Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8728, Reuben Hood, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.6.
Wood, Reuben
S. 8728
cardeed
CONTENTS

North Carolina 31. OH 1
Truben Herod
Mecklenburg in the State of N.C.
who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Wiley of the Regt commanded by Maj Sharpe in the N.C. line for 6 months
Order to pay 4. April 1839.
John J. Bryant Aug 11/53
Inscribed on the Roll of N Carolina at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of March 1837 and sent John Hutchinson Charlotte N.C.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1837 $120.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. 10.00
$130.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by N.H. Addison Clerk. Book C Vol. 6/2 Page 59

STATE OF North Carolina COUNTY OF Mecklenburg }
BE IT KNOWN, That on this 23 d day of March A. D. 1853 18.53  Fifty Three — before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared James Hood — a resident of Mecklenburg County, and made oath in due form of law, that he is the son — of Reuben Hood who made application for a Pension, and was allowed at the rate of $20 per annum, that he has been informed that said Pension ought to be increased that he is directly interested as a claimant in said Pension, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments, as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Sworn to and Subscribed, the day and } year aforesaid, before me, F. M. Roff J. P.
James Hood
I, Francis M. Roff — a Justice of the Peace, in and for the said County, do hereby certify, that James Hood — who executed the foregoing paper, is a respectable resident of this County, and is I believe, directly interested in said claim as therein set forth.
F. M. Roff J. P.
I, Bryant Bates Clerk of the County Court for the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Francis M. Roff before whom the foregoing papers were executed, was at the date of the same, and is now, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly authorized by law to administer oaths, and the name thereunto subscribed is signature.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office, this Sixth — day of April — A. D. 1853
B. Bates Clerk of Mecklenburg Co. Court
Reuben Hood served as waggon master in the Revolution for which he never has been paid —

STATE OF North Carolina COUNTY OF Mecklenburg }
KNOW ALL MAN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I James Hood of the County of Mecklenburg and State of North Carolina do hereby constitute and appoint Wm F Davidson my true and lawful Agent and Attorney, to prosecute the claim of Reuben Hood for any amount of Revolutionary Pension or increase of Pension, that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Agent to examine all the papers and documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Departments at Washington City, or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive the Certificate which may be issued for said claim, which Certificate I wish made payable to myself (James Hood) to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises; and revoking any and all other Powers of Attorney that I may have heretofore made in relation to this Claim.
Witness my hand and seal this 23 o day of March — A. D. 18 53
Signed and sealed in the presence of
J. M. R. Sp H. Graham
James Hood
STATE OF North Carolina COUNTY OF Mecklenburg }
ON THIS 23 o day of March A. D. 18 53 before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared James Hood and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be his act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, the day and year aforesaid.
J. M. R. Sp J. P.

STATE OF North Carolina } ss. COUNTY OF Mecklenburg }
It is hereby certified that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me Brady Bates Clerk of the County Court for said County
that Reuben Hood — was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the rate of $ 20 — — — — — per annum and that he died on the day of May — — — — — eighteen hundred and forty five leaving surviving him no widow — but the following named children viz — John Hood, Jane Bane Reuben Hood — Deborah Glass — Margaret Lemons and that  and, James Hood — who are the only the only surviving children of the aforesaid. Reuben Hood — del
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, this sixth — — — day of April one thousand eight hundred and fifty- three
B. Bates Clerk of Mecklenburg Co. Court

State of North Carolina } Meklenburg County. }
On this 8 th day of February June in the year 1836. personally appeared before me the undersigned Justice of the peace for said County, Matthew Miller of said Meklenburg County, North Carolina, who is now so informed that he can not go to Court. and maketh oath in due form of law, that he saw the said Reuben Hood in the service, during the Revolutionary war, in Captain Potts' company, but don't know how long he served. That in Captain Joseph Graham's Company, he Matthew Miller served three months, which and under Captain Charles Polk of said County of Meklenburg; and that the said Reuben Hood was in the company of said Graham at the time. but at what time he was held in service which was between August and December 1787. Matthew Miller John Sloan
I Braly Dats, Clerk of the Court of Meklenburg County aforesaid Do hereby certify, that John Sloan who signed the foregoing affidavit as a justice of the peace. was at the time an acting legal justice of the peace. That full

131 6 th Did you ever receive a discharge, and if so by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
Answer - I did. but they are lost, one signed by Capt Potts one by Capt Charles Potts - the other by whom I dont recollect.
7 th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief as to your services in the Revolutionary war.
Answer. Ezekiel Black, Philimon Morris & Robert McCombs Esq and James Irwin.
Philimon Morris & James Irwin were called brought into court and state that they have known the applicant Reuben Hood for a number of years - That they believe he was a soldier in the Revolution - That such has been the general belief in the neighbourhood - and that he sustains the character of An honest man.

State of North Carolina } Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Meklenburg County } February  April Term A.D. 1836.
On this 28 th day of February  April A.D. 1836. personally appeared in the Court aforesaid, being the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Meklenburg County - being a Court of Record and which is now sitting, Reuben Hood , a resident of the County of Meklenburg, and State of North Carolina, aged Seventy three 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 act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That he was drafted in the year 1780, in the County of Meklenburg, and State of North Carolina, he thinks in the Month of August, in the Company commanded by Captain Willy  for the for the term of Three Months. That he drove his father's waggon & team for six weeks, which was to stand for the three months term. That, in January 1781. as well as he can recollect, he was drafted again, for the term of three months, and served out the whole time, in the Company commanded by Captain Potts . That Sharpe was the Major, but who was the Colonel he does not recollect. - but that they joined General Green's Army in the Year 1781. about the first of March. That he volunteered in the Month of August 1781. he thinks

in The County of Mecklenburg, and State of North Carolina, in a Company of Cavalry, commanded by Captain Joseph Graham, for three months; that he served out the whole of said time. That after volunteering, the Company marched to the Town of Wilmington N.C. Carolina.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. Sworn to and subscribed the day & date above.
Reuben Hood
We Isaac Green Chasymann, residing in the County of Mecklenburg, State of North Carolina, and Philamon Morris residing in the same, hereby certify, that we are acquainted with Reuben Hood , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe he is perhaps seventy three years old; that he is reported and believed to have been a Revolutionary Soldier, in the neighborhood in which he resides, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn to & subscribed the day & year above.
Rev. Isaac Green Philamon Morris
The Court doth hereby declare its 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 stated. and the Court further Certified, that the said Isaac Green — who had signed the preceding Certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in the County of Mecklenburg and State of North Carolina and that Philemon Morris who has signed also the same is a resident of the County of Mecklenburg, and is a credible person, and that their statements are entitled to the utmost credit. John Sloan C.C.C
I Brawly Bates, clerk of the Court of pleas and Quarter Sessions for Mecklenburg County, & state of North Carolina, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Reuben Hood for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of my office at Charlotte the day & date aforesaid.
That the following are the Interrogatories put by the Court to the said Reuben Hood

as to his services in the Revolutionary wars -
Question 1. st Where and in what year were you born?
Answer. I was born in the county of Frederick State of Virginia  the County of Mecklenburg - North Carolina in and about the year 1762. on October 4. th
2. nd Have you any record of your age, and if so when is it? Answer. At home, on the family record -
3. rd When were you living when called into service? When have you lived since the Revolutionary wars, and when do you now live?
Answer. I was then living in the County of Mecklenburg North Carolina, Since that time I have lived in the County of Mecklenburg, State of N Carolina, where I now live.
4. th How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, & for whom?
Answer. I was drafted for the two first tours of three months each - The last tour of three months I volunteered.
5. th 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. Asst Gen. Davidson & Gen. Rutherford -

faith and credit is due his official acts as such.
witness my hand & Seal of Office. This 9 th day of June AD 1836.
B. Bates Clerk.
County Court of Mecklenburg. April Term 1836
= In Continuation - Reuben Hood further states that the first Tour of duty he perform'd under Captain Potts, he marched to the Catawba River, from there to Rowan County, and from there to Guilford County, N.Ca. There joined Genl. Greene's Army, and there remained untill discharged by his Captain Potts. That he was in actual service not less than Three months.
That in the 2 nd Tour of duty under - Captain Jos. - Graham, he marched from Mecklenburg County, through Anson & Montgomery Counties, and on to Wilmington, N.Ca. That he remained there, and was discharged there by his Captain, after having been in actual service two weeks more than the three months, being detained there that time, at the request of his Officers, untill a new recruit should arrive. After the passage of the act of Congress, he thought he would not apply for a Pension , he thought also, it would be considerable trouble and expence; that he seldom leaves home: that he had not been at the Court house for 7. years before he applied to have his Petition drawn. that he also was at the time, and before it in bad health; for the last year or two his health had been better.
Sworn to in Open court. July 25 th 1836
B. Bates Clerk.
Reuben Hood

24677 33744
Reuben Hood
Pethrow
Pension
Admiral Cmo #20
per ann.
M c Hutchinson Esq
Chapelville
Rev. H. W. Conner
NC AAR

North Carolina } Mecklenburg County }
John Sloan Esqr. afores. name appears to the affidavit of Matthew Miller . Now Certified that the said Matthew Miller , is a man of good character - worthy of credit. That I have known for many years.
July 26 th 1836. John Sloan Esqr.

Rev. 1870
8728 INVALID.
File No. 8728.
Reuben Woods
Priv Rev War
Act: June 9 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1st , Page 178
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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North Carolina 31.047  [Large ink blot] He was a Private in a company commanded by Captain Wiley of the Regt. commanded by Maj Sharpe in the No. Co. time for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of March 1837 and Seal John Watkinson Charlotte N.C.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1837 $120.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept. 10.00  $130.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. Addison Clerk, Book 46 Vol. 6 1/2 Page 59

Washington City May 25 th 1853
Sir.
On the 9 th Inst. I filed in your Office a Power of Attorney to W m F. Davidson Esq r of Charlotte N. Carolina, authorizing him to apply for an increase of the Pension allowed to Reuben Woods a Pri: in Capt. Miley's Comp y , under Major Sharpe, per Ser t N o 31.047, under Act 7 June 1832, at $20.- p r Annum.
As the Atty of W m Davidson, I have to request a review of the decision heretofore made in this case; as from an examination of the testimony on file it would appear that injustice has been done in withholding the allowance to which the evidence shows him to have been clearly entitled.
Very respectfully Your Od t Serv t John G. Bryant
Hon: G. P. Waldo Comm r of Pensions

Washington City May 9 th 1853.
Sir.
Herewith I enclose to you a Power of Atty from James Wood (son of Reuben Wood of the Revolution) to Mr. F. Davidson Esqr. of Charlotte N.C., with the application of said James Wood for increase of the pension heretofore allowed his father.
It is claimed in this case that the whole service performed, including that of Wagon Master, was not computed in the former adjudication of this claim.
In behalf of Mr. Davidson, I ask the opportunity of examining the evidences on file in your Office.
I am Very respectfully Your Obedt. Servt. John G. Bryant
Hon.
L. Maldo Commr. of Pensions Present.