Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14880, Abraham Wood, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Wood, Abraham
S. 14880
carded
CONTENTS

Order by April 19, 1837. Same April 1840
New York N o 28,514
Abraham Wood
of Orange Co. in the State of N. York who was a Private in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt. commanded by Col. Hardenburgh in the Mass. Troops time for 7 months & 8 days
* N. Y. Line
W.R.H. Sept 24, 1908.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 24 Dollars 21 Cents per annum, commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th day of April 1834, and sent to Charles Mason Newburgh N.Y.
Arrears to the 14th of March 1834 72.63 Semi-ant. allowance ending 1 st Sept. " 12.10 $84.73
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Book E, Vol. 11 Page 135

No 25809
Abraham Wood Orange County New York
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Admitted Private 7 mo & 8 days
Chas Mason Newburgh Orange County New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
27 July 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Abraham Wood Orange County New York
   Period when the service was required Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Served Sept. 1776 - - 24 private Capt Roos, Col Hardenburgh 73 years Traditionary evidence, None Witness   Served Dec. 1776 - 1 12 " Col McLaughry county of Ulster not certified credible papers   Served 1777 - - 24 " Same Comp'y & Reg't Hopackawanda properly Attached   Served " " - 1 12 " -   Served Fall 1778 - 1 - " Capt Gillespie   Served - - 1 26 " -  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d), with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same), hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule is note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

State of New York Ulster County
Be it known that on the 2 nd day of October 1832
Personally came before me James N Mitchell one of the Commissioners in and for Ulster County Aforesaid - Michael Billiger a resident of the Town of Shawangunk in Ulster County Aforesaid Aged 82 Years - Who after being duly Sworn According to Law - doth on his oath make the following declaration - viz. That he is Well and personally acquainted with Abraham Wood of the Town of Montgomery that he is a Man of good Character and highly respectable that he is as he believes about 70 Years of Age - that he was acquainted with the said Abraham Wood in the revolution that he saw him in the Service and knew that in the Year 1776 he in the Month of Dec r was Ordered out from the Regiment of Col. Thomas Larson lying in Shawangunk under the Command of Capt. Root - and Lieutenant Mastin to go to Grassy for 1 1/2 Months - that he was Marched from Shawangunk to Newburgh and from thence to Kaykillack And from thence to Haverstraw and from thence to Ramapo And was there discharged after the Said Service
That in 1777 in the Early part of the Summer he was ordered or Clap d from the Said Regiment in Shawangunk to go over the Mountain on the frontier under Capt. Gilphy. Col. Cantine. That in 1777 in Oct r the 6 th Day - he the Said Abraham Wood was released from the Regiment in Shawangunk to go to fort Montgomery And was Marched to Newburgh - and lay there a few days and from thence to Kingston & Hurley and from thence to Newburgh and was discharged at Newburgh after being out about 1 1/2 Months.
That in the Years 1776 - & 1777 & 1778 & 1779 & 1780 & 1781 & 1782 & 1783 he the Said Deponent knows that Abraham Wood Aforesaid was Ordered out with the Said Regiment for alarms - along the frontier - and doing Class duty for a Weeks at a time at West Point at the Cheveudepie at New Windsor at fort Montgomery at fort Constitution at Mamaroneck at Nappeneck at Warwarsing at Pempack & for at least 20 times on an average at least Eight days at a time.
Sworn and Subscribed This 2 nd Day of October 1832
Michael Billiger
Before me - James N. Mitchell Commissioner
The above name was written on an Erasure the deponent being nearly blind did not write correctly the first time - with James N. Mitchell

State of New York Ulster County
ss. { To: I, James N. Mitchell, a Commissioner of Dads in and for the County of Ulster aforesaid, and before whom Michael Billiges the deponent in the preceding affidavit, was duly sworn, Do hereby Certify Certify that, I am well acquainted with the said Michael Billiges, that he is a credible person, and that his statement is entitled to credit. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this seventeenth day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
James N. Mitchell Commissioner of Dads.
State of New-York, ULSTER COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE: { ss.
I, Jacob Snyder, Clerk of the County of Ulster, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Ulster County, Do hereby Certify== That James N. Mitchell Esquire, was on the day of the date of the Certificate to the annexed Affidavit, a Commissioner of Dads in and for the said County of Ulster duly authorised to take affidavits, &c.; and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Commissioner and verily believe the signature "James N. Mitchell" subscribed to the Certificate as the said annexed affidavit to be genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the said Court and County, this fifth day of April 1833.
Jacob Snyder

Ulster County Clerks office: I Jacob Snyder Clerk of the County of Ulster and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Ulster County do hereby certify that James N. Mitchell was on the day of the date of the above Certificate a Commissioner of Deeds in and for said County of Ulster duly authorized to take affidavits and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Commissioner and verily believe his signature subscribed to the above Cer- tificate to be genuine -
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said Court and County this eleventh day of March 1834.
Jacob Snyder
William Pratt for J. Wood

State of New York } County of Orange }
on this fifteenth day of February 1833 personally appears in open court before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Orange & State of New York aforesaid now sitting at Newburgh in said County Abraham Wood a resident of the Montgomery in the County of Orange aforesaid aged seventy three years who being first 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 he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated In the Summer of 1776 he was at least three times at Fort Montgomery in Captain Roos's company of Shawangunk Ulster County in Col. Hauerberg's Regiment of New York militia that as nearly as this deponent can recollect he was out on each of these occasions on an average of at least eight days at a time Col. McLaughry of Little Britain then Ulster County aforesaid commanded at Fort Montgomery - In December 1776 he was again ordered out to New Jersey in the same company & regiment and under the same Captain as aforesaid. Col. Johannes Hauer commanded the Regiment on this occasion - He was out in this tour of duty six weeks Col. Hauer was out only four weeks & left a detachment of his Regiment in service in New Jersey at Ramapoo of which detachment deponent was one When first going on this tour of duty they marched from Shawangunk to Newburgh then to Kakiack then to Haverstraw & lastly to Ramapoo in New Jersey - Staid about one week at Kakiack about the same time at Haverstraw & at Ramapoo the residue of the six weeks
In the Spring or early part of the Summer of 1777

deponent was out again to fort Montgomery, thinks he was out at least three times that season before the battle on an average of eight days each time - Was not in the service at the time of the battle but on the very day of the battle (October 6 th ) he was again ordered out & marched the next day from Shawangunk to New Windsor lay there a few days till the British came up the river then marched for Kingston Saw the smoke of Kingston just as they were going up the hill north of the Rondout. - From this place they marched to Marbletown then to Hurley lay there about a week - from thence to Newburgh where he lay about a week longer & was then dismissed making about six weeks at this time - On the three first occasions this season when he was at fort Montgomery before the battle he was in Captain Roos's company under the command of Col Langtry McLaughry. Captain Roos was killed at the battle of fort Montgomery. The last six weeks of his service this season Master formerly a lieutenant under Roos commanded the company. The Regiment was commanded by Col Hardinagh Taylor a spy had been taken near Snake hill west of Newburgh. He was carried with the company during this last expedition to Rondout then to Marbletown then to Hurley & there hanged
In 1778 (he thinks in the fall) deponent was over the mountain to Pinnacle & Mamakating about one month Captain Gillespie commanded the company. During this time the Indians burnt Pinnacle. Deponent was out several other times during the war but by reason of old age & coarse great loss of memory he cannot swear positively.

as to the precise length of service nor the times at which it was performed. He was out frequently during the remainder of the war on the frontier & doing class duty at Fort Montgomery, West Point Fort Constitution New Windsor. The Shawangunk Manakating Poperagon Kawasiunk & Pempack. That on each of these occasions he was out not less than eight days at a time on an average & the number of times he was thus out exclusive of all that has been before mentioned according to the best of his recollection & belief could not have been less than seven - Besides the above he was on two or three other occasions called out for three or four days at a time. On every occasion above enumerated during the whole war whenever the regiment was called out he always went as a musician - except on one or two occasions where he went as a private for a week or two. Abraham Scornmaker was adjutant of the Shawangunk regiment to which the deponent belonged. He was frequently disabled by a sore back from doing duty at which times Michael Billinger often did Adjutant's duty & after Scornmaker quit the duty Billinger acted as Adjutant altogether.
Deponent was born on the twenty fifth of Decem- ber 1759 in the town of Montgomery Ulster County - The record of his age is in his father's bible now owned by Robert Crowell the husband of his (deponent's) niece the daughter of his eldest brother.
Deponent lived in Shawangunk till near the close of the Revolutionary war. Towards the end of the war he removed to Montgomery & now lives there & has so lived there ever since the revolution.

on the expedition from New Windsor to Kingston above mentioned Col Webb was a regular officer from New Windsor. They met Governor Clinton at the north of the Rondout
Upon the whole there in accordance with the Statement above set forth & with his best recollection & belief this deponent declares that during the course of the war the length of time he was actually in service in the New York State Militia could not be less than seven months & a half
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the gov- ery of any State
Abraham Wood
Sworn to & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Asa Dunning Clerk
We James B. Teneyck a clergyman residing in the town of Montgomery in the County of Orange & State of New York & Samuel Haines residing in the town of Montgomery aforesaid
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Abraham Wood who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration - that we believe him to be seventy three years of age - that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion
Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Asa Dunning Clerk
James B Teneyck Samuel Haines

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that James B Senyck who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in the town of Montgomery in the county of Orange & that Samuel Haines who has also signed the same is a resident in the town of Montgomery aforesaid
& is a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit
I Asa Dunning Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Orange and State of New York aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Abraham Wood for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Fifteenth day of February — in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
Asa Dunning Clerk

6 th in my declaration
Did you ever receive a discharge from the Service & if so by whom was it given & what has become of it
Answer 3 I never received any written discharge from the Service at all
7 State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood - who can testify as to your character for veracity & their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution
Answer 3 The Reverend James B Ten Eyck Samuel Hains Michael Billiger Henry Rediker James McReny & Jeremiah Rediker among many others
Sworn to & subscribed the 14 th day of February 1834
Asa L. Dunning Clerk
for Com Pleas -
And the Said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department That the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states And the court further certifies that it appears to them that James B Ten Eyck who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of Montgomery Orange County & that Samuel Hains who has also signed the same is a resident in the town of Montgomery aforesaid & is a credible & that their statement is entitled to credit
I Asa L. Dunning Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Orange & State of New York aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Said Court in the matter of the application of Abraham Wood for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand seal This 14 th day of February 1834
Asa L. Dunning Clerk for Com Pleas

And on the eleventh day of February 1834 the said Abraham Wood again appeared in open court where the following questions were propounded to him by the court to which the following answers were made
1 st When & in what year were you born
Answer & I was born in the Town of Montgomery then Ulster now Orange County & State of New York on the twenty fifth day of December 1759
2 nd Have you any record of your age & if so where is it?
Answer & There is a record of my age in my father's bible now owned by Robert Crowell the husband of my oldest brother's daughter
3 rd Where were you living when called into Service where have you lived since the Revolutionary war & where do you now live
Answer & I lived in Shawangunk Ulster County when I first entered the Service Towards the close of the war I removed to Montgomery then Ulster now Orange County where I have resided ever since & where I now reside
4 th How were you called into Service - were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute & if a Substitute for whom
Answer & I went as a musician except on one or two occasions when I went as a common soldier I was always a volunteer - never a substitute
5 th State the names of some of the Regular officers who were with the troops where you served - such conti- nental & militia regiments as you can recollect & the general circumstances of your services
Answer & Governor Clinton & Colonel Webb were at Fort Montgomery on one occasion They were also with us on the expedition to Esopus (now Kingston) Colonel Webb's was the only regiment of regular troops I recollect. On the expedition to Esopus there were some militia regiments accompanying us but I do not know where they were from The general circumstances of my services are correctly set forth

February 1932 Pension Section 623/med
February 12, 1932
BA-J/AWF
copy of M.E.S.
Mr. Walter A. Wood 1433-1435 Junction Avenue Racine, Wisconsin.
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter relative to Abraham Wood, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 14880, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Abraham Wood.
He was born December 25, 1759 in Montgomery, Ulster County, New York.
While a resident of Shawangunk, Ulster County, New York, he enlisted in the summer of 1776 and served at various times until sometime in 1783, amounting in all to seven and one half months, as a private and musician with the New York troops under Captains Ross, Masten and Gillespie and Colonels Hardenberg, Johannes Jansen and McLaughry Cantine.
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 15, 1833, then a resident of Montgomery, Orange County, New York, where he had moved about the close of the Revolution.
There are no data relative to his wife and children.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

February 28, 1929
Miss Grace F. Rockafellow 244 South River Street Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.14280, it appears that Abraham Wood was born, December 25, 1759, in Montgomery, Ulster County, New York.
While a resident of Shawangunk, Ulster County, New York, he enlisted in the summer of 1776 and served at various times until sometime in 1783, amounting to at least seven and one-half months in all, as a private and musician with the New York Troops under Captains Roos, Masten and Gillespie and Colonels Hardenberg, Johannes Jansen, McLaughry and Cantine.
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 15, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Montgomery, Orange County, New York, to which place he had moved about the close of the Revolution.
There are no data on file relative to his wife and children.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

244 South River Street
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
July 27, 1928.
Mr. Winfield Scott,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Dear Sir:-
ABRAHAM WOOD, of New York State, served as a private in the 2nd Regiment, Ulster County N. Y. Militia, during the War of the Revolution. His wife was Phoebe Irwin.
In a D.A.R.Lineage Book I find the statement that Abraham Wood (1759-1842) was pensioned 1833 for service as a private in Captain Gillespie's company, Col. Hardenburgh's 2nd Ulster County regiment, 1777.
Will you please inform me what is recorded in your Office concerning ABRAHAM WOOD, his service and family ? Did his wife Pheobe Irwin Wood receive a pension after his death, in 1842 ?
The information is desired to verify a claim in the D.A.R.
Respectfully yours,
(Miss) G. Rockefeller.

Mechanics Bank New York 5 th April 1837
Sir
I enclose for your examination the papers in the case of Abraham Woods, a Private at $24 21 / 100 per Annum under the act of 7 th June 1832, who claims his pension from the 11 th of March 1835.
Very Respectfully Your obed Servt J. M c Hening Pres t P. M c ay
James L Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions

W 41-982
206 N. Royal St., Alexandria, Va., Feb. 8, 1904.
Hon. Eugene Ware, Commissioner of Pensions, Dear Sir,
Will you kindly send me a copy of the paper on file in your office con-

concerning the Revolutionary War service of Abraham Wood.
He was placed on the Pension Roll in 1834, from Orange Co. N. Y.
I would like to have the name of his wife and a list of his

Children,
and oblige,
Ruth Ashton

244 South River Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
June 9, 1928.
Mr. Winfield Scott, Commissioner of Pensions,
Dear Sir:-
Will you please inform me what is recorded concerning Abraham Wood and his family; a soldier in the Second Regiment, Ulster County, N. Y., Militia during the Revolutionary War ? He was born 1759; died 1842.
The information is desired to verify a claim in the Society of the D. A. R.
Thank you very much.
Very truly yours,
Grace F. Rockefeller
(Miss) Grace F. Rockefeller.

msch. 1-1904 - His to Ruth Ashton Alexandria Pa 1929 Feb. 28 hist. to Miss Grace T. Rocka. fellow. N.C.S. 1932-3ch 12- His to Walter A. Wood - see his letter in Alexander Wood S. 44099 au
Rehran
14880 INVALID.
File No. 14880 Abraham Wood Pri. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index: — Vol. 1 , Page 416
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Mechanics Bank New York 21 st April 1840
Sir
I enclose for your examination, the papers in the case of Abraham Wood, a pensioner under the act of 7 th Jan y 1832, at twenty four dollars and twenty one cents per annum, who claims his pension from the 4 th of March 1839,
Very Respectfully Your Att d Serv t J h Knapp Pres
James L Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington

15, March, 1834,
New York. N.Y.
To J. L. Edwards Esquire Pension Office Washington

Newburgh March. 12. 1834
Sir
The enclosed papers have I believe been noticed in those parts wherein they were deficient
Yours &c
Charles Mason
J S Edwards Esq