Benjamin Wood (U.E.L.) ^{1 2 3 4}

   Another name for Benjamin was Ben Wood.

  Research Notes:

From United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada http://www.uelac.org/Loyalist-Info/detail.php?letter=w&line=508

Benjamin was the son of Wood, Jonah (aka Jonas) and Osborne, Sarah. She died and is buried at Cornwall ON

Proven Descendants:
St. Lawrence 1985.02.01; Vancouver 1986.07.11; Edmonton 1999.05.10; Edmonton 1999.05.13; St. Lawrence 2014.07.07 (James Somerville Edgar, Matthew James Edgar, Stacie Joanne Edgar, Zane Joseph James Zinkiewicz, Zoya Alexandria Zinkiewicz);

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From http://www.papst-family.canadianwebs.com/custom2.html :

"Jonas [Wood] lived at Kakkiat N.Y. but moved to the east
branch of the Delaware, N.Y. where they established a farm and 8 children were born: Jonas 1760, Benjamin 1761: William 1762: John 1764: Roger 1766: Nathaniel 1770: Sarah 1772. Jonas came to Canada in 1780 because of the part he played in the American Revolution... He had 4 sons in the army and resides in New Johnstown. He had 50 acres of improved land on the Delaware... Jonas Jr. and Ben were in the Butler's Rangers; William, John, and Roger were listed in the Kings Royal Regiment of New York. The 2 youngest- Nathan and Steve were naturally too young to fight...
"This was written by a Wood relative who lived in Vernon, Ontario."
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From http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=cornwalls&id=I49 :

"[Jonas Wood's] sons, Jonas Jr. and Benjamin were in Butler's Rangers and William, John and Roger were listed as being in the King's Royal Regiment of New York. The two youngest, Nathan and Steve were to young to fight. After a hazardous journey, Sarah was reunited with her husband and sons on the Isle of Jesus in the St. Lawrence."
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From http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~poaps/Biographies.htm:

Jonas came to Canada in 1780 because of the part he played in the American Revolution. In his Claim for losses dated at Montreal, 28 Feb 1788, Jonas says he always took an active part in favour of Great Britain and was taken prisoner by the Rebels in 1778 for assisting British Scouts. He was tried for his life at Esopus for murder. He broke loose and escaped to Canada after being four weeks in distress in the woods. He never served in any corps. He had 4 sons in the army and resides in New Johnstown. He had 50 acres of improved land on the Delaware. He had built himself a house and a barn and stable, all burnt and destroyed by the rebels. He drove his cattle to Col. Butler. He lost 9 horses, 30 sheep, 2 calves, 12 hogs and furniture and farming utensils and a loom and crops in the barn. Jonas Jr. and Ben were in the Butler's Rangers; William, John, and Roger were listed in the Kings Royal Regiment of New York. The 2 youngest- Nathan and Steve were naturally too young to fight. The mother Sarah after a hazardous journey reunited with her husband and sons on the Isle of Jesus in the St. Lawrence.

This was written by a Wood relative who lived in Vernon, Ontario

  Noted events in his life were:

• Served: in Butler's Rangers during the Revolutionary War, 1777 To 1783. ^{4 5}

• Granted: land in Charlottenburg for his service in Butler's Rangers, Abt 1784, Charlottenburgh (South Glengarry), Glengarry, Lunenburg District (Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry), Quebec (Ontario), Canada. ⁵

• Resettled: in Eastern District, Abt 1789, Charlottenburgh (South Glengarry), Glengarry, Eastern District (Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry), Upper Canada (Ontario), Canada. ⁴ West half Lot 22 on Concession south of the South Branch of the River Raisin, Charlottenburg, Glengarry Co., Ontario, Canada abt. 1789

Benjamin married Agnes Benedict, daughter of Daniel Benedict and Mary Wood, in 1788. (Agnes Benedict was born on 30 Aug 1767 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, (United States) and died after 1812 in Glengarry, Eastern District (Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry), Upper Canada (Ontario), Canada.)