Lt. Col. Roger Wood (U.E.L.) ^{1 2 3 4 5}

  Research Notes:

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 source 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
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From "St. Lawrence Valley Cemetery" website (http://stlawrencevalleycemetery.ca/history.html) :

Wood Monument

The Wood Monument is of great historical interest. It is situated at the south side of the cemetery, overlooking Lake St. Lawrence and visible from all areas. It was originally located in St. David's Anglican Church Cemetery, Wales, a small hamlet just south of the present site. The memorial is unique in design. It is made from metal manufactured at an iron foundry owned by Col. John R. Wood whose memory it commemorates. The foundry was located on the Wood Farm, a short distance west of the Village of Lunenburg, about two and a half miles north of the cemetery. The Wood Monument is surrounded in the cemetery by a number of monuments bearing the Wood name, all descendants of Jonas Wood, U.E.L. Tribute is paid to the memory of Col. John R. Wood in the Historical Atlas of Ontario-Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry-1879. The descendants of Jonas Wood, (grandfather of John R. Wood) and his wife Sarah Osborne are many. The eight children of Jonas and Sarah all married and had large families and for the last two hundred years these have multiplied and spread out over Eastern Ontario and many other parts of Canada and the United States.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• Served: in the King's Royal Regiment of New York (K.R.R.N.Y.) during the Revolutionary War, until Spring 1784. ⁷

• Granted: land in Cornwall for his service in the King's Royal Regiment of New York, Abt 1784, Cornwall (South Stormont), Lunenburg District (Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry), Quebec (Ontario), Canada. ⁷

Roger married Margaret Drew, daughter of Paul Drew and Margaret, on 11 Aug 1793 in Cornwall Twp, Stormont, Eastern District (Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry), Upper Canada (Ontario), Canada. (Margaret Drew was born about 1766 in <Cornwall Twp, (Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry), Quebec (Ontario), Canada>, died on 5 Jan 1864 in <Osnabruck Twp or Cornwall Twp>, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Canada West (Ontario), Canada and was buried in Willis Cemetery, [North] Lunenburg, Osnabruck Twp (South Stormont), Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada.)