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Michael M. Wood

Michael M. Wood

Michael M. Wood inherited a group of 18th century family letters in 1987 and has been actively researching, writing and sharing family history ever since. His published works include the two volume Legacy, a family history and genealogical record (2001, copy in the Library of Congress), Fifteen Generations of the Wood Family (2008), Jonathan Wood (1747–1820) of Little Compton, Rhode Island and Dutchess County, New York (2009, published by NEHGS), The Farrow Family of Virginia (2010) and Colonel William L. Farrow - Pioneer, Soldier, Statesman (2011). Michael currently lives with his wife and two children in Munich, Germany.

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Stolen Honor: The Land Bounty of Midshipman Thomas Masterson

The pension and land bounty claim system in place for Revolutionary War veterans was wrought with problems; the tributes bestowed upon thousands of veterans…

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