Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,494, Isaac Wood, R. I.

SERVICE
R.J.
Wood, Isaac
NUMBER
S 23.494
CONTENTS

New York — 31.311.
Isaac Wood-
Dutchie, in the State of N. York who was a pr. Sgt. in the commanded by Captain Southard of the Guard in the time for 12 mos. service pr. Sgt. volunt.
Inscribed on the Roll of N. York at the rate of 75 Dollars Cents per annum to commence the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th day of Jan- uary, 1838, and sent to Alex- Forbes, Esq. Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1837 = $487:50 Pemi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar. 1838 = 37:50
$525:00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by S. A. Elliot Clerk. Book E 2 Vol. 4 Page 82.
904 2

Town Clerk's Office, Little Compton September 1 st 1836. I hereby certify that Isaac Wood son of Joseph Wood and Mary his wife was born June 16 th 1752. - - - - -
All of which appears of record in this Office.
A. H. KIMBALL Town Clerk.

At a Court of Common Pleas held at the Court house in the town of Poughkeepsie in the County of Dutchess and State of New York on the Ninth day of February in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven.
Present
Joseph A. Jackson Esquire, first Judge
Obadiah Pitul
Stephen Thorn
Albro Akin
Esquires
Judges.
State of New York Dutchess County } ss. On the Ninth day of February one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven, personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Dutchess in the State of New York now sitting, the same being a Court of record, having a Clerk and Seal and common law jurisdiction. Isaac Wood a resident of the town of Hyde Park in the said County of Dutchess aged eighty four years and upwards, 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 during the Revolutionary war he resided in Little Compton in the State of Rhode Island. After the British took possession of the Island of Rhode Island deponent was engaged as one of a guard on the main land opposite and were generally designated as the Shore guard. In the first place it was a neighborhood association, afterwards the company was organized under the authority of the State and composed of drafted men from the Militia of the neighborhood. Deponent was one of the drafted men, his first Captain as he thinks was W m . Southard. There was a guard house at William Taylors in Little Compton, less than a half mile from the residence of the deponent, he was then married and kept house; he was at the guard house and did duty almost daily whilst the enemy remained on the Island. He served as such guard as a private and Sergeant at Taylors for about three years and for most of the time he received rations of provision from the state authorities: Deponent, during part of the time aforesaid, was a Sergeant, he was engaged in Sullivan's Expedition that attempted to drive the enemy from the Island of Rhode Island. Benjamin Coe was his Captain at that time.

remember a regiment of blacks as attached to the expedition. Deponent was taken sick and returned to the main land before the main force returned from the Island, after his recovery he again resumed his duty as one of the shore guard and as sergeant, until the enemy left the Island. Deponent was appointed a Lieutenant in the Militia of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, his Commission bears date the fourth day of June One thousand seven hundred and eighty one and is hereto annexed, his Captain was Benjamin Coe, Ensign Wm Bailey deponent served at Brittons point on the Island called the four chimney brick house to relieve the French troops, after the enemy left the Island there was a small redoubt there, and parts of two companies one of Militia and one of artillery, deponent is not certain of the exact time he served at the Point but believes that it was over two months. His next service was as Lieutenant at Butts hill in Middletown on the Island, in building and repairing a fort, served there a month or two, John Davis was his Captain there. To the best of deponent recollection he actually served as Lieutenant three months and upwards, besides his service as private and sergeant as Coast guard. The deponent resided in Little Compton aforesaid until the year One thousand seven hundred and ninety three, when he removed to the county of Dutchess in the State of New York where he has ever since resided, that his present residence is remote from the scenes of his revolutionary services, and does not therefore produce any evidence of his reputation as a revolutionary soldier, as such reputation, if any, could be derived only from his own stories and declarations. As proofs of his services he refers to the affidavit, Commission and papers hereto annexed. He was born in the town of Little Compton aforesaid, on the 16 th of June 1752 as appears by the Brown Blinks certificate hereto annexed. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity whatever except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
And the deponent further says that he has not before made application for the benefit of the said law of Congress on account of his advanced age and his inability sooner to obtain the necessary proof of his services. That he did not receive any discharge from the service as Coast guard.

but was promoted and continued in the service as a Lieutenant as aforesaid Sworn & Subscribed in open Court Feb 9. 1837 Henry Brainerd Clerk                      his Isaac Wood mark
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after investigating the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the said Court doth further certify that it is proved to their satisfaction that the Isaac Wood is a man of good reputation, and would be entitled to full credit, according to his age, as a witness between parties. And also that he appears to be of the age by him represented in his declaration.
I Henry Brainerd Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Dutchess said do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Isaac Wood for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court this ninth day of February in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven.
Henry Brainerd Clerk

State of New York
Dutchess County ss. Isaac Wood of the town of Hyde Park in said County who made a declaration before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Dutchess aforesaid on the 9 th day of February 1837 in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7. 1832 being duly sworn according to law before Silas E. Haight a Justice of the said County of Dutchess makes this supplemental declaration as required by the Commission of Parsons in his letter of April 18. 1837 to Alexander Forbes and on his oath says according to his recollection and belief that soon after the British took possession of New York and landed their Army at that place in the Island of Rhod. Island which was according to this deponent's recollection in December 1776 military guards were established along the shores of Little Compton for the purpose of watching the enemy and guarding against his depredations. These guards were taken by voluntary arrangement from the militia who were liable to do duty and were relieved at short periods, but from the length of time that has since elapsed and the advanced age of the deponent it is impossible for him to state with certainty the particular month or period for which he served. His recollection is that the militia of which he was one were divided into classes and each class did its tour of duty for a month as called upon. This deponent then served as a private for one month from the landing of the enemy in December 1776 and as he thinks in Captain Southwick's Company of militia and from that time he served every other month at least, under the same arrangement in companies under their proper commanding officers until December 1777 when that arrangement was established by a law of the State of Rhode Island a copy whereof this deponent has caused to be procured and is hereto annexed and he declares that he continued to do military duty under that law as long as the enemy kept possession of New York which was almost three years from said December 1776 that this deponent is certain that he served the full term required by the said law of the State by rotation, as belonging to one of the divisions named therein, and that as he was living in the immediate neighborhood of the place of service and guard he did in fact perform more than his proportion of the duty required of him under the law aforesaid. From December 1776 to December 1777 he served as aforesaid at least six months as a private for which he received some  portion from the State; and in 1778 & 1779 he served in like manner as a sergeant at least six months in each year and received some  portion as such; until the latter end of the year 1779, when the enemy left New York and the guard duty became less necessary, but was not discontinued; and this deponent served occasionally as sergeant in the whole about one month of actual duty including the time when the French fleet came into New York harbor in 1778 when the militia in expectation of an invasion from the enemy was called out.

And this deponent declares that he did actually do duty under the circumstances aforesaid at least six months, as a private, at least thirteen months, as a sergeant and at least three months, as a lieutenant and for which several services he claims and believes himself entitled to a pension, or compensation under the said act of congress
Subscribed and sworn this 31 st day of July 1837. (The words in the first page, "of the peace" interlined and "pay and", hence erased ) before me -
Isaac his Wood mark
Silas G Haight Justice of the Peace In & for Dutchess County
State of New York, Dutchess County
I Henry S. Kramer Clerk of the County of Dutchess in the State of New York do hereby certify that Isaac G Haight is a justice of the Peace in and for the said County dwelling in the said County duly elected and qualified and further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said justice and verily believe that the signature affixed to the preceding affidavit purporting to be his is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of the said County the 2 nd day of June 1837 -
Henry S. Kramer Clerk

one said came 1830 BY HIS EXCELLENCY,
John Brown Francis
Governor, Captain-General, and Commander in Chief of the State of Rhode- Island and Providence Plantations.
BE IT KNOWN, that the name, "HENRY BOWEN," to the afore-written attestation subscribed, is the proper hand writing of Henry Bow- en, Esquire, who at the time of subscribing the same, was Secretary of the State aforesaid, duly elected and qualified according to law: Wherefore unto his said attestation full faith and credit are to be rendered.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of said State to be affixed at Prov- idence, this twenty fourth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty- Seven and of Independence the sixty- first
John Brown Francis
By His Excellency's Command.
Henry Bowen

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
In General Assembly December session 1777.
Town of Tiverton and Little Compton to raise Companies
It is Voted and Resolved, That the Militia of the Alarm Company of the town of Little Compton be drafted into two Divisions on the tenth day of December instant, and be formed into Companies with proper officers. That one of the said divisions do duty within the said town, to guard the shores of the same for the space of thirty days from the said tenth day of December. That after the expiration of the said thirty days, the first division be relieved, by the second, who shall do duty within the said town for the space of thirty days. That they continue to relieve each other, and do duty in manner aforesaid, until the further orders of this assembly. That the commanding officers of the Militia and Alarm Companies in the said town, cause the said draft to be made, and the said divisions to be duly relieved agreeably to this resolve. That they be stationed by General Spencer, and be under the immediate command of the commanding officer of the Alarm Company in said town. And that they be under the same rules, regulations and command, as the Brigade raised by this State for fifteen months.
It is further Voted and Resolved, That if any person who shall be drafted as aforesaid, shall refuse or neglect to do duty, the Town Council hire a man in the room of such delinquent person, and proceed in manner as is directed by a resolve of this Assembly passed at the session in October last.
And it is further Voted and Resolved, That each non commissioned officer and private, who shall do duty as aforesaid, be allowed as a bounty, forty shillings lawful money. And that the pay officers and privates be allowed the same wages and rations as the officers and privates in the Continental Service. True copy with us.
Henry Bowen Searcy,

State of New York
State of New York Dutchess County } ss. Isaac Wood of the town of Hyde Park in said County who made a declaration before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Dutchess aforesaid on the 9 th day of February 1837 in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7. 1832 being duly sworn according to law before Silas E. Haight a Justice of the peace of the said County of Dutchess makes this supplemental declaration as required by the Commission of Pension in his letter of April 18. 1837 to Alexander Forbes and on his oath says according to his recollection and belief that soon after the British took possession of Newport and landed their Army at that place in the Island of Rhod. Island which was according to his dis- positional recollection in December 1776 military guards were established along the shores of Little Compton for the purpose of watching the enemy and guarding against his depredations. These guards were taken by voluntary ar- rangement from the militia who were liable to do duty and were relieved at short periods, but from the length of time that has since elapsed and the advanced age of the deponent it is impossible for him to state with cer- tainty the particular months or periods for which he served. His recollection is that the militia of which he was one were divided into classes and each class did its tour of duty for a month as called upon. This deponent then served as a private for one month from the landing of the enemy in December 1776 and as he thinks in Captain Southwick's Company of militia and from that time he served every other month at least, under the same arrangement in company under their proper commanding officers until December 1777 when that arrangement was established by a law of the State of Rhode Island a copy whereof this deponent has caused to be pro- cured and is hereto annexed and he declares that he continued the mil- itary duty under that law as long as the enemy kept possession of New Port which was almost three years from said December 1776 that this deponent is certain that he served the full term required by the said law of the State by rotation, as belonging to one of the divisions named therein, and that as he was living in the immediate neighborhood of the place of service and guard he did in fact perform more than his proportion of the duty required of him under the law aforesaid. From December 1776 to December 1777 he served as aforesaid at least six months as a private for which he received some some portion from the State; and in 1778 & 1779 he served in like manner as a sergeant at least six months in each year and received some portion as such; until the latter end of the year 1779, when the enemy left Newport and the guard duty became less necessary, but was not discontinued; and this deponent served occasionally as sergeant in the whole about one month of actual duty inclu- ding the time when the French fleet came into Newport harbor in 1780 when the militia in expectation of an invasion from the enemy was called out.

And the deponent declares that he did actually do duty under the circumstances aforesaid at least six months as a private, at least thirteen months as a sergeant and at least three months as a lieutenant and for which several services he claims and believes himself entitled to a pension, or compensation under the said act of congress
Subscribed and sworn this 31 st day of July 1837. (The words in the first page: "of the peace" interlined and "pay and", hence erased) before me
Isaac his + Wood mark
Silas E Haight Justice of the Peace In & for Dutchess County
State of New York, Dutchess County
I Henry S. Kramer Clerk of the County of Dutchess in the State of New York do hereby certify that Silas E Haight is a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County dwelling in the said County duly elected and qualified and further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Justice and verily believe that the signature affixed to the preceding affidavit purporting to be his is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of the said County the 2 nd day of July 1837
Henry S. Kramer Clerk

Production
23494. INVALID.
File No. 23,494
Isaac Wood
Lieut Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1894
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 361
[Arrangement of 1870.]

New York Isaac Wood
Rev -
Suspended - Let to Alu m
Forbus - April 18, 1837 "same" July 24, 1837. "same" Nov. 21, 1837.
2137 450 37.50 487.50

Isaac Wood Mar. 9.
NY.
Oct 1832.
James

James L. Edwards Esq r Commissioner of Pensions
Washington city

Poughkeepsie March 6, 1837
To J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Sir
I enclose the papers of Isaac Wood on an original application for a pension under the law of June 7 1832. When the case shall be decided, it is requested that return be sent to me at this place
I am Yours & Alex. Morris

Isaac Wood
Sept. 1. 1880
Little Compton

By his Excellency William Greene Esquire, Governor, Captain-General, and Commander in Chief, of and over the State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations.
TO Isaac Wood
Gentleman, GREETING.
Y OU Isaac Wood being by the General Assembly elected and chosen to the Place and Office of Lieutenant of the Fifth Company or Trained Band of the Town of Little Compton in the County of Newport in the State aforesaid, are hereby, in the Name of the Governor and Company of the said State, author- rized, empowered, and commissioned, to exercise the Office of Lieutenant of and over the Company aforesaid: And to command, guide and conduct the same, or any Part thereof: And in Case of an Invasion or Assault of a common Enemy to infest or disturb this Plantation, you are to alarm and gather together the Company under your Command, or such Part thereof as you shall deem sufficient, and therewith, to the ut- most of your Skill and Ability, you are to resist, expel, kill and destroy the same, in order to preserve the Interest of the good People in these Parts. You are also to follow such Instructions, Directions and Orders, as shall from Time to Time be further given forth, either by the General Assembly, the Governor and General Coun- cil, or other your superior Officers. And for your so doing, this Commission shall be your sufficient Warrant and Discharge.
123494 G I V E N under my Hand and Seal of the said State, the Fourth Day of June in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty one and in the Fifth Year of Independence.
By his Excellency's Command, Henry Ward
W. Greene

State of New York } Dutchess County, } ss: Isaac Wood of the town of Hyde Park in the County of Dutchess and State aforesaid who made a declaration before the Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Dutchess aforesaid on the 9 th day of February last in order to obtain the ben- efit of the act of Congress of June 7. 1832 being now duly sworn according to Law before Elias E. Haight a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, makes this further statement in explanation and specification of his declaration and services before mentioned and on his oath deposes and says that the Company of Militia to which he was attached in Little Compton aforesaid was di- vided into two classes, and said classes performed alternate tours of duty as coast guards of one month each commencing in December 1776 under a voluntary arrangement as before stated by this deponent and until the organization under the State law in December 1777 that after that organization the Company to which this deponent belonged continued to be divided into two classes, and continued to perform their alternate monthly tours of duty as before. And this deponent repeats his former statement in this respect and says that he served as a private in the said Company as aforesaid under Captain Southard commencing in De- cember 1776 and performed his regular tour of duty for each other month until December 1777 and making six months service in that year. And this deponent further says that he is certain and recollects that when the Militia Company was drafted into divisions under the said law of the State it was made into two divisions, and the division to which this deponent belong- ed commenced duty under that arrangement and served the first month commencing on the 10 th day of December 1777 and served each other month to wit December, February, April, June, August, October, December, February, April, June, to and inclu- ding June and July 1779 this deponent serving the said times as one of said Company and division and served the first and last monthly tour then making ten months actual ser- vice within the time last aforesaid; this deponent is certain of

his having served for the time and month now stated and he knows that he did serve later in the season but is not now cer- tain of the fact; the Company was then commanded by Captain Benjamin Dorr. The first four months he thinks from December 10, 1777 this deponent served as a private and the last six months he is certain he served as a sergeant. This deponent well recollects that he was a sergeant on duty in August 1778 at the time of the great storm called the French Storm shortly before which the English fleet left Newport harbour in search of the French fleet but were prevented meeting them by the severity of the storm, both fleets were reported to have been much injured by the gale and retired to harbour to repair, the French at Boston. This depo- nent afterwards served occasionally as coast guard and as sergeant therein as before stated for about the term of one month in 1779 and 1780. This deponent further says that he served as a lieutenant under Captain Benjamin Dorr for two months com- mencing on 10 June 1781 at Brenton Point on Rhode Island at the four chimney brick house and continued to August in same year. Afterwards he served as lieutenant one month in the fall of the same year and in the same Company at Bull Hill. That in March 1782 he served as lieutenant one month in Captain John Davis' Company and was stationed at Wickford in Rhode Island at the house of Robert Cornell. This deponent says that he has endeavoured to bring to his recollection particularly the several periods that he served as aforesaid and has now stated the same with as great certainty as to months as his recollection will now enable him to do, but this deponent believes and is well satisfied to his own conscience that he served and actually per- formed duty as one of the coast guard both as a private and ser- geant for a longer time than he has now stated in this his ex- planatory deposition.
Sworn this 19 th day of Sept r . 1837 before me. Silas E. Haight Justice of the Peace
his Isaac Wood mark

Sep 6 22
My. adolph Isaac Wood,
John L. Edwards Esq.,
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington.
47

Poughkeepsie Sept 19. 1837
To John L. Edwards Esq. qr Commissioner of Pensions Sir
I enclose a further affidavit of Isaac Wood in explanation of his services as a Revolutionary Soldier. And he hopes, it may be sufficient to enable the department to pass favorably upon his claim.
It is requested that the paper, in return be sent to me.
Yours respectfully Alex: Root.

J. J. S. Edwards Esq n Commissioner of Pensions Washington City.
act 3 June 1832.

July 6 accepted Isaac Wood NY.

Poughkeepsie July 3. 1837
To J. S. Edwards Esq r Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
Enclose additional affidavit and papers in the case of Isaac Wood, for the benefit of the act of 1832; Should the decision of the department be favorable to him, it is desirable, on account of his advanced age, that he should receive a certificate before the semi-annual payment in September next,
Please return the papers to me.
I am respectfully Yours &c
Alex: Forbes.

W Dec 8
Isaac Wood
A
J. L. Edwards Esq r
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

Toughkeepsie Dec 4. 1857.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
Since the receipt of your letter of the 21 st of Nov last, in relation to the claim of Isaac Wood for a pension, I have had a communication with said Wood and he has directed me to say that he is willing to accept the pension upon the estimate made by the Department, to wit: $75, as he can not now by reason of his age and the lapse of time make his declaration more definite than he has done.
Please send the certificate to me.
Can the Pension Agent in New York make payment upon a certificate now issued, for arrearages, before the next half yearly pay day in March next?
Respectfully Yours &c Alex: P. D. D.

State of Rhode-Island & Providence Plantations Clerk's Office of the Court of Probate for the town of Tiverton, in the county of Newport & State aforesaid I Asa Gray, Clerk of said Court of Probate, a Court of Record, do hereby certify, that Charles Durfee is a justice of the Peace, in the town of Tiverton in the county of Newport and State aforesaid; appointed by the General Assembly of this State, commissioned by the Governor thereof & duly sworn and fully authorized to act in his said capacity; And I further certify that the several signatures of his name affixed to the four annexed Depositions, are his genuine signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court at Tiverton, on the third day of September in the year One thousand eight hundred and thirty Six.
Asa Gray, Clerk

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Newport ss.
Owen Grinnell of Little Compton in the in The County of Newport and State aforesaid of Seventy Three years and upwards, being first duly sworn to depose the truth, The whole truth and nothing but the truth saith that During the Revolutionary war, he the Depon t was well acquaint- ed with Isaac Wood, then belonging in said Little Com- pton, now residing at Hyde Park Duchess County, in the State of N. York in the year 1780 or 1781. The the Depon t was a private in the company of Br atched militia under the command of Captain Benjamin Coe, at this time, Isaac Wood was a commissioned officer, and acted as the lieutenant of said company, The company was stationed at Brenton's point, on Rhode Island at the four Chimney brick house (so called), Depon t continued under said command for the term of two months, it was about the month of June; When Depon t entered said and company, Wood acted as lieutenant of and continued in said station and service to the time Depon t left (during the month of) and how long Wood continued in the service after he did not know Appeared before me the above named Owen
Owen Grinnell
Grinnell who being first duly sworn as above gave the fore- going Deposition and subscribed the same in my presence with Depon t I am not personally acquainted, but I certify that appear- ances indicate him to be a person of Credibility
August 21 st 1836. Ethan Dyer Justice of the Peace
We the Subscribers do hereby certify that the above named Owen Grinnell is a person, to whose statements,

under oath, full faith and credit may be given sworn & subscribed on the day of the above date
Wilber Brownell J. B. Pitblady
Capt. Purdie Justice of the Peace
[Signature]

State of Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations Newport ss.
Gideon Church of Little Compton in the County of Newport and State aforesaid of the age of Seventy four years, being first sworn to Depose the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, saith, that he was during the Revolutionary war, well acquainted with Isaac Wood now of Hyde Park, Dutchess County, in the State of New York, but then resided in Little Compton aforesaid and was in his neighbourhood. That the said Wood in the Revolutionary war did guard duty as a private, in the Company commanded by Captain Benjamin Coe. This Company in which he served was stationed at William Taylor's, in said Little Compton. He the Deponent was also a private in said company, it was in the year following next after the English took possession of Rhode Island at or about 1777 when the said Wood acted as a drafted soldier and private in said Company for a term nearly a year, he would say about eleven months. After the service above mentioned, he Depon t knew the said Wood to have acted as a commissioned officer in the same Company on Rhode Island at Brims Hill, it was in the month of August, but the year, he could not recollect, he acted as a commissioned officer when he the deponent for this last time entered the Company, to which they belonged, that the Depon t served one month and that Wood continued under his commission during this time, and how long after he could not state.
Appeared before me, the above named Gideon Church
Gideon Church, who being first duly sworn, as above, gave the foregoing Deposition and subscribed the same in my Presence; With Depon t I am not personally acquainted; but I certify that appearances indicate him to be a person of Credibility.
August 31 st 1836.
Chas. Durfee Justice of the Peace

We the Subscribers do hereby certify that the above named Gideon Church is a person in whose statements under oath full faith and credit may be given Sworn and subscribed on the day above stated
Chas Purdie Justice of the Peace
Wilber Brownell A.T. BROWNELL

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Newport ss -
Joseph Church of Little Compton in the County of Newport of Seventy one years and upward being first duly sworn, to depose the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth, saith that Isaac Wood now of Hyde Park Dutchess County in the State of N.Y. during the revolution, resided and belonged in said town of Little Compton. that during the revolution after the British had left Rhode Island The precise time or year or years Depon't could not recollect, he depon't was in a company of drafted Militia commanded by captain John Davis, stationed at Middleton on Rhode Island and at the house of Robert Cornell. He Depon't served the term of one month, he thinks it was about the month of March, and that during this time, the said Isaac Wood, was a commissioned officer, in said Company, and acted as the lieutenant, for and during the term of one month, while Depon't belonged to said Company; how long after Depon't left, Wood continued in said service, Depon't could not state —
Joseph Church Appeared before me - The above named Joseph Church and being first duly sworn as above gave the foregoing Deposition and
subscribed the same in my presence. with Depon't I am not personally acquainted, but I certify that he appears like a person of Credibility August 31 st 1836 - Chas. Durfee Justice of the Peace
We The subscribers do hereby certify that the above named Joseph Church is a person in whose statements under oath full faith and credit may be given —
Sworn and subscribed on the day of the above date before me -
Chas. Durfee Jus. Peace
Wilber Brownell A. T. Brownell

34102 Isaac Wood
adm 2 maybe
6 mo. pri 3 - Sept 3 - Lt 75 $/pr. an on
Alex. Forbes Poughkeepsie N.Y.

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Newport ss.
Hezekiah Wilbore of Little Compton in the State aforesaid being first duly sworn deporeth and saith - I am now seventy four years of age - Isaac Wood, now of Hyde Park Dutchess County in the State of New York, during the Revolution, lived and resided in said town of Little Compton - with him during this time I was well acquainted, he acted at this time of the Revolution as a lieutenant in a company of drafted militia under the command of Captain Benjamin Coe. The Regiment to which the Company belonged, I do not recollect, or know the name of the Commander. The Company was drafted for the purpose of relieving the French Troops in them in the town of Newport on Rhode Island stationed on Brentons point, at the four chimney brick house. I - then acted as a private in said Company, in which the said Wood acted as a lieut lieutenant for the term of two months at or about the month of June, but precisely in what year I cannot recollect I think it was about the years 1780 or 1781 - further Depont. saith not
Hezekiah Wilbore
Appeared before me the above named Hezekiah Wilbore who being first sworn as above mentioned gave the foregoing Deposition and subscribed the same in my presence - With Depont I am not personally acquainted
But I certify that appearances indicate him to be a person of credibility - August 24 th 1836 Chas. Durfee justice of the Peace
We the subscribers do hereby certify that the above named Hezekiah Wilbore is a person to whose statements under oath, full faith, and credit may be given - Sworn & subscribed -
on the above date
before me Chas. Durfee justice of Peace
Wilber Brownell A. N. Brownell