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The submittor has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ************************************************************************ WOOD, Nathan: State of New York Chautauqua County NATHAN WOOD State of New York Chautauqua County On this twelfth day of October A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said county, now sitting, Nathan Wood, a resident of the town of Arkwright, in the said County of Chautauqua, aged seventy years on the 16th day of April last, who first being 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 January 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated - That in the month of May A.D. 1777 at Mansfield in the county of Tolland and State of Connecticut he was drafted in a Company of Militia Commanded by Capt. Wales in the Regt. under Command of Col. Latimore. That they immediately marched to Bennington, state of Vermont and from thence to Ticonderoga by way of Half Moon Point and Stillwater. That he stayed at Ticonderoga till the Battle at the taking of Burgoyne, and that he was in the said battle and fought through the whole of it and was wounded severely by the point of a bayonet a little below his naval and that he killed three Hessians with the point of his bayonet in less than two minutes from the time he was wounded - That immediately after the taking of Burgoyne they marched to Albany, where they remained about two months when they marched from there to Hudson a little below Albany where they were discharged and returned home to Mansfield aforesaid having actually served six months in this tour - That in the Spring of the Year 1778 he enlisted in a company of Light Horse at Mansfield aforesaid under command of Captain Chamberlain, that he does not know whether this company of Light Horse was attached to any Regt or not - That they immediately marched to Providence and Newport in Rhode Island - That they were stationed a part of the time at Newport and part of the time at Providence - That he served on this tour three months, that being the extent of the time for which he enlisted, when he was discharged and returned home - That he was employed most of the time in this last tour by carrying dispatches and papers to the different officers at different places - That on his first tour of six months he frequently saw General Gates and General Arnold - That he was born at Mansfield aforesaid on the 16th day of April A. D. 1762 where he resided until soon after the close of the Revolutionary War, when he moved to the town of Wordsborough in the state of Vermont where he lived ten years and then left for Burlington, New York where he lived several years and from there he went to the town of Virgil, Cortland County N York where he lived until about three years since he came to the Town of Arkwright aforesaid where he now resides - That he has a record of his age in a large Bible which his father gave him. - That he received a written discharge at the expiration of each term of service aforesaid, but that he considered them of no use after he returned and they were soon lost - That his discharge in each case was given by his Captain - That he is the identical Nathan Wood mentioned in the deposition of Gideon Wood hereto annexed and that he is the brother of the said Gideon Wood - That he lives more than 18 miles from the place where this court is now sitting and it is very inconvenient to obtain a clergyman from his neighborhood - That he is well acquainted with David Abbey and Leonard Sessions of Arkwright aforesaid, who can testify as to his character for truth and veracity and their belief of his service &c 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 states - Sworn to and subscribed, Nathan Wood the day and year aforesaid. Signed by Judge Chau Com Pleas We Leonard Sessions and David Abbey residing in the town of Arkwright aforesaid, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Nathan Wood, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declarations; that we believe him to be seventy 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 this day and year aforesaid (signed) Leonard Sessions and David Abbey And the said court do hereby declare this opinion, after this 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 Leonard Sessions and David Abbey who have signed the preceding certificate are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit- I James B. Lowry Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Chautauqua do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of Said Court in the matter of the application of Nathan Wood for a pension. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of Office this 12th day of October 1832. signed James B. Lowry Clk. Pension Records of Nathan Wood New York, Nathan Wood of Chautauqua Co. in the state of New York who was a pr Infr and Cavy in the Company commanded by Capt. Chamberlain of the Regt commanded by Col. Latimore in the ____ ____ for 6 mo for Inf Conn 3 mo for Cav Conn. Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 32 dollars 50 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. Certificate of pension issued the 27 day of May 1833 and Sent to C. Tucker Fredonia Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $65.00 Semi-anu allowance ending 4 Sept $16.25 Act June 7, 1832 $81.25 Revolutionary Claim Recorded by W.L. Williams Clerk Book C. Vol. 4 Page 13 Killawog P.O. Broome Co. N.Y. Dec 25th 1858 To the Pension Office at Washington I wish to inquire of you if David Abbey and his wife Hannah did ever make oath that they ware the onely ayres of nathan Wood and obtained all of said N. Wood Pension and if so I would like to know how much they got. I think it is about 22 or 23 years since my grandfather N. Wood died it is something near the time. They was 6 Ayres of Nathan Wood all Daughters Polly Balch Gerusia Underwood Lucy Parker Nancy Brown Lora Abby Hannah Abby is the names of all after their marrages. I have Binn informed that David Abby and his wife made oath they was the onely ayres of N Wood and got his Pension when they was not but one 6 part of it belong to him they ware aided into it by their son Chancy Abby all 3 of them are now living in Chetaucqua Co. N.Y. State in the Town of Arkwright I think this is the town and This son Chancy has got all his Fathers property and is worth some $80000.00 he is rich. Now I wish to know if my mother share of Pension is lost or who must I look to for it. Is this false swaring out lawed on this Buisness if it is not it belongs to the state to look into such affairs. I wish they would put it through. I am the onely son and have one sister of Polly Balch I am a poor Boy and want no more then what belongs to me if you will pleas let me know if our Chances are good for what belongs to us I would be very much Oblige Nathan Wood was in the Revolution War I would like a copy of David Abby and wife oath and the amount they drew from the Pension office I am your Humble Servent With Respects Austin Balch