Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,495, Timothy Wood, New York

SERVICE
New York
Wood, Timothy
NUMBER _____
S. 23495
CONTENTS

24459
note New York
Timothy Wood of Putnam Co in the State of New York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Ellison of the regt. commanded by Col. _____ in the N.Y. ma. line for 18 mos.
inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 60 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of Decr. 1833 and sent to
Hon. Wm. D. H. Rep s
Arrears to the 14th of Sept 1833. $130. 00 Semi-annual allowance ending March 34. 30. 00
$180. 00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk
Book 6 Vol. 4 Page 128

No 14512
Timothy Wood Putnam Co. N. York
Suspended.
14. 16
P. 381
May 8 33
John Morhouse Esq Putnam Co. N. York

BRIEF in the case of  Simeon Wood  of Putnam Co. in the State of  NYork  (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? 73  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Drafted In 1776 3 Private Gen. Van Rensselaer  Col. Crosby   Volunteered 1777 Service 2 at different times Col. Morgan  Col. Purdie   Drafted 77 or 78 3 Col. Baug   Drafted 1779 Service Gen. Arnold  Col. Delavan   Drafted or Vol. 1 6 Gen. Lafayette  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Town of Goshen Orange Co NYork  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional evidence  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Not properly attested 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Geo. B. Whiting Examining Clerk.

Timothy Woods
Pensylvania papers

State of New York County of Putnam } ss. On this 15 day of October in the year of our Lord 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Oyer & Terminer now sitting at the Court house in the town of Carmel in Putnam County. Timothy Wood a resident of the town of Philipstown in the said County aged seventy three 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 act of Congress passed June 7. 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, served as herein after stated, That in the fall of the year 1776, he resided in the town of Cromwell in the County of Orange & State of New York, & was enrolled in a company of militia in that town commanded by Capt. Vanduzer. - the regiment was commanded by Col. Woodhull. Capt. Van- duzer's company was ordered to furnish a certain number of men to serve as a guard. the company was called together and a draft was made from it of a number of men. this declarant was with others drafted for a term of three months That very soon after the draft, the soldiers who were drafted marched or were after passing the river placed under under the Command of Lieut. Col. Crossly to the river & marched to Fishkill  crossed over to Fishkill & the company lay near that place for the period of three months for which the declarant was drafted. at the expiration of the term they were all discharged who were drafted from Capt. Vanduzer's company. & declarant returned to his place of residence in Cromwell
The declarant lived about 3 or 4 miles from Fort Montgomery  Fort & within the hearing of the guns at that place, that whenever an alarm was given, the militia of that vicinity were always ordered out in defence of the Country, that in the year 1777 in the summer, that section of the country was alarmed by the firing of three guns at Fort Montgomery  West Point . the three guns were the signal of alarm. The declarant & others immediately assembled to the reservoir of about thirty & chose Cromwell Sands for their captains and - Longden for their lieutenant  the  the  they to have officers of their own choosing, and went directly to the  the

after they had so chosen their officers whenever the whole alarm guns were fired each soldier lay himself immediately repaired to the Fort  West Point , there to meet the residue of the company, and always remained until the cause of the alarm ceased when they returned to their homes. The declarant believes that during this year 1777 he was engaged in the service of his country in such alarms as much as two months. Governor Clinton had the command of Fort Montgomery on several if not all occasions when declarant was there in 1777. It was this year that the fort was taken by the enemy, they approached it from the woods or mountains in the rear. On that side there was little or no security to defend from attack. The fort was taken early in the month of October, and immediately the whole of Capt. Vanduzer's company of militia including the declarant were ordered out and they continued under arms until some time after the enemy abandoned said fort. It was not abandoned until after news had been rec d of the taking of Gen. Burgayne's army but the precise time the declarant cannot tell.
Early in the year of 1778 or perhaps in Dec r 1777 a draft was again made & a great part of Capt. Vanduzer's company were drafted & Capt. Vanduzer himself took the charge of the company, made up of the drafted men, and marched to Ramapo & remained there encamped for about one month, when Capt. Vanduzer left the company & Capt. Morris took the command & remained for some time longer. When Capt. Morris left the company and Capt. Pierson took the command, & continued until the term for which they were drafted expired when they were discharged & returned home. His service was for three months or more. They were employed during this time in guarding the roads, protecting property & detecting horse thieves. sometimes they went below the English neighborhood & as far as the town of Bergen.
That in the spring or summer of 1779 the declarant was on a visit to his uncle, Isaac Wood in Poughkeepsie, & whilst there was enrolled in Capt. Badger's company of militia and a draft was there made & the declarant was drafted & with others who were drafted returned to

Forkhill, where he remained performing such duty as was required until the fall of that year, from thence Colonel went to West Point and remained there through the winter, & until the next summer which was 1780, he was engaged on West Point through the winter in very little actual service, during the forepart of the summer whilst Colonel was at West Point, and Gen. Arnold in command the guns were all brought out of the fort & placed near the river on the north side of the plain, after the guns were placed in this situation it was announced that Gen. De La Fayette's forces were to be inured & that a draft was to be made for that purpose unless volunteers could be obtained, some volunteered, & this Colonel either volunteered or was detached from the service at West Point & placed in the company commanded by Capt. Daniel Delavan, the company of Capt. Delavan as soon as organized crossed the river & marched the first day to Peekskill, the next day marched to Kirklans Point & then crossed over to Stony Point, from there passed their quarters to New Jersey, it was soon after their arrival in New Jersey that the treason of Arnold was made known & Andre apprehended. The company of Capt. Delavan it was soon lay out about two miles from the place where Andre was executed some of the company went to see the execution, the company of Delavan was moving back & forth from place to place until late in the fall or winter when the captain refused to discharge them although their times were out, & some had been out for a long time, the company being composed of volunteers or drafted men who were in the service for different periods. Sergeant Isaac Stewart, on the captain refusing to discharge them, marched the company to the tent of Gen. De La Fayette & he saw them coming came out & enquired what was the matter - the sergeant answered nothing, only their times were out & they wanted to be discharged, he then looked at the certificates which several of the company had with them which showed that their time of service had expired, he directed them back to their tents &

I said he would see that they were discharged, that day or the next they were discharged or rather the Capt. discharged his company to Do keepside & they were there discharged. The period from which the declarant was drafted at Do keepside until his discharge at the same place was about eighteen months during all which time the declarant was in the military service of the country.
The declarant has no documentary evidence of his service & knows of no person who can testify to his service other than those whose depositions are hereto annexed.
The declarant hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that her name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
The declarant was born in the town of Goshill in the County of Orange in the state of New York in the year 1759. That he has a record of his age in his family bible. That he was living in Goshill when called into the service before the year 1779. & that year he was called into the service from Do keepside. He was never voluntarily drafted, but cannot now say whether he did not on some occasion volunteer, when the company all were out & he with them it was by order of Capt. Vanduzer. The declarant has lived ever since the revolutionary war in the town of Philipstown, now in the county of Putnam.
Gen De La Fayette, Col. Van Cortlandt, Major Gales, Capt. Delavan, General Hand were some of the officers in the service with the declarant in New Jersey. Gen. G. Clinton & Gen. J. Clinton were at Fort Montgomery when the declarant was in the service there. General Arnold, & Col. Mullen were in command at West Point whilst the declarant was there in the service.
Declarant never received any discharge in writing from the service. Declarant is the widow of  Henry Haught of Philipstown  one of the  sons of  the late  Declarant's  father  of  Philipstown  County , who resides in her neighborhood. also with David Snapp Esquire a justice of the peace living in the same neighborhood. both of whom he believes

— can testify as to his character for veracity & good behavior & this belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution.
Timothy Wood
Sworn & subscribed the day and year aforesaid J. Mouhouse Clerk of said court
We Henry  Henry  Stoughton  Stoughton a resident of Philipstown in the county of Putnam & David Knapp a justice of the peace of said county both residing in the town of Philipstown in said county do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Timothy Wood who has subscribed hereto to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy three 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 concur in that opinion.
Henry Stoughton
David Knapp
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid J. Mouhouse Clerk of said court
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interroga- tories 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, Henry Stoughton & David Knapp Esquires who have signed the foregoing certificate are residents in Philipstown in Putnam county, are credible per- sons & their statement is entitled to credit.
Charles H. Briggs Presiding Judge Frederick Stone Barnet Boon Judges

State of New York, County of Orange ss.
Personally appeared before me a jus- tice of the Peace for the County aforesaid, on this the 3 d day of Sept 1832. John Wood a person well known to me and being duly sworn, deposes and says.— I am the brother of the within named Timothy Wood. He enlisted in the year 1779 in the same regiment with myself. We marched to Forkhill, and was there I think it was, that we were separated, he going to the South and I to the North. I know nothing more of his services in that enlistment except that I think he was discharged about the same time that I was, which was in January 1781 — He was in our arms and on many short volunteer expeditions during the war which I well remember. But do not recollect the times or dates of these services Further this informant saith not. — Sworn and Subscribed John Wood This 3 d day of September 1832 before me
William A Clark Jd. Peace.
State of New York
Orange County ss I Asa D. Dunning Clerk of the said County do certify that William A Clark before whom the preceding affidavit was sworn was, at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County and duly empowered to administer Oaths — and further that I am acquainted with his hand writing and truly believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature — Witness my hand and seal of office this 7 th day of September 1832
Asa D. Dunning

October 29, 1931
BA-J/MCS
Mr. Lyman Wood 1433 Junction Avenue Racine, Wisconsin
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter of October 8, 1931, requesting information in regard to Timothy Wood, a soldier of the Revolution.
The data furnished herein are obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S. 23495, based upon the service of Timothy Wood during the Revolution.
He was born in 1759 at Cornwall, New York.
While living there he enlisted in the fall of 1776 and served until late in 1780 or early in 1781, at various times amounting to eighteen months in all, as private with the New York troops under Captains Van Duzer, Cornwall Sands, Morvin, Pierson, Badger, and Daniel Delavan, and Colonel Woodhull. He was in the capture of Fort Montgomery.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 15, 1832, at which time he was living in Philipstown, Putnam County, New York, where he had lived since the Revolution.
In 1832, John Wood stated that he was the brother of Timothy.. Isaac Wood, uncle of the soldier, was living in Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1779. There are no further data relative to the soldier's family found in the papers of this pension claim.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator
His brother John stated that he was discharged in January, 1781

sion on file in this Bureau.
Timothy Wood Sur. File 23495
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Fall of 1776 18 mos Pvt. Van Duzer Woodhull N.Y.   at various times Cornwall Dands   Horner   Pearson   Badger   Daniel Delavan  
Battles engaged in, Taking of Fort Montgomery Residence of soldier at enlistment, Cornwall Orange Co. N.Y. Date of application for pension, Oct 1832 Residence at date of application, Phippsburg Putnam Co. N.Y. Age at date of application, born at Cornwall N.Y. in 1759
Remarks: The above noted is the only data recd. from the soldier.
brother John

B R I E F objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Sammy Wood which require further proof or explanation.
I. 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 amount of pension he is entitled? yes 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? yes

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? No  Three witnesses
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?
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? No
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? Yes  No
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes
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 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 _____ months 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 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 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.
†QUERE 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.
‡QUERE XVI. 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 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.

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by L. D. L.
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant Timothy Wood, or
Soldier Timothy W. Wood
Service N. Y. & Conn.
Additional Service Rev. War
No. _____ claim, State records _____, 190_____
No claim, combination records _____, 190_____
REMARKS:
No claim except I. # 23495

Revolution
23495 INVALID.
File No. 23495-
Timothy Wood Rev Rev War
Act: June 7 th 92
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 481
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1909 July 10 Hist. Soc Mrs H. E. Haskins. V. 2, p. 4 1931 Oct. 29 hist. town Lyman Wood. See correspondence in Rev. Ch. John Wood W. 4104. M.C.S.

Frampton N. J. July 6 - 89.
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.
Can you give me any information of Jared Hinckley who enlisted in Capt Andrew Fitch's Comp. 4 th Conn. regiment. & also of a Percy Wood or Percy W. Wood who is supposed to have enlisted in Col. Enos regiment from some place on the Hudson R. in the Revolutionary War. Will be very grateful for any record you can give me, concerning the above

partier
Address
Mrs A. E. Haskins 99 Lemmonings St Irvington N. Jersey -

New York Revol.
Timothy Woods Supplement
See letter to
Jonathan Moorhouse 1. Oct. 1833.
Genl. Ward
Oct 7. June 1832

State of New York Putnam County } ss. I Jonathan Morehouse clerk of the county of Putnam do hereby certify that Stephen Penkney before whom the annexed affidavit of Enach Crossley was taken, and who has also given the annexed certificate of the credibility of the said Enach Crossley, was at the time of the taking said affidavit and at the time of giving the said certificate, a justice of the peace in & for the county of Putnam duly commissioned & sworn, and that I am acquainted with his handwriting & sincerely believe his signature to be genuine and I do further certify, that the declaration of the within named Timothy Wood, the affidavit of Henry Haught & David Knapp the affidavit of John Wood & the affidavit of Enach Crossley which are hereto annexed, are the original papers upon which the opinion of the court in the application of the said Timothy Wood for a pension was given
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office as clerk this 13 th day of 1833 June 1833 J. Morehouse Clk

State of New York Putnam County } ss I Stephen Pinkney a justice of the peace in & for the said county, do hereby certify that the an- nexed affidavit of Enach Broslay was taken before me as such justice of the peace on the twelfth day of October 1832. and I do hereby further certify that the said Enach Broslay is a credible witness. Dated.
Stephen Pinkney, Justice of the Peace

Service of 2 mo. indefinite & disallowed
It is also deemed a fair construction that from the time of his draft to that of marching to West point he was not in actual service & from that time to his join- ing Delavan was 6 mo & 6 mo. under that officer Consented to Genl Ward
Amount
18 mo per
60 $

Timothy Waad. Benedict Baker 145-12

Putnam County ss. Enach Brosby of the town of South East in the County of Putnam & State of New York being duly sworn each before say that he is eighty two years old that he was a soldier in the revolution, that in the year 1780 he was in the service at West Point when troops were to be drafted or otherwise furnished to man the Fort under General De Pe Layette, that this deponent volunteered & with others who either volunteered or were drafted formed a company the command of which was given to Capt Daniel Delavan, the company marched to Redbank, then to Ver Plank's point where they crossed the river to Stony Point & then marched into New- Jersey & were absent from West Point six or seven months, on duty the whole time, That Timothy Wood who has signed the preceding declaration was a member of the company of the said Daniel Delavan during that campaign, that he distinctly recalls the name & appearance of the said Timothy Wood & is perfectly satisfied that he was in the company of Capt Delavan with this deponent as aforesaid. This deponent was a sergeant in said company & from that circumstance thinks he paid more atten- tion than he otherwise would to the soldiers.
Enach Brosby
Sworn & subscribed this 12 th
day of October 1832 before
me Stephen Pinkney
a justice of the peace in & for Putnam County
Putnam County ss. I Jonathan Morehouse Clerk of the county of Putnam in the state of New York do hereby certify that Stephen Pinkney before whom the foregoing affidavit appears to have been taken was at the time a Justice of the peace in said County & duly authorized to administer oaths, & that I believe the signature "Stephen Pinkney" is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 15 th day of October 1832
J Morehouse

I, Jonathan Stonehouse clerk of the court of Oyer & terminer of Putnam county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Timothy Wood for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the 16 th day of October A.D. 1832 J. Stonehouse
Timothy Wood's pension paper 145-12
Geo. H. Lyman

State of New York } Orange County } ss. I William A Clark, a justice of the peace in and for the County of Orange, before whom the an- nexed affidavit of John Wood was taken on the third day of September 1832 do hereby certify that the said John Wood is a credible witness.
Seal 29 May 1833.
William A Clark for
State of New York } Orange County } ss. I Asa Dunning Clerk of the County of Orange do hereby certify that William A Clark before by whom the foregoing certificate was given on the third day of September 1832 a justice of the peace in and for the County of Orange, duly sworn to administer oaths, and that he is yet such justice, and I do further certify that I am acquainted with his hand writing and merely believe his name subscribed to the above certificate, to be his proper signature
Witness my hand & seal of office this Twenty first day of May — 1833 —
Asa Dunning Clerk