Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33,943, Isaac Wood, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Wood, Isaac
S 33,943
CONTENTS

(8952) Massachusetts
Isaac Wood
of Taunton in the state of Massachusetts who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Bradford of the Massachusetts line, for the term of Three years
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 3 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 of April 1819 and sent to Nahum Mitchell Cash Bridgewater Mass.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 - 10 28 3/4 / 30 3/4 88.49 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819 - 6 mos 48.
$136.49
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Notication sent Sep. 15 th 1820 to Rev. Mr. ... of Bristol ... Taunton Mass.
Date of death not on file

Isaac Wood private Praufors mafs ut 177- 3 years - 3 dfini 1818
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Isaac Wood Gautier

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ss. On this third day of April A. 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared Isaac Wood of Taunton aged _____ years, resident in the said Circuit, who being by me first duly cautioned according to law, on his oath made the following declaration, by him signed, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," viz. That he enlisted into said land service as a private soldier in Capt. James Cooper's Company & Col. Gamaliel Bradford's Reg. t Mass. line & served from April 1777 to April 1780 — see his declaration at large enclosed, & also Capt. Cooper's certificate, —

And I, the said Judge, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Isaac Wood did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress, He needs the assistance of his country for support —
Nahum Mitchell
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ss.
1818.
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That is one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, consisting of the Counties of Plymouth, Norfolk, Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket in said Commonwealth—that the same Circuit Court of Common Pleas is a Court of record—that the signature to the above certificate is the true signature of the said Judge, and that the seal thereunto affixed is the seal of the said Court.
} Clerk of the Judicial Court for the County of

I, Isaac Wood of Taunton, in the County of Bristol, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts esquire, do testify and say, that I enlisted in a company of Infantry commanded by Captain James Cooper, belonging to the fourteenth Massachusetts Regiment, commanded by Colonel Garmalil Bradford, on the Continental Establishment; that I served as a private in said Company from April Anno Domini seventeen hundred and seventy-seven, till April Anno Domini seventeen hundred and eighty, and was then honor- -ably discharged: — and that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life, I am in need of assistance from my Country for relief and support
Sworn to April 3. 1818 Isaac Wood

Isaac Wood
8952
April 1819
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1820
[Large cursive signature]
Sept 19

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Taunton July 17th. 1820—
A Schedule of the Estate of Isaac Wood of said Taunton viz:
Real Estate . . . . . Not any . .
Personal Estate . . . . . One Pig, valued at . . . . . 1. 25 1 Table . . . . . 1. 00 1 Teakettle . . . . . 0. 34 1 Chest . . . . . 0. 34. Staves & boards & hoops . . . . . 1. 25. Part of a set of Cooper's utensils . . . . . 3. 00 One Pot . . . of Iron . . . . . 1. 00 1 Chest . . . . . 1. 50. 1 Hoe . . . . . 0. 25. 1 Spinning wheel . . . . . 0. 75. 1 Jug . . . . . 0. 25. 1 Shovel & Tongs . . . . . 0. 33. 2 Chairs . . . . . 0. 50. 1 Grindstone . . . . . 0. 20 1 Scaput, 6 Cups & Saucers . . . . . 0. 50. 6 Plates, 6 knives & forks . . . . . 0. 52. Cash on hand . . . . . 0. 20 1 Bakepan . . . . . 0. 50 1 Note of hand . . . . . 0. 50 $13.96.
My family consists of six. viz. Myself, aged seventy years, cooper by trade; able to perform one third of a days work in a day, and about half support myself: My wife, Sally, aged fifty four years, able to do half a days work in a day, and half support herself: Polly Wood, aged twenty six years, able to support herself: Isaac Wood Jr, Cooper, aged twenty one, able to support himself: George Wood, weakly, aged fifteen years, about half able to support himself: Asa Wood, aged thirteen years, about able to support himself.
Isaac Wood
Is

SCHEDULE.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
BRISTOL ss. Circuit Court of Common Pleas
On this eighteenth day of July 1820, personally appeared, in open court, being a court of record for the said county,
Isaac Wood, late a Private, aged Seventy years, resident in Taunton in said county, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows :
In the Company commanded by Capt. James Cooper, in the fourteenth, commanded by Col. Garmadil Bradford, and in the Massachusetts line. My original declaration was made on the 3 d day of April 1818. before Judge A. Mitchell, and my pension Certificate is No. 8952.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Isaac Wood
Sworn to, and declared, on the eighteenth day of July A.D. 1820 before Jas. Spear. Clerk of the Court for Bristol County.
I, James Spear , clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the County of Bristol do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Thirteen dollars and ninety six cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this thirteenth day of August 1820.
Jas Spear
Clerk of the Court for the County of Bristol.
{ Property valued at $13.96 }

June 23, 1934
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BA-J/EEL Isaac Wood- S.33943
Mrs. Lon Harper 25 Plant Avenue Webster Groves, Missouri
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of Isaac Wood, of Bristol County, Massachusetts, a Revolutionary War pensioner.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.33943, based upon the military service in that war of Isaac Wood.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Isaac Wood are not shown in the papers in the pension claim.
He enlisted, place not shown, in April, 1777, served as a private in Captain James Cooper's Company, Colonel Gamaliel Bradford's 14 th Massachusetts Regiment, and was discharged in April, 1780. It is not shown that he served either as a corporal or captain.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 3, 1818, while residing in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, and aged sixty-eight years.
In 1820, he stated that his family then residing with him consisted of his wife, Sally, aged fifty-four years, but did not give her maiden name nor the date of their marriage: Polly Wood, aged twenty-six years; Isaac Wood, Junior, aged twenty-one years; George Wood, aged fifteen years; and Asa Wood, aged thirteen years.
There are no further family data.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.
Found sol in Mass B & B. Vol. 17 page 740
Date of death not on file

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
S.F. 33942
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Isaac Wood a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr. 1777 Apr. 1780 Pvt. James Cooper Samuel Bradford Mass.                                                   
Battles engaged in, none stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated
Date of application for pension, Apr. 3 1818. This is all I know.
Residence at date of application, Taunton Mass.
Age at date of application, 68 years
Remarks: In 1820 he stated that his family consisted of his wife Sally aged 57 years. Polly Wood aged 26 yrs. Isaac Wood Jr. aged 21 years. George Wood aged 15 years. and Asa Wood aged 13 years.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

25 PLANT AVENUE WEBSTER GROVES, MISSOURI
June 11, 1934.
Department of War Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs:
Please send me the information concerning the record of one Issac Wood , a Revolutionary War Soldier from Bristol County, Massachusetts. We believe that he received his pension on April 5, 1819. According to our records he was either a Captain or a Corporal. I would particularly like to receive the name of his wife so that we can complete our D. A. R. papers.
Very truly yours,
(Mrs Lon) Helen Allen Harper
Helen Allen Harper
Helen Allen Harper 25 Plant Avenue Webster Groves, Missouri.

I hereby certify that I commanded a company of Infantry belonging to the 14 th Massachusetts Regiment, from April Anno Domini 1777 to April Anno Domini 1780, during all which time, Isaac Wood of Freetown in the County of Bristol served as a private in said company, and was honorably discharged —
James Cooper
March 20. 1818
See James Cooper's affidavit filed in James Punks papers of Rehoboth

THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS
Departemnt of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS. Washington, D.C.

Racine, Wis., 8/4/20.
Dear Sir:-
Will you please send us all you have on the following Revolutionary soldiers who were pensioned:
ISAAC WOOD of Taunton, Mass. died, Sept. 15, 1823, age 73y. We wish to know where he was born, who were his parents and his children.
ABEL WOODS, lived in Shutesbury, Mass. removed to Sudbury, Rutland, Co., Vermont in Feb. 1788.
When and where was he born? Who were his parents and any other information given.
Yours truly,
Walter A. Wood

33 943 INVALID.
1920 Sept. 15 Hist. to W. A. Wood 1934 June 23 Hist. to Mrs. Lan Cooper - 8th.
File No. 33 943
Isaac Wood
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index: —Vol. 2 , Page 468
[Arrangement of 1870.]