Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26111, Abraham Wood, R. I.

SERVICE
Rd.
Wood, Abraham Susannah
NUMBER
N. 26111.
CONTENTS

Reported
Died Jan 8-1853
696. Rhode Island Susannah Wood, widow of Abraham Wood RI who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 30 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14, day of July 1848, and sent to
Anson Smith Foster R. L.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 29, Vol. 3.

State of Rhode Island } County of Providence } ss.
On this 17 th day of August 1838 personally appeared, before the Court of Probate, of the Town of Scituate, in said County, a court of record, Susannah Wood a resident of said Scituate in the County of Providence aged 68 years, 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 7. 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of Abraham Wood, late of said Scituate deceased, who was a private in the army of the revolution, the service which he performed, according to what I have heard him state, and in which statement I put full faith and confidence, would amount to something over one year. I believe he served the following term, in the manner, and at the times here stated to wit, a term of one month, stationed at the house of one Lippitt in Warwick in February and March 1777 in Capt Samuel Williams Company in Col John Waterman's Regiment as a substitute for Barnet Wood, also a term of one month, in June and July 1777 at same place, upon a draft, in Capt Williams Company in Col Waterman's Regiment, also a term of one month, stationed at Scituate, in Capt John Knight's Company, in Col Wm West's Regiment.

in October and November 1777. also a term of one month in February and March 1778, upon Draft, Stationed at the house of said Lippit in Warwick in Capt. Samuel Williams Company in Col John Watermans Regiment! Also in August 1778 a term of one month stated at Portsmouth on a draft in Capt John Knights Company in Col W m West's Regiment! and that at the expiration of this term he served another term of one month, as a substitute for Barnet Wood, stationed at Middlestown under Capt Samuel Williams in Col Chas Brown Regiment - also a term of one month stationed at Bristol in June  July July of 1779 in Capt Samuel Williams Company in Col Chas Brown's Regiment upon a draft - also in September and October 1779 he served a term of one month upon a draft stationed at at Warwick in Capt Simon Harringtons Company, in Col Thomas Holden! Regiment, Also in March 1781 he enlisted into Capt John Knights Company and served a term of one month, stationed at Newport & on the east side of Rhode Island - under said Knights as Captain ad com Clapham, (commandant) - The above service was done in guarding the shores of the Narragansett Bay in the Rhode Island Militia said Abrahams resided in said State during the period including the aforesaid terms of service She declares that she hath no documentary evidence of said service; that there is no town county, Parish Church or family record of any marriage to said Abrahams Wood -

She further declares that she was married to the said Abraham Wood on the first March day of October 1786 in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty six that her husband, the aforesaid Abraham Wood died on the 23 d day of March A.D. 1831 that she was not married to him prior to this leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz: at the time above stated - her Susannah X Wood mark
I sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written Before said Court of Probate - Witness Josiah Westcott Probate Clerk
And I Josiah Westcott, Clerk of said Court of Probate do further certify that said Court, after hearing the foregoing declaration and the evidence of the declarant in support of her allegations, are of opinion that said Abraham Wood, was a private soldier in said revo- lution, as she states, and served nine months, at least - in that capacity in said Revolutionary war, that the said Abraham Wood and Susannah were married, at the time she states, and that he died at the time she states, And that since said Abraham's death, she has continued unmarried and is now his widow!
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, this seventeenth day of August 1838 - at said Scituate - Josiah Westcott Probate Clerk

April 10, 1936
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BA-J/EEL Abraham Wood-W.26111
Mrs. Grace S. Cole 703 West Ferry Street Buffalo, New York
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Captain Noah Arnold, of Rhode Island, his son, Noah and Abraham Wood, also of Rhode Island.
There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon the military service in the Revolutionary War of any soldier named Noah Arnold. Such claims are the source of the data furnished by this office.
It is suggested that as a possible means of obtaining information in regard to the military service of those soldiers, you apply to The Adjutant General, War Department, this city, who is custodian of military records.
The record of Abraham Wood is given below as found in pension claim, W.26111, based upon the military service of that soldier, in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Abraham Wood are not shown.
While residing in Scituate, Rhode Island, Abraham Wood enlisted and served as a private with the Rhode Island Troops, as follows: in February and March, 1777, one month as a substitute for Barnet Wood (no relationship shown) in Captain Samuel Wilbur's Company, Colonel John Waterman's Regiment: in June and July, 1777, one month under same officers: in October and November, 1777, one month in Captain Jonathan Knight's Company, Colonel William West's Regiment: in February and March, 1778, one month in Captain Samuel Wilbur's Company, Colonel John Waterman's Regiment: in August, 1778, one month in Captain Jonathan Knight's Company, Colonel William West's Regiment: at the expiration of this tour, date not given, one month as substitute for Barnet Wood, in Captain Samuel Wilbur's

Company, Colonel Chad Brown's Regiment: in June and July, 1779, one month under same officers: in September and October, 1779, one month in Captain Simeon Harrington's Company, Colonel Thomas Holden's Regiment: in March, 1781, one month in Captain Jonathan Knight's Company: all of this service was as a guard for the shores of Rhode Island.
Abraham Wood died March 23, 1831, at Scituate, Rhode Island.
The soldier married March 1, 1786, at Scituate, Rhode Island, Susannah Brown. The date and place of her birth and the names of her parents are not shown.
Soldier's widow, Susannah, was allowed pension on her application executed August 17, 1838, while residing in Scituate, Rhode Island. At that time she gave her age as sixty-eight years: in 1843, she stated that she was aged seventy-six years, she then resided in Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island: in 1848, she was living in Scituate, Rhode Island and stated that she was aged eighty-one years. No explanation was made for these discrepancies in age.
She died January 8, 1853, place not shown.
AB It was stated that Abraham and Susannah Wood reared a family of children but no names are given. Your stamped self addressed envelope is returned herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

  77. March.  Wilbur.  1 M.  84  Warwick - Subt. Wood  1 m    " July  "  123 M  39  "  1 -    " Nov.  Knight    Leicester  1 -    78 July July.  Wilbur.    Warwick  1    " Aug.  Knight    Forthmouth  1    " Sept.  Wilbur    Middleton Subt. Wood  1 -    79. June  "    Bristol  1.    " Oct.  Harrington    Warwick  1.    81. Mar.  Knight    Newport  1.  

Tus. Wood
$30 per ann
Franklin Greene Providence R. Island

Providence Septem 19. 1843
Sir
I herewith transmit the declaration of Susannah Wood (which was returned for correction) a pensioner under the act of July 9 1838. for the benefit of the act of March 3. 1843. Be pleased to forward her pension certificate when prepared to my address. —
I would also request your attention to the other applications for pensions. I have heretofore transmitted. none of which have as yet been received. —
I am very respectfully Your obed Servt Franklin Green
J L Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington . D. C.

State of Rhode Island County of Providence } ss.
Adm o 2156 On this twentieth day of June 1848. personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Susanna Wood a resident of Scituate in the County of Providence aged Eighty one years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 2 d February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Abraham Wood who was a Private in the Revolution and that she received a pension of Thirty Dollars per annum under the act of June 17 th 1844
She further declares that she is still a widow.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written } Susanna her Wood mark
Before me Anson Smith Justice, of the Peace Attest Mary E. Marble
I certify that the above named declarant is personally known to me and that she is the same individual who drew a pension under the act of June 17 th 1844 as stated by her in the above declaration.
Anson Smith Justice of the Peace.

State of Rhode Island County of Providence } ss
I, John W. Smith, clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Providence aforesaid, being a Court of Record, do hereby certify that Alanson Smith Esquire, before whom the foregoing declaration was made is a Justice of the peace for the town of Glocester in said County of Providence, and is duly qualified to act in said capacity, and that the two preceding signatures purporting to be the signatures of said Smith, are genuine.
In Witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of our said Court at the City of Providence this fifth day of July A.D. 1842.
John W. Smith clerk
Alanson Smith Justice of the Peace
Smith

JK
S. Wood -

I Samuel Kimball of Scituate in the County of Providence & State of Rhode Island aged 77 years do say upon solemn oath that during the revolutionary war, I was well acquainted with Abraham Wood late of said Scituate deceased; he was a revolutionary soldier, and performed several months tours of duty in the Rhode Island Militia; I was not so well acquainted with him in 1777 and 1778 as I was in 1779 and afterwards; I remember of seeing him on duty, as a private, at Warwick four or five different times, comprising differ- ent tours of service; I saw him also at Bristol; doing duty as a private in Col Chas Brown Regiment; I once saw him on duty at Newton in Col Webb Regiment; said Wood always claimed when we talked about his service, that he served all of one year in said war; and I really believe that he did as much as that; his widow's claim for a pension is in my opinion just if she does not claim for more than one year;
Samuel Kimball

State of Rhode Island } County of Providence } } On this 3 d day of December A. D. 1838 personally appeared Samuel Kimball, signer of the foregoing affidavit and made solemn oath to the truth of the facts by him stated; I also testify that he is a credible witness and as such entitled to credit; done before me -
Ezra R. Wilson Publick Notary

State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations
Providence Ye. I, John W. Smith Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, within and for the County of Providence, in said State, being a Court of record, do hereby certify that Ezra R. Wilbur Esquire, before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn, is a Public Notary for the County of Provi- dence aforesaid; and by law is authorized and qualified to administer oaths and take depositions; and that his aforesaid signature is genuine.
In Witness Whereof I hereunto set my hand & affix the seal of our said Court, at the City of Provi- dence, this 13 th day of December A 1838.
John W. Smith Clerk

Oct 6 Sept 29
Free
Mrs Eddy Mrs Wood
file
L. 100 33 1/2 Napier
105 073 11074
Edward, Comr of Pensions Washington City D.C.

South Scituate Sept 25. 1838
J. L. Edwards Commt e of Pensions, about the first of this month, I forwarded to you the claims of Mrs Mary Eddy, widow of Elkanah Eddy and Susannah Wood, widow of Abraham Wood, for pensions; They both received from you a circular, post- marked Sept. 7 From which circumstance I am led to suppose, that these claims were not ac- companied with any letters stating from whom they came; I hope that circumstance will not lead to any unnecessary delay in those cases. Any communication from you touching those claims directed to me at, South Scituate Rhode Island
will be attended to in their behalf
Yours with Respect- Jonah Titus

Rep?
2156 Rhode Island Susannah Wood
widow of Abraham Wood who was a Private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 30 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th day of Oct. 1843 and sent to Franklin Greene Providence, R. I.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A. Vol. 1. Page 98.

See letter to J. Greene 19 June 1843.
2346
Rhode Island
Susannah Wood widow of Abraham Wood, Dec d :
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 23 d March, 1831 — of Providence in the State of Rhode Island who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Williams — of the Regiment commanded by Col: Waterman in the Rhode Island line for militia. 9 Months —
Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island at the rate of 30 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th day of April 1839 and sent to Jonah Titus, South Scituate, Rhode Island
Arrears to the 4th of March 1839 $90.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept r 39 $15.00
$105.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by M c Intire — Clerk, Book A — Vol. 2 — Page 28.

State of Rhode Island } County of Providence } ss.
I Josiah Westcott Town Clerk of the Town of Scituate in the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that I have carefully examined the records of marriages in my office and do not find the marriage of Abraham Wood & Susanna Brown recorded in said records; I also certify that I have good reason to believe and do believe that many marriages have taken place in this town which are not recorded & I further certify that I was well acquainted with said Abraham and Susanna, and have no doubt, that they were legally married as she states, in her Declaration, made before the Court of Probate of this town, whereof I am Clerk. Josiah Westcott, Town Clerk
State of Rhode Island } ss. In Scituate Room County of Providence } with a. d. 1838 then Josiah Westcott, signed the above copy, and made oath to the truth of the facts as therein by him stated, as town clerk of said town of Scituate.
Before me Ezra V. Wheeler Public Notary

State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations
Providence Sc. I, John W. Smith Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within & for the County of Providence, in said State, being a Court of Record, do hereby certify that Ezra R. Wilbur Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn, is a Public Notary for said County of Providence; (and is by law authorized and qualified to administer oaths and take depositions; and his foregoing signature is genuine.
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court, at the City of Providence this 13 th day of December AD 1838.
John W. Smith Clerk

1132 Susannah Wood

State of Rhode Island } So County of Kent }
On this fourth day of April 1843. personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for Kent County, Susannah Wood a resident of Warwick in the County of Kent, aged seventy six years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to attain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3 d of March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Abraham Wood deceased, who was a private in the war of the Revolution, and that she received a pension of thirty dollars per annum, under the act of July 7. 1838. She further declares that she is still a widow sworn to and subscribed on 7 the day and year above written } Susannah Wood before me. Wm Garrison Justice of the Peace
Witness C. Spencer
Kent Co. in Warwick April 4 th 1843. I hereby Certify that Susannah Wood, the above declarant, is personally known to me: and that her statements are entitled to full credit Wm Garrison Justice of the Peace

State of Rhode Island County of Kent. ss
I Jeremiah G. Slocum Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in the county aforesaid being a court of Record, do hereby certify that William Harrison is a Justice of the Peace in the town of Warwick in the county aforesaid, and is fully authorized to act in his said capacity, and that his signature within written is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, this twenty fifth day of April one thousand eight hundred and forty three.
Jer. G. Slocum Clk " " "

S.Y. p S. Wood

I Stephen Young of Scituate in the County of Providence and State of Rhode Island aged 80 years do say upon solemn oath, that I was well acquainted with Mr. Abraham Wood late of said Scituate in the time of the revolutionary war - I was in said revolutionary war, a good deal, and say saw said Wood on service in the same, as a private, on several different tours - I saw him stationed, at the house of one Lippitt, in Warwick in February and March 1777 in the company of Capt Samuel Williams, in Col John Watermans Regiment This tour was for a month, which he served out, as a substitute for one Barnet Wood - also in June and July of the year 1777 said Abraham served a tour of one month, stationed at the same place, upon a draft in Capt Samuel Williams company, in Col. John Waterman Regiment, - He also served a tour of one month upon draft, stationed at Scituate in Capt. Jonathan Knights company in Col. Wests Regiment in October and November 1777 - Also in February and March 1778 said Abraham served a tour of one month upon draft stationed at the house of said Lippitt - in said Warwick, in Capt Samuel Williams company & in Col. John Watermans Regiment, - Also in August 1778 said Abraham served a tour of one month stationed at Portsmouth on draft in Capt Jonathan Knights company in Col. West's Regiment - at the expiration of this tour he commenced a tour of one month as a substitute for Barnet -

Wood, which he served out Stationed at Middletown under Capt Samuel William, in Col Chad Brown regiment. I saw him on all the above tours - in June 1779 said Wood & myself were were Drafted for a term of one month, we marched through Providence, passed from thence to Bristol where we served out said month in Capt Samuel William Company, in Col Chad Brown's Regiment - Also he served one month upon Draft Stationed at Warwick in September 1779. Seventeen hundred seventy nine with me in Capt Simon Harrington's Company, under command of Col Thomas Holden, I think, - Also in March 1781 said Abraham, myself and others enlisted into Capt Jonathan Knight Company, and marched to Newport to serve one month, from Newport we marched round to the east side of the Island & closed the month's service, Charles Stone was with us, & Capt Knight received orders before the month was out, to discharge one half of the Company & said Stone was one of the discharged but myself & Wood continued till the month was out - A Man by the name of Clafford who had served as a Captain in Col John Sopha's Regiment was chief in command, whilst on this tour - Susannah Wood is the widow of said Abraham, he had died several years ago, and the said Susannah , has continued his widow ever since -
Stephen Young

State of Rhode Island } ss. In. Situate County of Providence } August 2 d 1838 Then Stephen Young, signer of the foregoing affidavit, came and made solemn oath to the truth of the facts therein stated; I also certify that he is a credible witness in the premises - The words "I saw him on all the above times" being interpreted & read to the affiant before he took his oath to the truth of the affidavit -
Before me - Zadok Jones of Providence
State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations Providence ss. I Josiah Westcott, Clerk of the Court of Probate of the town of Scituate in the County of Prov- idence and State aforesaid, being a court of record, do hereby certify that Zadok Young before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn, then was and now is a Justice of the Peace in and for said town of Scituate in said County and State; that by law he is authorized to administer oaths and take depositions; and that his sig- nature thereunto written is genuine -
In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand, and affix the seal of said Court, at said Scituate this seventeenth day of August A.D. 1838 Josiah Westcott, Probate Clerk.

11074 N 26
W S W
Susanna Wood
moor of Abraham
Act July 7 1836
Mar 17 86
due Mar 23 1837
Allan 9 mo pr.
$30 per ann pr.
Mar 24 1836
Jonah T. Jones S. Scituate R.I.

I Mary Harrington, of Foster in the County of Providence aged 70 years do say upon oath that I was present at the wedding of Abraham Wood and Susannah Brown They were married at Pardon Angell in Scituate, in said County, by Elder Nichols on the first day of March 1786, I know the time, as I was married the same month I saw them married, they always lived after together as husband & wife and raised a family of children; the said Abraham died in March, it was seven years last march since he died. Since that time, the said Susannah has lived unmarried and is now the widow of said Abraham Wood - the way I know what year said Susannah was married is, that I am now seventy years old and I was just eighteen years old when she was married - Mary Harrington mark
State of Rhode Island, County of Providence } Sc. August 14 th 1838 then
Mary Harrington personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the facts above by her

Stated. And I further certify that she is to me well known and that she is a credible witness and her statement entitled to credit - Eli Aspinwall Jr. J. C. C. Pleas County of Providence

State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations, Providence Sc.
I Josiah Westcott, clerk of the Court of Probate in and for the town of Scituate in said County and State, being a court of record, do hereby certify, that Eli Aspinworth, Esquire, before whom the foregoing affidavit of Mary Harrington was sworn, is a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for said County and State, which is a court of record, that by law he is authorized to ad- minister oaths and take depositions; and that his signature thereto written is genuine —
In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand, and affix the seal of said Court of Probate at said Scituate, this 17 th day of August A.D. 1838
Josiah Westcott Probate Clerk.

703 West Ferry St., Buffalo, N. Y. Mar. 23, 1936
Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Will you please send me the Revolutionary record of Capt. Noah Arnold of Gloucester, R.I. who married Eleanor Whipple of Uxbridge, Mass. and whose father, presumably, was John Arnold and mother Martha Park or Martha Jenckes
Also —
✓ Noah Arnold Jr. of Gloucester, R.I., son of Capt. Noah, who married Anne Richardson July 21, 1768
And —
✓ Abraham (Abram) Wood of

Warwick whose daughter was Mary (Polly) Wood. She married William Rice and her daughters were Susan Rice Smith and Mary Rice Pond.
Will be very grateful to you for any information regarding the above.
Very respectfully yours, Grace S. Cole.
Ends of stamped envelope

Reg
WIDOW, &c.
1936-Apr 10-First No Mass Grace B. Cole-Ed
File No. 26,111
Susannah Wood Widow of Abraham Wood Pr. Rev. Mass
Act: Feb 29, 48
Index:—Vol. W , Page 358
[Arrangement of 1870.]