Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 44099, Alexander Wood, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Wood, Alexander
S 44099
CONTENTS
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19.545
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New York.
Alexander Wood
of Orange Co in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain D. Dexter of the regiment commanded by Colonel P. Schuyler in the N. York line, for the term of one year from Aug. 1776 to Dec. 1776
Enscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 9 of December 1825
Certificate of Pension issued the 27. of 1825 and sent to Honorable John Hallcock. H. Rep.
Arrears to 4th of Semi-ann. all'ce ending March 1825 $22:96
$6:96 16 $22:96
$ 22:96
{Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. X}
March 1. 1825
note of death rec'd in a. 13

Schedule of all the property & Income that I Alexander Wood of the County of Orange and State of New York have or am entitled to in any manner whatsoever - (to wit) Fifty Acres of Rough Mountain Land in the Town of Minisink in said County the title of which is unowned and from which I receive no income Also Six Shares of Turnpike Stock in the Newburgh & Cochecton Turnpike Road since my nominal the proceeds of which is yearly about Six Dollars which Turnpike Stock I have lately sold for Sixty Dollars to pay for my board & for some clothing - and which Stock I have a right to redeem Alexander Wood

County of Orange Is.
On this fifth day of September 1825 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of record for the County of Orange and State of New York Alexander Wood resident in said County aged Sixty eight years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18 th of March 1818 and the 1 st of May 1820 that he the said Alexander Wood enlisted in the army towards the last of February in the year 1776 1776 for the term of one year or during the war in the State of New York in the County of Orange in the Company commanded by Captain Daniel Denton Reg t commanded by Col. Ritzma in the line of the State of New York on the Continental establishment. That he continued to serve under said enlistment until the last of December when he was taken sick and continued until in February following when he was honorably discharged in Goshen County of Orange State of New York that he was in the battle at White Plains when in a detachment of the army commanded by General Lee at the time he was taken Prisoner about the 13 th of December that he relinquishes every claim when due to a pension except the present that his name is not on the roll of any other State except the State of New York & that the following are the reasons for not making earlier and more successful application for a pension. Those of my acquaintance who served with me were either dead or removed far from me I was infirm destitute and unable to find the residue of the necessary testimony to support my claim that with all these difficulties I have

Several times applied but since my last application have found two affidavits which I presume will be satisfactory -
And in pursuance of the act of the first of May 1820 I do Solemnly Swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 th 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 to diminish so as to bring myself within the provisions of the act of Congress Entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & Naval Service of the United States in the revolutionary War based on the 18 th day of March 1818. And that I have not nor has any person for me in Trust any property or Securities contracts or Debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto an- nected and by me subscribed. The Six Shares of Turnpike Stock mentioned in my Schedule has been Sold since the 18 th of March 1818 for $60 the amount paid out for Storks & Board and which I have a right to redeem that my occupation was farming but have not been able to follow it for the last years that I have no person no friends to support me and that I am in such indigent circumstances as to be unable to support myself without the assistance of my country -
Sworn to, and declared in open Court this Fifth day of September 1825 before me
Asa Dunning Clerk
Alexander Wood

State of New York Orange County ss. Abraham M. Smith being duly sworn says that the present value of a share in the Newburgh & Coeymans Turnpike is from Twelve to fifteen Dollars — and further saith not — (WMS with sworn & subscribed in open court this 6th day of Jan 1825 — before me A. Dunning Clerk

State of New York Orange County 3 d I Asa Dunning Clerk of the County of Orange and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County do hereby certify, that it appears, to the satisfaction of the said Court, that the said Alexander Wood did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy for the term of nine months, under one engagement on the continental establishment. I also certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records 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 Seventy Eight Dollars - In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court on the Ninth day of December 1825
Asa Dunning Clerk

February 12, 1932
BA-J/AWF
Mr. Walter A. Wood 1433-1435 Junction Avenue Racine, Wisconsin.
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter relative to Alexander Wood, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 44099, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Alexander Wood.
While residing in Florida, Orange County, New York, he enlisted the latter part of February, 1776 and served one year in Captain Daniel Denton's company in Colonel Ritzema's New York regiment, and was in the battle of White Plains.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 5, 1825, then aged sixty-eight years and a resident of Orange County, New York.
There are no data relative to his wife and children.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

44099 INVALID.
Rev
File No. 44.099
Alexander Wood
Rev Geo. Davis
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 574
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1932 Feb 12- Wren

Jan. 18, 1932.
Pension Bureau, Rev.War Section, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Please send family data and military record of the following Revolutionary War Soldiers:
ABRAHAM WOOD , Orange Co., N.Y. N.Y.Militia. Town he lived in also wanted. ALEXANDER WOOD , Orange Co., N.Y. N.Y.Line. Town he lived in also wanted.
Yours truly,
Walter A.Wood.
Address, 1433-35 Junction Ave. Racine, Wisconsin.

See page 212 B. 1822
Alexander Wood, Orange Co. N.Y.
Comm. from Hon. John Hallack Rec. 20 Mar. 1823
S. Hallack M.C.
Fanny Barbour -
Su ts Van -

Hon James Barbour Sec. War
Sir: Please to let me know the fate of the enclosed papers in due time -
Yours humbly etc
John Hallack for R. P. N.Y.

From
Hon. James Barbour Esq.
Secretary of War
Washington City —

78
War Department Pension Office.
James M. Foster
Samuel S. Seward, Esq. Florida, Orange County, N. York

Suppage 212-1192
Alexander Wood Orange County New York
I have been and will be again Samuel S. Leward Samuel S. Leward Samuel S. Leward Samuel S. Leward
Samuel S. Leward Esq. Florida, Orange Co New York

STATE OF NEW YORK, } ss. County of Clinton. }
I, JOHN WALWORTH, Clerk of the County of Clinton, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, of the County of Clinton, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That Caleb Nichols whose name is subscribed to the
Certificate of the Acknowledgment of the annexed Indenture
and endorsed thereon, was on the day of the date of the said Certificate, a Judge — in & for the County of Clinton, dwelling in said County, commissioned, and sworn, and duly authorized by Law to take the proof and acknowledgment of Deeds, and discharges of Mortgages, &c. And further, that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Judge and verily believe that the signature of Caleb Nichols subscribed to the said Certificate, is the proper hand-writing of the said Judge
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court, this twentieth fifth day of April 1825
John Walworth

Personally appeared before me Caleb Nichols one of the Judges of the court of common pleas of the county of Clinton which is a court of record of the state of New York. Lam- -bert Hopper of Saranac county of Clinton and state of New York is man to me well known a credible disinterested person who did depose and say that he served as a soldier with Alexander Wood of Florida county of Orange state of New York in the year of our lord 1776 in captain Daniel Denton's company in the revolutionary war marched to New -York was commanded by coln. Richmore or Ritzema and coln. McLean felt New York line continental Establishment marched from New York to the White -ish that he served nine months under one enlist- ment from January to November and was honorably discharged at Red Bank that this Deponent is well aqua- -inted with the said Alexander Wood and knows him to be the same man that served with him in capt Daniel Denton's company in the continental army
Lambert Hopper
Sworn and subscribed before me the 30 th day of July 1825
Caleb Nichols a Judge of Clinton common pleas

Lambert Hoppers Affidavit

STATE OF NEW-YORK. } ss. ORANGE COUNTY, }
I, ASA DUNNING, Clerk of the County of Orange, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That Stephen Jackson Esquire whose name is subscribed to the CERTIFICATE of the annexed affidavit —
and indorsed thereon, was on the day of the date of said Certificate, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas — in and for the said County of Orange, dwelling in the said County, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorised by law, to take the Proof and Acknowledgement of Deeds and Discharges of Mortgages, &c. And further, that I am acquaint- ed with the hand writing of the said Judge — and verily be- lieve, that the signature of Stephen Jackson — sub- scribed to the said Certificate, is the proper hand writing of the said Judge —
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my HAND and affixed the SEAL of the said County, this Eighteenth day of August — 1825 Asa Dunning

Personally appeared before me Stephen Jackson one of the Judges of Court of Common Pleas of the County of Orange and state of New York Job Sayrs of the town of Bloomingrove and county and state aforesaid a man to me well known a cred- -ible disinterested person who did depose & say that he served as a soldier with Alex- -ander Woods of Florida County of Orange and state of New York in the year of our Lord 1776 in Capt Daniel Burton's company in the revolutionary war marched to New York was commanded by Col Richmond or Fitz- -cama and Col Wisnawfelt New York line - continental establishment marched from New York to the White Plains was in the battle against the British that he served nine months under one enlistment from about 1 st March to 7 th December and was honour- -able discharged at Peekskill that this deponent is well acquainted with the said Alexander Woods and knows him to be the same man that served with him in Capt Daniel Burton's company in the con- -tinental army
Sworn and subscribed to before me this 18 th day of August 1825
Stephen Jackson

Job Sayrs affidavit

Goshen Orange County June 21. 1825
I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Alexander Wood now applying for a Pension he was born and bro't up a Neighbour of mine. I well recollect his enlisting in Capt. Bentons Company in the year 1776 in the army of the united States and was in the battle of White Plains as he states. That he is now old and in bad health incapable of supporting himself by labour and in very indigent circumstances and of good moral character - I recollect that when he made application to the Court of Common Pleas of this County three or four years ago to apply for a Pension under the act of Congress that the Court of which I was then a member considered him a proper subject for the benefits of that act and did not hesitate to give him the necessary certificate. upon the whole I am of opinion he is a fair and bona fide applicant and entitled to the benefits of his Country
W. Thompson
To whom it may concern.

Judge Thompson's — Certificate

Florida Orange Co. N. Y. 28 June 1825
The honorable the secretary of War
I do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Alexander Wood, know him to be of a respectable family a man of good moral character but extremely poor and indigent, and in bad health.
From the Certificate of the Hon. William Thompson and other documents here with transmitted I have no doubt of his regular service in the Army of the revolution — and am also of opinion that his poverty and indisposition has been the cause of his not making an earlier and more successful application.
Respectfully yours —
Sam. J. Seward
Ms. B. 1. 6 v. 11. p. 2

I have thought proper to state that since my application some time has elapsed - the cause of delay has been - owing to bad health; the Courts being at a distance, and the weather such as rendered it imprudent for me to attend, in consequence of my indisposition: and further my poverty such that I have been destitute of the means of defraying the expenses of attending - and when attending I was not in a situation to procure a meal & natural or a nights lodging & suffered the privation all of which I submit for your consideration with due respect am Your Most obedt. Servt.
Florida Br. Co. State of N. York 21. June 1825
Alexander Wood
To the Pension Office Washington
The above facts sworn to & subscribed before me the 21 st day of June 1825 Samuel S. Seward First Judge of the Courts of Orange County