RANK.
Pri.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. | STATE.
CAPTAIN. | COLONEL.
Peyton Harrison | [illegible] | VA
Wales | Abraham Beauford
Wallace
Rudolph | Lee
Battles engaged in, wounded in thigh at battle of Guilford, Eutaw Springs.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enlisted at Leesburgh VA.
Date of application for pension, June 28, 1818 His cl. was al
Residence at date of application, Preble Co., Ohio.
Age at date of application, B. July 4, 1761; d. Jan 3, 1839 in Darke Co., Ohio
Remarks: Soldier married in Botetourt Co., Va Jan 13, 1793.
Jemima, who was born Jan. 26, 1774, dau. of John Phillips. She
was allowed pension on an application executed Nov 13. 1843,
while a res. of Henry Co., Ind. Children: Samual b. Feb 22, 1794,
Alva John Phillips, b. Nov. 28, 1795, Elizabeth b. May 21, 1798, Andrew,
b. Mch. 30, 1800, James b. Feb. 17, 1802, Benjamin, b. Feb. 13, 1804, Nancy,
b. July 4. 1806, Washington Martin, b. Dec. 20, 1809, Mary, b. Nov. 8, 1812,
Sarah, b. Sept. 14, 1815, Rachel, b. Mch. 19, 1819
Very respectfully,
E. B. Brood
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repo.

8595
Indiana

Jemima Wood
widow of James Wood
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818
and who died on the 3 Jany 1839
of Dark Co in the State of Ohio
who was a private in the Com
commanded by Captain [blank] of the 
[blank] commanded by Buford & Lee in
the Virga. line for 3 years & 4 mo

Inscribed on the Roll of Madison
at the rate of 80 Dollars 00
Cents per annum,[crossed out to commence on the 4th day of
March, 1836] and commence 3 Jany 1839

Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of
Augt 1844 and sent to Samuel
Clinton, Marshall, Ill.
Clark County

Total amount,
$ [blank]

{Act July 7, 1838.}
Recorded by F. S. Swann  Clerk,
Book D Vol. 1 No. Page 433,
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June 5 - 1901
W. L. Curry, Columbus Ohio

1909, Aug. 17. History to
E. B. Wood, Cass Lake, Minn
as per letter from Hon. C. A.
Lindbergh, [within]
F M

1933 July 29 - Miss Ellen
Wood ref. to C. G. Gen [?]ecto
for date of widow's death

Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 4717
Jemima Wood
Wid.
Jas. Wood
Pvt. Va Line
Act: March 3rd, 43, June 17th 44
Index: - Vol. M, Page 352
(Arrangement of 1870.)
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7 Jan. 1844 

Sir. Samuel Clinton who is now about for to place requested on leaving [illegible] would transmit the concerned certificate as evidence in the conference [illegible] have the honor to enclose it according to his 

Very Respectfully
[illegible]
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Marshall, Clark County, Illinois Apr 3 1844
Mr Giddings
Dear Sir
I write to request
you to aid in forwarding a pension
claim the papers for procuring
which I forwarded to the War
Department some three or four
months since, the Claimant is an
old lady of my acquaintance, formerly
from Ohio, whose name is Jemima
Wood living in Henry County Indiana
the papers and abundance of proof
[crossed out: has] of all that is required has already
been forwarded to the Commissioner
of Pensions (I think at least that
all is there) I think all that is necessary
is to examine the claim and
the certificate can be procured
It is her request that the certificate
should be sent to me at Marshall
Clark County Illinois, that I may
make out the power of attorney
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and send the same to her, for this
favor of the same lies in my power
shall feel in duty ^bound to [crossed out: return] make
recompense, and expect to become
again, a resident of your District
in a few months, Yours Respectfully
Samuel Clinton

Hon J R Giddings
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Hall of Reps
April 12. 1844

Sir
I herewith transmit a letter
from Mr Clinton with a request
that you will favor him with
the information requested
Yours Respectfully
[M Giddings]

J L. Edwards Esq
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Jemimah Wood
Inda.
act 3 March 43 & 44
$80
No. act 1843  6761
[No. act] 1844  299

Hiram Bell
Greenville
Indiana
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State of Ohio
Darke County } ss
In the Court of Common
Pleas September
Term AD 1844
On this ninth day of September AD 1844
personally appeared before the judges of
the Court of Common Pleas of said County
at Greenville in said County in open
Court Rachel Frazer  a resident
of Henry County and State of Indiana
and formerly a resident of the said County
of Darke and State of Ohio who being
first duly sworn deposeth and saith
that Jemimah Wood who is now in this
open Court and who is now endeavoring
to establish her right to a pension as
widow of James Wood, late of Darke
County Ohio, deceased is the widow of
said James Wood that said James Wood
died on the third day of January AD 1839
at the said County of Darke and was then
a pensioner and had for many years previous
thereto drown pension money from the
United States of America as a Revolutionary
soldier that, this deponent has very often
seen the family Bible of the said James Wood
and that said family Bible contained a
record of the time of marriage of the said
James Wood with the said Jemimah, his
now widow, together with a record of the
Births of the said James and Jemimah and
of the Births of the children of said marriage
that said record was in the following words
and figures "James Wood & Jemima
Philips were married January 15th 1793"
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as appears from a copy of said record [crossed out]
Copied from said record and now referred
to by this deponent and as this deponent
well and distinctly remembers, that the
said family Bible containing said record
was the common family Bible of the said
James Wood and for many years say
16 - years last past before the death of
said James Woods remained in the house
of said James Wood and that after the
death of said James Wood the same
Continued in the possession of the said
Jemimah Wood, widow of said James
Wood with said record therein to the
personal knowledge of this deponent
until about the 1st of February A.D.
1844. when a man calling himself Samuel
Clinton come to the house of the
said Jemimah and represented himself
an agent of the Government of Washington
and further that he was engaged in obtaining
pensions for persons entitled to the same
that the said Jemimah Wood then engaged
said Clinton to obtain her pension as
widow of said James Wood that said Clinton
then drew up papers, as deponent
understood, for that purpose and the said
Jemimah accompanied him to the County
seat of said County of Henry ^Indiana for the purpose
of accomplishing the same that
While the said Clinton was at the house
of said Jemimah Wood he examined the
family Bible before mentioned, and said
that he ought to have the said record
before stated, of the time of marriage of
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the said James Wood to the said Jemimah
his said Widow that said Clinton then
with the consent of this deponent and the
said Jemimah cut the said record out
of the said family Bible (leaving a copy
thereof) and took the same away
with him that the said Clinton stated
that he would obtain the allowance by
the war department at Washington [crossed out] of the
said pension to said Jemimah as widow
of said James Wood and write [some]
Osborne, a Justice of the peace of said County
of Henry Indiana, and obtain the [tempary] 
papers to get payment for said
Widow of said pension; that said Clinton
has not since been heard to the knowledge
of this deponent, and has not written 
said Osborn as she is informed
and believes. Deponent would further
state that said Jemimah Wood is the
mother of children of the said marriage
now of the age of 48 years and under and
sons of said James Wood and that the
said Jemimah Wood is still widow of the
said James Hood decd and unmarried at
this time. and further deponent saith not
rachel frazier
Sworn to and subscribed
in open court, this
9th day of September AD 1844
John Beers clerk

Darke [Cm] Pleas Sept [Term] 1844
The State of Ohio Darke County } ss
We the undersigned Judges of the Court
Common Pleas in and for said County
do certify that on this ninth day of September
AD 1844 appeared before us in our
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said Court, in open Court Rachel Frazier whose
name appears subscribed to the foregoing affidavit
and then being first duly sworn subscribed
the same, and we certify that, the said
deponent is a person of credibility.
James Hays Snr judge [Asoc...] 
George Adams jr As judge
Newberry York jr As judge
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The State of Ohio
Darke County } 
In the Court of Common
Pleas September Term AD. 1844
On this the ninth day of September
AD 1844 Jemimah Wood personally
appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common
Pleas of the County of Darke and State of
Ohio, in open Court, now temporarily
residing with her children in Henry County
and State of Indiana but, formerly and 
permanently a resident of the County of
Darke and State of Ohio, aged seventy years
the 26th day of January AD 1844 who being
duly sworn according to law doth on
her oath make the following declaration
in order to obtain the benefit of the
provisions made by the act of Congress
passed [crossed out: the] July 7th 1838 entitled "an act
granting half pay and pensions to certain
widows" that she is the widow of James
Wood who was a private in the army
of Revolution[crossed out: ary] and a Pensioner under
the Laws of Ohio and inscribed on
the Pension list Roll of the Ohio Agency
at the rate of eight dollars per month
commencing on the 8th day of June AD
1818, as appears by a copy of a certificate
from the war department dated the second
day of August AD 1819. She further
declares that she was married to the said
James Wood on the 15th day of January
AD 1793 in the County Bottetourt and
State of Virginia;, that her husband the aforesaid
James Wood died on the 3d day of
January AD 1839 in the County of Darke
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and State of Ohio; that, she was not married
to him prior to [crossed out: the] his leaving the service
but, that the said marriage took place
previous to the first day of January AD
1794 viz; at the time above stated. The
said Jemimah Wood further declares
and deposes that a record of the said marriage
was kept in the family Bible
of her said husband which said record
contained the times of Birth of the said
James Wood and this deponent and
the time of their said marriage and
also the times of Birth of the children
of said marriage; that the times of Birth
and the time of the marriage of this
deponent with the said James Wood
was made shortly after said marriage
and that the same Bible contained the
family Bible and contained said record
and continued in the house of said James
Wood from about the time of the said marriage
up to the time of said James Woods death
and from thence remained in the
possession of this deponant hitherto; that
about the first of February AD 1844 one
Samuel Clinton came to this deponent
then staying with a son in law in Henry
County and State of Indiana and represented
himself an agent of the government
at Washington and stated that he was in
the business of obtaining pensions for
widows and persons entitled thereto and
this deponent then being desirous of
obtaining her pension as widow of
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her said husband engaged the said Clinton
to ^do the same that said Clinton then
proposed papers for that pension and
stated that he must have the said record
for that purpose or evidence of her said marriage
with said James Wood; that this deponent
consented that he should take the same
that said Clinton then cut out of said family
Bible the leaf containing the said record and
leaving a copy of the same took the original
away that the said record so far as related
to the said marriage was in the following
words & figures "James Wood & Jemima
Phillips were married January 15th 1793"
as appears by said Copy left and as this deponent
well remembers; that this deponent then
went with said Clinton to the County seat of
Henry County Indiana and there before a
Court made oath to the facts contained in
the papers proposed by said Clinton; that said
Clinton stated to this deponent that he would
obtain an allowance and entry of [crossed out]
this deponent on the rolls of the pension
office at Washington and within ninety days
^term the time he was with this deponent write to
one Osborn a Justice of the peace of Henry
County Indiana and obtain the necessary
papers to enable this deponent to get her
said pension in money; that this deponent
has not heard since that time from the said
Clinton nor has he written said Osborn
as this deponent is informed and believes
and that she has no knowledge whatever
what has become of said [crossed out: Osborn] ^Clinton or the
matter of her said application and
knows not where to find him or the
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said record and that she has made
much enquiry after him and can [crossed out]
hear nothing of him or his place of abode.
Deponent states that she is still unmarried
and the widow of said James Wood and
the same person called Jemimah Phillips
in said record of said marriage, and that
this deponent has no other evidence of [crossed out]
record to prove the [crossed out: time] said marriage
and further the deponent saith not -
Jemimah Wood
her mark
 
State of Ohio
Darke County } ss 
[?] } Com Pleas
September Term AD 1844
We the undersigned judges of the Court of Common Pleas
in and for said county do certify that Jemima Wood
whose name appears subscribed to the foregoing declaration, 
on this ninth day of September AD 1844
appeared, in her proper person, before us in our
said court and being first duly sworn did there 
in open court, upon her oath make and subscribe
the the said declaration, the same being
first read to her in open court; and we certify
that the said Jemimah Wood is a person of respectability
and credibility.
James Hays Snr [Associate] judge
George Adams jr [Ass] judge
Newberry York jr [Ass] judge

The State of Ohio
Darke County } ss
I John Beers clerk of the court of common
wit[illegible]  and for said county of Darke do hereby certify that the foregoing
Jam[illegible] George Adams and Newberry York are Judges of said
court duly commissioned and qualified as such and that
the foregoing signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of said court this 9th
of September AD 1844 John Beers clerk
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Greenville October 14th 1844
Dear Sir
enclosed I send you the application
of Jemima Wood the widow of James Wood
late of Darke County Ohio [dec] [?w] a
Pensioner  I Hope the papers may be
satisfactory to enable her to draw the
pension - you will perceive that the
family record the original has been
taken for this purpose and probaly may
be on file in your office under the same 
application as [she has] stated  if anything
further is required please inform me
and I will thank you to let me
know the result of her application as
soon as your business permits your
attention to this application - please to
send me the [late] forms } respectfully
Hiram Bell

J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions }
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Continental                   Wood, James         W. 4,717
Va.                Jemima
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Greenville Darke County O
June 9th 1845
To the Commissioner of Pensions of the United
States
Sir
You are hereby authorised and
requested to make my certificate for a Pension
payable to the Ohio Agency at Cincinnati Ohio
and forward the same to my attorny Hiram
Bell of Darke County Ohio who has applied for
the same     witness my hand this 9th day of
June A D 1875
Jemima Wood
her mark
Witnesses
R. A. [Suadr]
J. F. McDowell

Greenville June 9th 1845
Sir,
fearing that you was waiting for
the above authority before you forwarded [crossed out: your]
The certificate of Mrs Woods for a Pension I
have [crossed out: sent] procured it and herewith have sent
it to you I hope her certificate will be
forwarded without delay
June 14th 1845 I kept this [on] Tuesdays mail of
Greenville, thinking the certificate might
arrive - but did not I mail it now
at Columbus direct your letter to me
at Greenville Darke County Ohio
Respectfully
Hiram Bell

Com of Pensions
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[stamp: FREE]

[illegible]wards
Washington City
D C
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Marshall Clark County Illinois Nov 24th 1843
Mr J L Edwards
Sir Enclosed is the Declaration of
Jamima Wood for investigation at your office
The result of said investigation may be reported
to your humble servant at Marshall Clark
County Illinois
Yours with respect
Samuel Clinton
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[letterhead: TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,]
September 7th 1841

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States," The widow of James Wood, decd
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Ohio Agency, at
the rate of Eight Dollars and - Cents
per [crossed out: annum] ^month under the law of the 18th March 1818, has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1839.
to the 3d January 1840. 
Respectfully yours
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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The State of Ohio
Warren County } 
I Matthias Corwin Junr Clerk of the Supreme
court of the State of Ohio within and for the County of
Warren aforesaid do hereby certify that John McLean Esquire
is one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio
(and hath been from May AD 1816) duly commissioned and
Sworn into office and to whose official acts as such full faith
and credit are and of right ought to be given as well
in Courts of Record as thereout - 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the Court
aforesaid at Lebanon this 29th day of
June A.D. 1819.
Matthias Corwin Junr
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V 10.348

Jemima Woods 
Ohio

Suspd
let to Hon J. R Giddings
May 20 '44

Act 7th July '38
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10.348
Jemima Woods
Ohio
Act 7th July '38

Add
2 years
priv
$80 per an

to commence 3d
Jan 7 '39.

Saml Clinton Esq
Marshall
Clark Co
Ill
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[postmark: MARSHALL Ill.
DEC 3]

[stamp: FREE]

Hon J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pension
Washington City
D. C.


Decem 11 1843

Ill
[crossed out: Ann Pierce
Mary Fox } illegible] ] 
add [under] Jemima Wood
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Marshall Clark County Illinois Dec 3rd 1843
Sir
I enclose the Declarations of Ann Pierce and
Mary Fose together with some proof [?] death &c also
the depositions Thomas Z Philips and Samuel Wood
relating ^to a Family Record of Jemima Woods, which
together with her Declaration was forwarded, to your
Office some days since the result of the investigation
of said claims or declarations with the proof accompanying
the same, may be reported to your humble
Servant at Marshall Illinois Yours Respectfully
Samuel Clinton

Hon J L Edwards
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[letterhead: C. A. LINDBERGH
6TH DISTRICT, MINN.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WASHINGTON]

Aug. 11, 1909.

My dear Sir:
I respectfully request a certificate, blanks for which
I am informed are prepared by the "Sons of the American
Revolution", of Revolutionary "Widow, File No. 4717, Jemima
Wood, Wid. James Wood, Pvt. Virgina Line." It is especially
desired to be shown that Samuel Wood is a son of James Wood,
pensioner, as appears by his affidavit on file with original
papers. Kindly forward same to R. B. Wood, Cass Lake, Minn.
Respectfully,
C. A. Lindbergh

Hon. Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
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6467-43

[stamp: U. S. PENSION OFFICE
K
JUN 1 1901]

[stamp: U. S. P. B.
[illegible] WAR & NAVY
JUN 5 1901
FILES.]

[stamp: Finance Division
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
JUN 4 1901]

[letterhead: STATE OF OHIO.
DEPARTMENT OF SOLDIERS ' CLAIMS]
Columbus, May 31st. 1901

Hon. H. Clay Evans,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Sir:-
A Revolutionary soldir by the name of James Wood is buried
at Greenville, O. It is stated on his monument that he was in the battle
of Guilford Courthouse and also at Eutau Springs. As he did
not die until 1840, it is thought by his friends that his ^name is on the
pension rolls. If he did draw pension, will you please forward me a
certificate of his service.

Yours very truly,
W. L. Curry
Commissioner of Soldiers' Claims.
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224 Sheridan St.
Ridgeville, Indiana
July 11, 1933

Veteran's Administration
Rev. War Pension Dept.,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir: 
Rev. War Pension Claim
S.40261.

Enclosed you will find data in regard
to my ancestor John Phillips. A
previous letter, some years ago, from
your office states, "He was allowed
a pension on his application executed
Feb. 1, 1819 while a resident of Butler
Co., Ohio." Please give me the date
of his death and where he died.
Also, the names of any members of
his family which he may mention
or may be mentioned. While I
am positive this is our John Phillips,
names of family must be mentioned
to identify him. If identification
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can be made, please state the
cast of photostatic copies of
the record, as proof of service
such as can be used by
patriotic organizations.

I have the copies of all of
Jemima Phillips Wood's pension
papers. She was the widow
of James Wood. They were sent in
from Henry Co. Indiana-
Widow, File No. 4717, Jemima Wood
Wid. James Wood Pvt. Va. Line
Pensioned ^from June 28, 1818.
Ctf.. 16433
Issued Aug. 2, 1819
Please send me the date of
Jemima Wood's death.

Thanking you,
Very truly yours,
(Miss) Ellen A. Wood
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John Phillips
Our records show the
Phillips family was in Pennsylvania.
Jemima, his daughter and my
Grandmother, was born 1774
in Delaware. They were in
Virginia in 1793. Came to Butler
Co. Ohio before the War of 1812.
various
The Phillips family lived in ^various places of
Ohio for many years. John
Phillips had two wives and
a number of children. His oldest
son was Samuel who was a
brother of my Jemima.
My record states he was
born in 1852.
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July 29, 1933

John Phillips, S. 40261
James Wood, W. 4717
BA-J/MLB

Miss Ellen A. Wood
224 Sheridan Street
Ridgeville, Indiana

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request
information relative to John Phillips, S. 40261, such as date
and place of his death and names of members of his family
mentioned in his pension claim; also the date of death of
Jemima Wood, widow of James Wood, W. 4717; both were
pensioners of the Revolutionary War.

The claims of both pensioners named by you have been
examined carefully and in the claim of John Phillips the only
family data given was in 1822 when the soldier, while a resident
of Morgan Township, Butler County, Ohio, stated that his
family consisted of his wife, whose name he did not state, an
orphan boy named Isaac Young, aged twelve years, and an orphan
girl, Jane McCotter, aged about thirteen years; he did not
state the relationship of the children to him.

The date and place of John Phillips' death are not shown
in the papers on file in his pension claim and in order to obtain
the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid and
possibly the date of his death, you should write to the
Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division,
this city, citing the following data:- John Phillips, Certificate
No. 12041, issued June 18, 1819, rate $8 per month, commenced
February 1, 1819, Act March 18, 1818, Ohio Agency.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension in
the case of Jemima Wood, widow of James Wood (W. 4717), you
should also furnish the Comptroller General the following data:
Jemima Wood, widow of James Wood, Certificate 6467, issued
December 4, 1844, rate $80 per annmu commenced March 4, 1843,
Act March 3, 1843, and June 17, 1844, Ohio Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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August 17, 1909.

Hon. Charles A. Lindbergh,
House of Representatives.

My dear Mr. Lindbergh:
In response to your letter dated the 11" and
received the 14” instant, I have the honor to advise you that a history
of the Revolutionary War services of James Wood, Wid. File No. 4,717,
has this day been forwarded to Mr. E. B. Wood, Cass Lake, Minnesota, as
you requested.

Very respectfully,

Acting Commissioner.