Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 18363, Silas Wood, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass -
Wood, Silas Sibyl
W. 18363
CONTENTS

4006
Marie
Sybil Wood widow of Silas Wood
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Spitfire
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 57 Dollars 10
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of Feb 1849 and sent to
Hm. W. Belcher H of R
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 43 Vol. 1,

18036
Maine
Silas Wood
of Kennebec in the State of Maine who was a forv't Capt. in the Company commanded by Captain Brown of the Reg't: commanded by Col. Rotary in the Mass. line for 9 mos for 7 " 12 ds Dept. {
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 57 Dollars 10 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of July 1833 and sent to R. C. Vose Present
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $114.20 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Sept. — 28.55 $142.75
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Clerk Book E Vol. 1 Page 63

Silas Wood Norridgewock Private - Col. Bigelows Reg! Mass. June 1779 to March 1780. 9 months
14 May 1819
Not on Roll.
Proof Eleazer Parlin " David Fish
Rejected.
Reported

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I Silas Wood aged fifty four years, a citizen of the United States, born in Concord Massachusetts now of Bridgwater, Somerset County and District of Maine - do upon Oath testify and declare that I enlisted June 1779 in the war of the revolution and joined the company commanded by Captain Brown in Col. Digeons Massachusetts regiment against the common enemy being one of the regiments in the Massachusetts line - I enlisted for nine months, and fully served that period out and was Honorably discharged at West Point in March 1780. my discharge I have not preserved, and the same is not now in existence to my knowledge - From my reduced circumstances I need the assistance of my country for support - and I hereby relinquish all claim to any pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States if any but I am not to my knowledge borne on any pension list whatever I request to be placed upon the pension list for the District of Maine -
Silas Wood
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Kennebec ss. On this fourteenth day of May A.D. 1819. Silas Wood, above named, after being carefully examined made Oath to the truth of the above declaration by him subscribed
Before me Nathan Weston Junr C. Just C.C.C. P.
I Eleazar Parlin, of Freeman Somerset County and District of Maine do hereby upon Oath testify and declare that I well knew Silas Wood, a Continental soldier in the war of the revolution - the said Wood to my knowledge enlisted and served as he has above stated - I served in the same company with him and well knew of his serving nine months and more in continuation without interruption
E. C. D. P. C. 17
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Kennebec ss. May 14, 1819
Personally appeared before me Eleazar Parlin above named to me well known as a credible witness, and he made Oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed
Before me
Nathan Weston Junr Chief Justice C.C.C. P. 2 d E. Circuit.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
To the Hon ble the Secretary of War of the United States.
I the subscriber, being chief justice of the circuit court of common pleas for the second eastern circuit of Massachusetts, embracing the counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, do hereby certify to your Honor, that Silas Wood, a citizen of the United States, now resident in Norridgewock, in said county of Somerset, in the district
of Maine, on the fourteenth day of May 1819, made application to me to receive his declaration under oath, and such other evidence as was in his power to produce; and to transmit the same, and the proceedings had thereon, to your Honor; that he might be placed on the pension list of the U. States, agreeably to the provisions of an act entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the U. States in the revolutionary war", passed, March 18, 1818, which declaration, and the other evidence produced by the said applicant is herewith annexed. And I do further certify to your Honor, that after a full examination of the said applicant, and a careful consideration of the evidence in the case, it appears to me that the said applicant did serve as a private soldier, in the war of the revolution, against the common enemy, upon the continental establishment, for more than nine months in continuation, as stated in his declaration aforesaid; and that from his reduced circumstances, he needs the assistance of his country for support. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the Seal of the Court in which I preside to be hereunto affixed, this eighteenth day of May 1819. Nathan Weston Jun r C. Just. C. C. C. Pleas. 2 d E. circuit.
Silas Wood
Norridgewock
Private - Col. Bigelows Reg t
Maine.
June 1779 to March 1780.
9 months
14 May 1819
Not on Roll.
Proof Eleazer Parlin
" David Fish
Rejected.
Rejected

West Pudham Me Sept 5
183 1/2
To Mr Williams. Albee's jun. Somersworth, St. of Maine.

Extract from the records of the town of Needham "August 12 th 1784 (twentieth one thousand Seven Hundred and eighty four) Silas Wood of Bolton was Married to Sibbil Smith of Needham.
by the Rev Samuel West of Needham."
Attest
Asa Kingsbury Town Clerk of Needham
Commonwealth of Massachusetts } County of Norfolk ss.
On this fourth day of September one thousand eight Hundred and thirty eight personally appeared before me William Flagg a Justice of the peace within and for the County aforesaid, Asa Kingsbury Town Clerk of the town of Needham in said County, and made Oath that the above extract by him Attested is truly copied from the records of said town, with no addition except the writing out the dates in words, which are in figures on the records.
Asa Kingsbury Town Clerk.
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me
William Flagg Justice of Peace
W m D r H

1644
wood
Me
Act July 38
Married in '84 Died in 1834
admd
9 mo. pri 7:12. Corp.
$57.19/100 Col o James L Edwards Comm ee of Pensions, Washington City Dist. of Columbia Revolutionary claims under the Act of July 1838
1644
H m Allen Jr Norridgewock Me

DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, of the 7th July, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows."
STATE OF MAINE.
Somerset County, ss.
On this twenty seventh day of August A.D., 1838, personally appeared before the Hon Dummer Harnsworth Judge of Probate of said county at a Probate Court at Bridgwater in said county Sybil Wood a resident of Bridgwater in the County of Somerset and State of Maine, aged Seventy eight 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 7th, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows;" That she is the widow of Silas Wood late of said Bridgwater deceased.
That said Silas Wood her late husband was a corporal & private in the army of the United States in the Revolutionary war and that he was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States under the Act of June 7th 1832 at the time when he died. She further declares that she was born in Needham in Massachusetts in which place she was married to her said husband and removed with him to Bethel in Massachusetts about a month after their marriage where she has resided ever since that she often heard her said husband in his life time speak of his service in the army.
She further declares, that she was married to the said Silas Wood on the last Thursday the twelfth day of August in the year seventeen hundred and eighty four; that her husband, the aforesaid Silas Wood died on the seventeenth day of December Eighteen hundred & thirty five; that she was not married to him prior to his 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; that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. She further states that she has no record of her marriage but has a family record in which is entered the record of her two only children as follows "Baths" & "Abel" Wood sons of Capt Silas Wood & Sybil his wife born December 21, 1784 (Seventeen hundred & eighty four) & Sept. 4 (fourth) 1786 Seventeen hundred and eighty six, which record is in an old family bible and was made many years ago. The life time of her said husband that her name before marriage was Sybil Smith that her native place was Needham in Massachusetts. Sybil Wood
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before me and I certify that the declarant is a person by me well known to be worthy of credit. D. Harnsworth Judge

Mark S. Blunt a resident of Bridgewater in the county of Somerset State of Maine and Treasurer of said county, aged fifty years or oaths declares that he was well acquainted with the within named Silas Wood in his life time, that for twenty five years before his death, he lived a near neighbor to him; was present and saw him when he died on December Eighteen hundred and thirty four; that he has also been well acquainted with the within named Sibyl Wood who was his wife for twenty nine years past. That she has remained a widow ever since the death of her husband the aforesaid Silas Wood; that it was always reported that said Silas Wood was a soldier in the Revolutionary War; and he also understood that he was a Revolutionary Pensioner when he died.
Sworn to subscribed this eighth day of September Eighteen hundred and thirty eight before me and I certify that the above deponent is a person by me well known to be worthy of credit.
Mark S. Blunt D. Harnsworth Judge
STATE OF MAINE.
County of Somerset ss.
I the subscriber Registrar of Probate of the county of Somerset do hereby CERTIFY, That D. Harnsworth before whom the proceedings were had, is Judge of Probate in and for said county of Somerset. I also CERTIFY, That the annexed sheet contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Sibyl Wood for a pension.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this tenth day of September A. D., 1838.
R. G. Dorratt Registrar

William Allen Jr, a resident of Armstrong Maine aged fifty eight years on oath declares that he was well acquainted with Capt Silas Wood late of said Armstrong who in his life time, lived twenty years the next house but one to his; and knows that he died in the month of December Eighteen hundred and thirty four; and during the above period and ever since has been well acquainted with Sibyl Wood who was his wife and who ever since his decease has remained his widow and unmarried; and knows that she is the same person who has made the foregoing declaration; that he was present in Court after the decease of said Silas Wood and heard the evidence of the said Sibyl Wood which proved satisfactorily to the Court that she was the lawful widow of said deceased; and that she thereat received the balance or arrearage of pension due to said Silas Wood at his decease
William Allen Jr
State of Maine } County of Somerset } ss. Sworn I subscribed on this eighth day of September Eighteen hundred and thirty eight and I certify that the Deposition is a true and correct copy of the original and worthy of credit. I also certify that I have been well acquainted with the above named Sibyl Wood from my infancy and know her to be a person of the first class for intelligence and respectability and entitled to full credit as a witness
D. Hemenworth Judge

26 0 00
Silas Wood,
Corporal - Mass'tts Troops.
Brown's Co: } 11 months Robinson's regt. }
Brown's Co: } McIntosh's regt. } 3 " Corporal 2 m. Sergt. 1 m. }
Private
Brown's Co: } 9 " Prigelow's regt. } 18. "
Prof. E. D. Bangs' certificate. + Eleazer Paulus & David Fisk. Credible witnesses + St. Withersell.
7 m 12 d as a corporal Prof. E. D. Bangs' cert. 9 " " " private
16 m 12 d.
adm't 7 mo. 12 d. Corp 9 mo - pri
Re. B. Rose, Augusta, Me,
30 22 3 144 57.10

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. KENNEBEC COUNTY, }
On this 13th day of June A. D. 1833 personally appeared before the Hon. Nathan Weston, Junr., a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, of said Warren Weston, Judge of Probate of Wills, for said County of Somerset in
State, Silas Wood a resident of Norridgewock in the County of Somerset and State of Maine, aged seventy nine 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 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1777 with Captain Abishai Brown and served in Col. Robinson's regiment of
the Massachusetts line or troops under the following named officers: Brown Capt. & Robinson Col. That he enlisted in that company & regiment as a corporal early in July 1777, for the period of six months; that he served at Dorchester Heights near Boston, & afterwards at Rhode Island, & after serving out the full term of his enlistment as a corporal, was verbally discharged at Rhode Island the last of December of the same year or first of January 1778.
That the first of July 1778, he again enlisted as a corporal for three months, in Capt. Francis Brown's company in Col. McIntosh's regiment of the same troops; that he served two months as a corporal & one month as orderly sergeant, his service being at Rhode Island where he was in the expedition under Genl. Sullivan , & after serving out the full term of his enlistment was verbally discharged at Howland's Ferry the last of September or first of October of the same year.
That in June 1779 he again enlisted as a private for nine months in Capt. Brown's company in Col. Brigalow's Massachusetts regt. that this period he fully served out & was then honorably discharged at West Point in March 1780. That his discharge is long since lost.
That he was born at Concord, Massachusetts, in the year 1753, where he presumed his age was recorded, where he lived when he entered the service & where his home was during his services. That he has lived in said Norridgewock about forty years. That he is placed on the Maine roll under the Act of Congress of March 18, 1818, and that his pension certificate is numbered  and dropped therefrom on account of his  discharged as now stated. That he has named his officers as he can recollect.
That he does not know of any one living who served with him whose evidence he can procure to his first two services. That he made a declaration of his last service before the Hon. Judge Weston in May 1819, which with the evidence in support thereof will be annexed to this case. That any of his neighbors will testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his services.
He further states that he is old & infirm & having broken his right arm but a very short time since is unable to write his name.
He hereby relinquishes every claim 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, except as aforesaid.
Silas Wood Mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, the applicant being prevented by bodily infirmity from appearing in open court.
W. Weston, Judge of Probate
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. That he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution. The said Judge further certifies that the applicant is personally known to him & has been for many years, is a man of veracity & entitled to credit.
W. Weston, Judge of Probate

State of Maine.
KENNEBEC, ss.—I, JOHN A. CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, hereby certify that the Hon. (Warren Preston)  NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, before whom the within proceedings was had, is a Judge of Probate within said  Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said  State. I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Judge, in the matter of the application of Silas Wood for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this 14 th , day of June
A. D. 1833. J. A. Chandler
Somerset, p:
State of Maine,
I, Allen Sawtelle, Register of Probate for said County hereby certify that the Hon. Warren Preston, before whom the within proceedings were had, is Judge of Probate of Wills &c. for said County: I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Judge, in the matter of the application of Silas Wood for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the said Court, this 12 th day of June A.D. 1833. —
C. Sanlee J. Reys

Rep
103.
Maine
Sybil Wood
widow of Silas Wood who was a private & Corporal in the Massachusetts line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 5 7 / 8 Dollars 10. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of May 1843. and sent to
G. W. Morton Esq. Augusta Maine.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1. Page 11.

16 3/4 16 3/4 7 July 1838
F B 7
Col. James L. Edwards Comm. of Pensions
Washington City Dist. Columbia
Revolutionary Claims under act of July 1838

Stridgewick Main Sept 10, 1838
Col James L. Edwards
Sir
Please inform me of the result of the examination of the interest claims for Pension - I have recently transmitted others as follows viz:
 Aug 28 Lucy Gould widow of Moriah Gould  29 Sarah Chapman do - Nath Chapman  Hannah Savage " Jacob Savage  Sept 8 Ruth Lombard " Nath Lombard  " Larson Butts additional claim -  10 Nancy Walker widow of Jno. Walker  " Lucy Wood " Silas Wood 
Very respectfully your ob't serv't
William Allen Esq "
P.S. Information in all the above cases to be communicated to me when examined
W. A. B.

545 Gibyl words
Get to Moulton Augusta Maine

DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3d March, 1843, granting Pensions for one year to certain Widows who have received Pensions under the Act of July 7, 1838.
STATE OF MAINE, } County of Franklin ss. } On this Fourth day of April A. D. 1843, personally appeared, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in the County of Franklin and State of Maine, Sybil Wood a resident of Chathamville in the County of Franklin aged eighty three 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 provisions made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 3d March, 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Silas Wood who was a private soldier during the Revolutionary War; that she was pensioned as the widow of the said Silas Wood at the rate of fifty seven dollars and ten cents per annum, under the Act of July 7, 1838, which was paid to her at the agency in Portland in the State of Maine She further declares that she is still the widow of the said Silas Wood having remained unmarried ever since his death.
Witness. Julia Pierce
Sybil Wood
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written,
Before me, Lynus Pierce
Justice of the Peace.
I certify that the declarant is personally known to me to have been pensioned under the Act of July 7, 1838, and is the reputed widow of Silas Wood deceased, and has remained unmarried ever since his death. She was formerly a resident of Mendon, Maine but has resided in Chathamville about ten years past. Lynus Pierce Justice of the Peace.

State of Maine,
Kennebec County. To
I the undersigned, clerk of all the Judicial Courts, held for and within the said County of Kennebec, do hereby certify, that Cyrus Pierce is a Justice of the Peace as within stated and that the within signature purporting to be his are genuine.
Witness my hand, and the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, the 18th day of April 1843
A. R. Nichols

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
KENNEBEC, ss.
THE Subscriber, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts, held within the said County of Kennebec, hereby certifies, that the Honorable NATHAN WESTON, Junior, Esquire, before whom the annexed proceedings were held, is Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, embracing the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset ; and that by the direction of the said Judge, I have affixed unto his Certificate bearing his signature, the seal of the said Court in which he presides.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand :
Dated at Augusta, in said County of Kennebec, this twenty fifth day of May in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen .
John D. Dows

Silas Wood

I David Fish aged seventy three years, now of Sidney County of Kennebec District of Maine - do upon Oath testify and declare that I well knew Silas Wood, formerly of Lincoln Massachusetts now of Bangor, work, in the District of Maine - continental soldier in the war of the revolution - the said Wood, to my knowledge enlisted June 1779. for the period of nine months, in the war of the revolution. and served until March 1780. the full period of nine months, and was discharged at New Point - I belonged to the same Regiment and was knowing to his the said Wood - I am now on the pension list for the District of Maine - David his Fish mark Witness R.C.Vose
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Kennebec County ss May 15. 1819 Personally appeared David Fish, above named and the same being first read to him, and he made Oath to the truth of the above deposition, by him subscribed And the said Fish is in my opinion a credible and disinterested witness - Robert C. Vose Justice of the Peace
Robert C. Vose Esq is a Justice of the Peace for the county of Kennebec; and I am of opinion that the above deposition is a credible and disinterested witness.
May 17. 1819.
Nathan Weston Junr C. Just. C.C.C. Pres 2 d C. Circuit.

I hereby certify, that I have been intimately acquainted with Capt. Silas Wood of Norridge- -wick in the County of Somerset & State of Maine, for about thirty years - we have both resided in the same Town - Capt. Wood has ever sustained the reputation, of an industrious and worthy citizen - and a person of sobriety & integrity. and I have no doubt but he performed the service in the Revolutionary War, as he has deposed -
Obadiah Wetmore Late a Lieutenant in Col. Michel Jackson's Regt.
March 28. 1820.
Witness.
William Dalman

Maene - 1209
- Sibyl Wood - widow of Silas Wood, who who was a pensioner under the Act of 7 th June 32 and who died on the 17 th Dec r 1834 of Dover in the State of Maine who was a P t & C o in the Comp y commanded by Captain Brown of the Reg t commanded by Robinson in the Mass s line for 16 May 12 34
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 57 Dollars 10 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 th day of Nov r '38, and sent to Mrs. Allen, Newryport, Me
Arrears to the 14th of Sept r $ 142.75 Semi-annual allowance ending 28.55 $ 171.30
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by R. Burdick Clerk, Book A Vol. 1 Page 26.

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 18363
Sybil Wood Widow of Silas Wood Coop Rev War
Act: Feb 2 d 48
Index:—Vol. 16 , Page 357
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Sibyl Woods
da
103
Geo W Morton Augusta Maine.

DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of February 2, 1848, entitled "An Act Making further provisions for the Surviving Widows of the Soldiers of the Revolution."
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. COUNTY OF Franklin }
On this twentieth day of September A. D. 18 48 personally appeared, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in the County of Franklin and State of Maine, Sibyl Wood a resident of Chesterville in the County of Franklin aged eighty eight 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 second of February, 1848, granting Pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Silas Wood who was a corporal and private during the Revolutionary War; that she was pensioned as the widow of the said Silas Wood at the rate of fifty seven dollars and ten cents per annum; under the Act of June 17, 1844, which was paid to her at the Agency in Portland, in the State of Maine. She further declares that she is still a widow.
WITNESS:
Sibyl Wood
Agnes Pierce Julia Pierce
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written,
BEFORE ME,
J. D. Prescott Justice of the Peace.
I certify that the declarant is personally known to me, and that she is the same individual who drew a pension as stated by her in the foregoing declaration.
J. D. Prescott Justice of the Peace.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. KENNEBEC COUNTY, }
I, William M. Stratton Clerk in the Courts of Kennebec County, certify that Joseph D. Prescott is a Magistrate as above, and that the above signatures, purporting to be his, are genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, and subscribed my name this 23 d day of September in the year 18 48
W. M. Stratton Clerk of the Courts of Kennebec County.

Silas Wood

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, May 17 th 1833.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Silas Wood is borne on a "Pay roll of Capt. Abisha Brown's company in Col. John Robinson's regt. of the Massachusetts Bay 1777," as having been paid for five months & twenty eight days service from July 7 th . Said roll does not shew in what capacity said Wood, or any person named
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thereon served.
That the name of Silas Wood is borne on a "pay roll for the company commanded by Capt. Francis Brown in Col. M c Intosh's regt. in Genl. Sorel's Brigade of Militia from the State of Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island Expedition in July, August & September 1778," as having served as a corporal from Aug t 1 st to Sept r 11 th , & was paid for one month & 4 days service including
1.14
7.12 3/4
time to return home.
Edward D. Bangs Secy