Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11777, Amos Wood, Mass

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Mass
Wood, Anas
R. 11777
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No. 34523. Application of
Amos Wood
N.Y.
under the Act of Congress of the 7 th June 1832.

Declaration of Amos Wood, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, of June 7 th 1832.
State of New York
County of Warren } ss.
On this thirteenth day of February A.D. 1838, personally appeared in open court, before Hiram Barber Esquire First Judge, and Thomas Pattison and Truman B. Dicks Esquires Judges his Associates - being the Court of Common Pleas of said County, now sitting, Amos Wood, a resident of Dunnabury in the County of Warren and State of New York, aged Eighty years next May 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 th 1832.
That his first service in the United States, in the Revolutionary War was in the year 1777. when he was called out on alarms, as a soldier, very frequently, to guard the shores, at Swansea in Massachusetts, where he then resided and where he was born, - that he was out on this duty, sometimes one day, at other times, a day and a night, at others, for several nights together - once he remembers when he was out seven nights successively - Job Slade was his Captain some part of the time, and Timothy Murray, was also his Captain at other times - during that season, the inhabitants of that town and vicinity were in almost constant alarm, from the British being near, expecting they would make a descent upon the town - this was in the summer of 1777. - he was out in all these alarms more than a month. - In the same year, he was drafted as a soldier (in August or September) for during the campaign, was mustered at Swansea aforesaid. Timothy Murray was his Captain, marched down below Fall River, to within a mile and an half of Howland's Ferry, which is five or six miles from Newport in Rhode Island. General Spencer commanded the Americans, then at that time his Colonel's name, he does not now recollect - There was a skirmish between the Americans and British, who were about four miles from where this deponent was posted, while he was there - The

British had their tents pitched there - they lay not far from New- port - In about two weeks, the British retreated, and the draft of whom he was one, were discharged, and went home - he served at this time more than two weeks - he never got any pay whatever for this service, nor for any of his services in the alarms, as aforesaid.
In April, 1778, he enlisted as a soldier, in the service of the United States, under capt. Michael Norton, of the militia of the town of Swansea aforesaid, where he also resided - for the term of six months - the duty assigned to Norton's Company was to guard the shores, on Gardner's beach so called - he served the six months faithfully, and was honorably discharged in October or November of that year - during this service, he stood sentry six hours, every night - he also received a gun from the town, and returned the same after the service on an order, which, in the original is hereto annexed -
He never received any written discharge -
He was born in Swansea in Massachusetts, in the year 1758. -
He has no record of his age -
He was called into the service as stated above, and his Official names he cannot recollect, any further than as stated above - except Colonel Philip Davenport - He does not know of any person now living who can attest to his services in the Revolution except Sarah Wood, the widow of Elisha Wood, his brother - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pen- -sion roll of the agency of any State.
Subscribed & sworn to in Open Court This 13 th day of February 1838.
Thomas Mehitable Cook
J. Wood

State of New York
County of Warren
ss We Job Beadleston and Allen Fuller of Queensbury in the county of Warren, do hereby certify that we are acquainted with Amos Wood of Queensbury aforesaid - that in our opinion he is about eighty years of age - that he is a man of truth and veracity under oath - and that he is reputed in the neighbor- hood where he lives to have been a revolutionary soldier we live near him and have been acquainted with him many years -
Job Beadleston Fuller
Subscribed & sworn before me in open Court this 13 th day of February 1838
Thomas Archibald Clerk
And the said Court do hereby certify and declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above mentioned applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states - And the Court certifies that it appears to them that the above named Job Beadleston and Allen Fuller are residents of the said town of Queensbury and that they are credible persons, and their statement is entitled to credit -
I Thomas Archibald Clerk of the County of Warren and of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the Appli- cation of Amos Wood for a pension - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 24 th day of February A.D. 1838.
Thomas Archibald Clerk

By request I would add my own certificate to the same fault certificate and sworn to by Messrs Beadleston and Fuller. Calder February 24. 1838 -
John Beadleston

County of Warren Ss. Lorene Wood, of Athol in the said county being first duly sworn according to Law, doth depose and say, that she is the widow of Elisha Wood late of Athol aforesaid, who was the brother of Amos Wood, now of Lunenburg in said County. - That she well knows the said Amos Wood, during the revolutionary War that in the years 1777 and 1778 - the said Amos Wood was a soldier in the United States Service, out on alarms several days and nights - once he went in the service, down to Howland's ferry, and was gone about two weeks - thinks he was drafted into this service - In 1778. Amos Wood listed with Elisha, (then the husband of this deponent,) in the service of the United States, under Captain Molton, as was then said, for the term of six months - this deponent went to see her husband while in this service several times and well remembers seeing Amos Wood there in the ser- -vice at the time - Amos Wood, served his term of six months and returning home - she then understood he was discharged - this deponent remembers well, his serving the six months, and the two wars aforesaid, and that he was out on duty on alarms several times - in all near or quite eight months - this deponent cannot name the officers under whom Amos Wood served except Capt Molton - And that she is unable to attend Court, on account of infirmities of Age
Subscribed & sworn this 13 th day of February 1838.
Lorene her Wood mark
Before me Elisha Pendell Commissioner of Deeds in Athol Warren County
(For evidence of the credibility of Mrs Wood, permit me to refer the Depart t to her own papers already on file, on her application under the Law of 1836.) S. C. B. -

State of New York
Warren County
I Thomas Archibald Clerk of the said County Do Certify that Elisha Poulton before whom the within Affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same a Commissioner qualified to take affidavits to be read in any Court in this State and further Certify that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said within affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature
Witness my hand and seal of Office at Cobleskill this 24 th day of February A D 1838 Thomas Archibald Clerk

Celebrated MS July 28
June
Mar 5 NY
Hermas Wood, Act 1832,
Hon: J. L. Edwards commission of Pensions & Washington.

To Col. Edwards, Com r of Pensions
Sir I had flattered myself when I forwarded the last papers to the Pension Dept t some weeks since, that there was not another case in our County, with which the Dept t or myself would be troubled. - I have been induced however to intercede for Mr. Moses Wood, whose papers I herewith enclose, to which I request your early attention. I have not as heretofore in some instances, made a compend of the evidence. Indeed the evidence is so short as to the point, for the 7 months service that a compend would afford but little if any assistance or facility -
In behalf of Mr. Wood I request as early an answer as may be consistent - Pardon me for also calling the attention of the Dept t to the cases of Mrs. Wood and Mrs. Prudile, the papers of which last were sent on last month, with an additional affidavit in behalf of Mrs. Wood
I am Respectfully
Your Br t Serv t
G. M c Donald
Caldwell Feby 24 th 1838.

Charles C. Baldwin, June 16, 1898 to A. S. Agassiz Oct 20 97
1898

Oct 13 47 Emory Assoc Amos Wood & Christian Wood
FREE
Edwards Esq Census of Prisoners Washington D.C.

Warsaw New York 7 th Oct r 1847
J S Edwards Esq
Amos Wood applied for a pension during his life this claim was suspended. Will you do me the favor of copies of the correspondence in this case or such other statement of the objections to this claim as will enable me to understand what further is to be done in relation to it.
Charles Wood also of this state applied for a Pension under act of June 7 th 1832. but died without receiving it. Will you also furnish the same information in this case.
Very Respectfully Yours A. L. Lynde

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
11.777
O.
Amos Wood
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
REJECTED
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Caledonia N.Y. June 14 3
free
Home at N.Y. Col.
Wood Puddly Wood- Edwards.
Commis n of Pensions (Pension Department) Washington,

Caldwell June 4 th 1838
Col: Edwards
Some time since I forwarded to the Pension Department the applications of Loren Wood - of Iren Pindell - and of Amos Wood for Pensions, under the acts of Congress - I have received no returns in any way, or information as to the fate of the applications, and have reason to believe that none of the applicants have as yet rec d any. They for their friends are frequently calling on me, for information -
If consistent, I respectfully request that I may be advised as to the result of the applications, as early as convenient, and will communicate such information to them, without delay -
I am respectfully
Your Ob t Serv t
G. M c Baldwin

Amos Wood Clum
7. Summer 1 mo of alarms Capt. Timothy Mery & Job. Slade
1487
" Aug - Timothy Mery
2 weeks
6 mo -
JS Michael Motton - 11-
whole service at home -