Stephen Wood (1749 - 1831)

Born 14 Apr 1749 in Norwichtown, Norwich, New London, Connecticut Colony

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Died 27 Dec 1831 at age 82 in Whitehall, Washington, New York, United States

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Biography

Stephen, son of Col Ebenezer Wood & Phillippa Story, was born on 14 April 1749 in Norwichtown, New London, Connecticut.^[1] He was the 2nd of 8 children (1st son).

He married Hannah Storrs on March 2, 1769. They had at least six children in 23 years.

He served in the Mead's Regiment of Connecticut Militia during the War for Independence and achieved a rank of Sergeant. Stephen served for 6 days in Captain John Spafford's (Tinmouth) Company, Colonel Gideon Warren's 5th Regiment of Vermont Militia during the month of March, 1780, from the 22nd to the 29th, while they were in the service of the state of Vermont responding to an alarm. In October of the same year, from the 19th to the 23rd, Stephen again served as a Private in the same Company, but then in Colonel Ebenezer Allen's Regiment of Miltia at Castleton, Rutland County, Vermont. During the campaign of 1780, Ebenezer Allen was in command of all of the Vermont Forts on its frontier.

In 1781, Stephen saw service twice, from June 10th to the 11th, he served as a Corporal in Captain Jacob Wood's (Tinmouth) Company, Colonel Thomas Lee Regiment for their tour to Castleton and again in the same capacity in the same Company and Regiment for another tour to Castleton, October 21st until the 31st. Jacob Wood was Stephen's 1st Cousin, the eldest son of Nathaniel. During their 1st tour in June 1781, Captain Woods' Company included a detachment of men from the portion of the Town of Wells which became a part of Tinmouth in 1784. In this detachment was Gideon Searl, who beame Stephen's next door neighbor in Whitehall, New York many years later.

He died on December 27, 1831, in Whitehall, New York, having lived a long life of 82 years, and was buried there in the Brick Church Cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, citing FHL microfilm: 2965, FamilySearch Record: F74B-7BC (accessed 12 December 2023), Stephen Wood born on 14 Apr 1749, son of Ebenezer Wood & Phelippea, in Norwichtown, New London, Connecticut.

• "U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783" Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls; NAID: 602384; War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; The National Archives in Washington, D.C.

Stephen Wood, Gender Male

Military Date 23-21 Oct-Jan 1776-1777, Military Place Connecticut, USA

State or Army Served Connecticut, Regiment Mead's Regiment of Militia, Rank Sergeant

• Memorial: "Find a Grave", database with images, Find A Grave: Memorial #21482422 (accessed 12 December 2023), Memorial page for Stephen Wood (14 Apr 1749-27 Dec 1831), citing Brick Church Cemetery, Whitehall, Washington County, New York, USA (plot: Section A Post 17); Maintained by: Find a Grave. Has a good writeup of his war service