Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11795, Elisha Wood, Mass

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Wood, Elisha Lorene
R. 11795-
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✓ 3505 Application of
Lorene Wood widow of M. Yake Elisha Wood.
under pension act of congress of 4 th July 1836, section 3 rd . -
To the Comm te of Pensions Washington City
Hon. J a Palmer AR

In the matter of the application of Lorene Wood, widow of Elisha Wood a Soldier of the Revolutionary war, under the under the act of Congress of 4 th July 1836 - County of Warren ss. Lorene Wood, being first duly sworn in due form of law, deposes and saith that
e. She is the widow of Elisha Wood, late of Athol in the County of Warren aforesaid - That she was married to c. him at the town of Swansea in Massachusetts, about three years before the commencement of the Revolutionary War by Elder Mason, at the meeting house in that town, in a public manner - she had a certificate of the marriage which was destroyed accidentally, many years ago - That she lived with him always till his death. had ten children by him, seven of whom are now living as she believes - That he the said Elisha Wood died at Athol d. aforesaid, ten years ago, the eleventh day of April last - That he was never a pensioner of the United States -
And this deponent further says, that during the Revolutionary War, her husband the said Elisha Wood, then lived in Swansea aforesaid in Massachusetts, and did frequent service as a common soldier in the United States service, at several times, and as follows, according to the recollection of this deponent, which is now pretty distinct. During the time the British were in and about New port in Rhode Island, this Deponent thinks in the summer of the year 1778. the said Elisha Wood, was either drafted or listed, she can't now tell which, for three months to go to Newport, as a common soldier, under General Sullivan, - his Captain's name was Ambrose Pule - That he served his three months, and was discharged, & returned

home to his family in Swansea aforesaid - she remembers (his Mother) Amos Wood's, going to see him while in this service, which carried him from home some provisions -
In the following year, in 1779. in the Spring of the year said Elisha Wood enlisted as a common soldier, in the Massachusetts militia, for the term of six months, to do duty in guarding the shore against the British, - his Officers name at this time was Michael Molton Captain - other officers she don't recollect - he served this term, six months faithfully - and was regularly discharged - he was out night & day all the time, not at home any of the time - -
This deponent will recollect that said Elisha Wood went on the alarm at the battle of Bunker Hill, but he was not in the fight - that both before and after the services in 1778 & 1779. aforesaid, said Elisha was repeatedly required to go out as a soldier, on alarms and emergencies, for one and two days and nights & sometimes for four & five days, in services which were very hard and hazardous - After the six months service aforesaid, said Elisha served as a common soldier for three months at one time, and was stationed at Bristol in Rhode Island - she thinks his Captain's name in this service was Pierce, it might have been Captain Sher- -ber, but she can't now be certain which - Said Elisha was a blacksmith by trade, and was a good deal of the time employed while in the service, by the direction of his officers, in doing blacksmith work, and at the same time did his duty as a soldier - sometimes, others were detailed to do duty, while he was required to do work for

the army as a blacksmith - This deponent is certain that said Elisha Wood was in the service in the Revo- lutionary War as a common soldier, in the several b. terms above stated at least one year - and thinks more than that time, a good deal - - that she the deponent does not know any person now living, who knows of the services of said Elisha Wood in the Revolutionary War, other than Amos Wood, his brother, who lives in Swan- sey in the said County of Warren - and the wife of the said Amos Wood, but she is now so infirm in body & mind, that probably she can not recollect distinctly about said services - the evidence of said Amos Wood will be appended hereto -
The said Elisha Wood was born in Swansea aforesaid as she has always been informed and verily believes: if now living, he would be Eighty seven years old, last June - he lived in Ethel aforesaid about twenty six years, before his death - she has no record of his age - this Deponent was born in Warren in Rhode Island, adjoining Swansea aforesaid - & is now Eighty three years old And this Deponent the said Lorene Wood prays that she may receive from the Government of the United States, the pension allowed to the widows of soldiers of the Revo- lutionary War, as directed and provided by the Act of Congress of the 4 th of July 1836 -
Subscribed & sworn before me in open Court this 14 th day of September 1857 Thomas Archibald Clerk Lorene her Wood mark

In the matter of the application of Lorena Wood, widow of Elisha Wood, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, under the Act of Congress of the 4 th of July 1836 -
County of Warren St. Amos Wood, being duly sworn in due form of law deposes & saith that he lives in Lunenburg in the said County of Warren - is aged seventy eight years from last May. - Elisha Wood late of Athol in the County of Warren was his brother, - that said Elisha was about ten years older than this deponent - if now living, he would be eighty eight years old - there is a record of his and deponent's birth at Swansea in Massachusetts, where this deponent and said Elisha were born - said record is not now here - said Elisha lived in Swansea, when he was about thirty five years old and then moved to Manchester in Vermont, and lived there three or four years, and Elisha then moved into Fort Ann, then so called, now called Hartford - he lived there about twelve years, & moved to Athol aforesaid, which was then called Thurman. this last was near or quite thirty six years ago - and he lived there till his death - which took place ten years ago last April - that this deponent has lived in Lunenburg aforesaid about thirty three years, and has known & seen his brother Elisha at Athol sundry times, till his death -
That said Elisha performed service as a soldier of the United States in the Revolutionary War as follows -
a. In the summer of the year 1778. said Elisha Wood then living in Swansea aforesaid, was drafted in the militia of Massachusetts, as a common soldier, and went to Rhode Island under the command of Gen l Sullivan - his immediate officers were Captain Ambrose Pick, Lieutenant Timothy Merry, Obadiah Edy  Reading was a company officer, in the company in which Elisha served, but this deponent don't recollect what office he held but he recollects the others distinctly - while the said Elisha

was out in this service, this deponent then about nineteen  twelve years old, went to the Gap so called, a mile below Howland's Ferry, between the main land and Skuapack to see him, and staid one night with him there. This was some time in August of that year - Elisha was discharged and returned home in September, or October of the same year as this deponent thinks, having served about three months at this time, as near as this deponent can now recollect - -
In April following that is in 1779. This deponent and the a. said Elisha Wood enlisted as common soldiers, in the Massachusetts militia, for the term of six months, in the service of the United States, - his Officers were, Captain Michael Molton - Lieut. Holmes Still - Ensign he forgot his name - said Elisha served this six months enlistment faithfully, in the duty assigned to the company, in guarding the shores at the said town of Swansea - was constantly employed for the whole term, in the duty aforesaid - during this term, there was an alarm at Bristol, and the British often came near the landings at Swansea, but were prevented from landing as was supposed by the militia of which said Elisha and this deponent were a part - At the time of this six months service, Philip Traffern was Colonel - they were regularly discharged at the end of the six months - That said Elisha Wood was repeatedly called on and required a. during the whole of the remainder of the war, to go out as a common soldier, on alarms, and on extraordinary occasions, he was out sometimes, one night, & part of two days - sometimes for four and five days & nights - the duties at such times were very hard - all their last services together would be at least one month, and perhaps two months - In all, the said Elisha served, as above stated, during the recollection

b. - any war, at least Ten months - and more, as this deponent thinks -
c. And this Deponent further says that he knows the widow of the said Elisha, the before named Lorene Wood - that he knew her before she was married to the said Elisha Wood - that they were married about three years before the battle of Bruns Hill - and always lived together till his death - and raised up a family of eight children - that she now lives in Ethol aforesaid in the said County of Warren - and she is now about Eighty three years old - and further saith not -
Subscribed & Sworn before me
James Wood

In the matter of Lorene Wood, widow of Elisha Wood - County of Warren Ss. James J. Cameron, late Sheriff of the County of Warren aforesaid being first duly sworn, deposeth & saith C. that he well knows Lorene Wood aforesaid - & has been acquainted with her for more than thirty six last past - that she is a woman of good character for truth, and integrity, and to be believed in whatever she declares - - that he well knows the said Elisha Wood a. in his lifetime, - that he was reputed to have served as a soldier in the Militia, during the revolutionary War - that he died in d. Ethol in said County about ten years ago, and that the said E. Lorene has since remained his widow, & is now unmarried - f. that he also well knows Anas Wood of Quimsbury, the brother of the said Elisha Wood, and that he is a credible person -
Subscribed and sworn before me in open court James J. Cameron this fifteenth day of September 1837 J Pratt Judge of Warren Common Pleas
County of Warren Ss. Timothy Brown under Sheriff of the said County of Warren being duly sworn deposeth & saith E. that he has long known Mrs Lorene Wood, the widow of C. Elisha Wood late of Ethol in the said County of Warren f. that she is a woman of good character for truth and is to be believed - and also that he knows Anas Wood of Quimsbury, and that he is a credible person -  Subscribed & sworn before me in open court } Timothy Brown this 15 th day of September A.D. 1837. }
J Pratt Judge of Warren Common Pleas
County of Warren Ss. Thomas Pattison one of Judges of Warren County Courts E. being first duly sworn deposeth & saith that he has well known Mrs C. Lorene Wood, the widow of Elisha Wood late of Ethol in said County - that f. she is of good character and a credible person - and that Elisha Wood died at Ethol aforesaid about ten years ago -  Subscribed & sworn before me in open court } Thomas Pattison this 15 th day of September A.D. 1837 } J Pratt Judge Warren Common Pleas

State of New York
County of Warren Ss. On this fourteenth day of September A.D. 1837, personally appeared in open court, being a court of Common Pleas, held in and for the said County of Warren, before Hiram Barber, Thomas Pattison, and Stephen Pratt Esquires Judges of said court, now sitting, the within named applicant Lorene Wood, widow of Elisha Wood - and also the within named witness Amos Wood - who were both duly sworn and examined - And on the 15 th day of September aforesaid, also appeared in open court aforesaid, the within named Witnesses James J. Cameron, Timothy Bowin and Thomas Pattison, who were then also duly sworn -
And the said Court do hereby declare their Opinion, after the investigation of the matter, that the said Elisha Wood, named in the within proceedings, now deceased was a revolutionary Soldier & served as stated in the affidavits of Lorene Wood & Amos Wood - And also that the said Lorene Wood, was duly married to the said Elisha Wood before the commencement of the Revolutionary War - And that the said Elisha Wood is now dead - And that the said Lorene Wood is now his widow & is unmarried - And that the said Lorene Wood and Amos Wood are credible persons, and also the witnesses above named are credible persons -
I Thomas Archibald, Clerk of the said Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Warren, Do hereby Certify that the within and foregoing contains the Original proceedings and Order of the said Court in the matter of the Application of Lorene Wood, widow, for a pension -
I do further Certify that Stephen Pratt, before whom some of the within affidavits were taken, was at the time, a Judge of the said Court duly sworn & qualified & that the within signature is his hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 15 th day of September A.D. 1837 -
Thomas Archibald Clerk

References to the Evidence
1 st Services of du o Soldier — a. (margin of affidavit) 2 nd length of service. in all. b. — " 3 rd Marriage of before Rev of War — c. — " 4 th death of Soldier — d. — " 5 th widow & unmarried (applicant) — E. — " 6 th credibility of Witness — f. — "
I believe the above is a true list of the evidence

3294
Lorine Wood
Widow of Elisha
Supplementary Affidat.
S. C. Baldwin Caldwell New York Feb 5

In the matter of the application of Lorene Wood Widow of Elisha Wood a revolutionary Soldier County of Warren So. Amos Wood of Summerville in said county being further duly sworn according to law deponeth and saith that he well knew the marriage of the said Elisha and Lorene at the time mentioned in his former affidavit - that the ceremony was performed at Judge Miller's about four  seven miles from his, this deponent's Father's Father's, by Elder Russell Mason, and this deponent's Father and the family, brothers and Sisters attended the wedding at Judge Miller's, and immediately after the ceremony, all the weddingers came to his Father's and held the residence of the wedding there - that this deponent was then about sixteen years of age and lived in his Father's family and was personally knowing to their marriage as above - that his father & mother & all his brothers & sisters are except his sister Sybil, who he has not heard from in six years at least now dead - that the said Elisha Wood and Lorene Wood ever after lived together as man & wife until his death, as stated in his former affidavit - and further this deponent saith not -
Subscribed & sworn before me by the deponent Amos Wood who is to me well known this 13 th day of December A. D. 1887 William Wood
Commissioner of Deeds
13 Dec 1887
N. B. The name of the Capt. under whom Elisha Wood served, is misread at the Department - it is Norton, not Patton - in the Mass. Service -
S. C. Baldwin

State of New York County of Warren
I Thomas Archibald Clerk of the said County Do certify that Hiram Wood before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same, a Commissioner, duly authorized by law to take affidavits to be read in Courts of Record And that I am acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit, to be his proper handwriting and signature
Witness my hand and seal of Office, this twelfth day of January A. D. 1838.
Thomas Archibald Clerk

To the Comm ee of Pension Washington City -
concerning
Sarah Pike &
Lorine Wood -

Caldwell, Warren Co. N.Y. July 22. 1843
To Col. Edwards, Commr. of Pensions &c.
Sarah Pike At Mr. Pike's request, I have made and herewith forward an application under the act of March 3. 1843 — I don't know that it is exactly done in form, or indeed that under the act, any application is necessary — If informal or wrong, will you please correct me — If proper as it is, please, send to him or to me, at this place, such Certificate or order as will be required for him to draw upon, on the 4 th Sept. next.
The act of March 3. '43, as I understand it, is additional to the act of July 7. '38, and the Certificate granted under the former act, would therefore be good under the late act — (as I suppose) — But that Certificate having been returned, a new one may be necessary. —
Lorene Wood Some six years ago, I made out and forwarded to the Dept t , the application of Lorene Wood, of Warren County, N.Y. under the act of July 7 th 1838. — I received a reply from the Dept t not rejecting fully, the claim, but deferring it, for want of sufficient evidence of the marriage, I think, — and perhaps, some other deficiency, — The papers were not returned, but remain I suppose, at the Dept t — Mr. Wood is now advised that the requisite evidence can be obtained, and of course needs the original papers — If they can properly be returned to him, I am solicited to ask for them — The evidence required will be supplied, and the whole returned to the Dept t .
Respectfully
St. C. Baldwin

✓ In ab. Sept 29. NY.
Col J. S. [unclear] Charles
Person
Office
Hon. J. Palmer AR
Washington

House Rep. 29 th Sept 1837.
To J L Edward Esq r .
Sir I inclose you a letter of S. C. Baldwin & the Pension papers of Lorene Wood Widow of Elisha Wood for examination & allowance. If the pension certificate in her favor can now be granted please forward same to me at the house of Representatives for her, or if further references or additional evidence is required please communicate the same to me for the benefit & guidance of the applicant.
I am respectfully
your Ob t Serv t
John Palmer

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Sit to Hon Palmer boet 37
Sit to S.C. Baldwin June 14, 1838.
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Acts July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
11.7907
P. O. Sovere Wood
Service: Widow Elsie Wood
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

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J. Edwards
Commission of Finance
Washington
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Caldwell, Warren Co. N. York
January 27 th 1838
Col. Edwards. Com te of Pensions,
Sir, The first of the enclosed papers, is an additional affidavit, in the case of Lorene Wood. I was not aware when the original papers were drawn, of the necessity of strict proof of the marriage, being required, - It is now supplied -
This application was forwarded to the Dept t originally, thro' the Hon. John Palmer our Representative - & I rec d the reply from the Dept t thro' him - I know of no reason why I should not send direct to the Dept t without troubling Mr. Palmer about it, in any way, and therefore enclose this, direct - the return can be made to me, or to him as shall be most convenient -
I also enclose the papers containing the application of Irene Pendell under the same act of Congress (of 4 th July 1836) - It is proper for me to state, that I examined myself personally all the deponents, whose affidavits appear in my hand writing, and am satisfied, each of them tell the truth, as contained in their statements - I was much more particular, than formerly, when on the Bench at court, I examined in similar cases, - And I may be permitted here to add my certificate to that of Judge Pattison as to the inability, from age and infirmity, of Mrs. Pendell, to attend court - I have no doubt, the other affidavits are equally correct -
I respectfully solicit an early decision on this case, and a return to the applicants individually, or to me -
Very respectfully Your Ob st Serv t
John Baldwin