According to the second page of the book, DESCENDANTS OF LEVI WOOD, 1755~1833 First of Middleboro, Massachusetts; Sometime of Pelham, Massachusetts; Last of Macedon, Wayne County, New York A FAMILY GENEALOGY AND DIRECTORY WITH MENTION OF SOME OF THE ALLIED FAMILIES Compiled by Verne Seth Pease Family Data Collected by Mrs. Mary (Wood) Church, or Levi Wood 1755~1833, for short, 

"It is worth recording that he volunteered for a short time enlistment on the rumored approach of the British from the north under Burgoyne, but his time had expired and with his compatriots he started for home, thinking the alarm was without justifiable foundation in fact. But before he reached his home he met with a band of soldiers under Colonel Warner, rushing toward the north.

 Evidently Colonel Warner had recent information, and was in need of strengthening his ranks; for the entire squad of returning men was drafted into service and assigned to Captain Cook's company. But for this chance meeting he would have missed the battle of Saratoga and in later life could not have had the keen pleasure of relating the stirring incidents he there witnessed, as we are assured he did on many occasions." 

Levi continued to serve in the war until 1783, almost always being in battles for the nine years, working his way up to Private. 

It is recorded that on June 22nd 1775, Levi Wood returned from serving Colonel Baldwin in Massachusetts Bay.

Levi Wood was even present at the surrender of The Battle of Saratoga, October 17, 1777. 

When Levi was not serving, he visited Pelham New York, and as record suggests, he lived in Pelham with his father's family.

After the War, on June 17th 1787, Levi married Bethany Fuller, the daughter of a pioneer at Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. According to Levi Wood, 1755~1833, "From the time of his marriage he seems to have been quite an extensive dealer in land, and his name appears in many conveyances, in the early records in the office of the register of deeds for Hampshire County."

Levi Wood After The War

In 1801 Levi and his family moved from Pelham, New York what was Palmyra, New York, but later became Macedon. Levi bought land from proprietors to clear overbearing trees for timber and constructed a log cabin in the almost untouched woods.

While a part of Macedon Levi continued to make deals with others regarding land and trade. There are land assessment records of him purchasing land in Ontario and Wayne County, New York in 1815, 1816 and in 1825.

On March 10th, 1811, Levi Wood's eldest child, also named Levi, passed away and was buried in the Old Baptist Cemetery. It is recorded that the father and son are buried next to each other but the exact burial spots for both are unknown. There is no recorded headstone for Levi (1788-1811).

Levi Wood (1754-1833), is recorded in the 1814 Town of Palmyra, NY Minutes as an overseer of the highway's in Palmyra, for the 24th district. Levi is also recorded in the Palmyra, New York Highway Tax Record, 1817-1822  in the years, 1817, 1819 and 1822. He is also recorded in the 1820 census as living in Palmyra New York.

The Wood Family and The Old Baptist Church

According to Levi Wood 1755~1833, Levi was a devoted Puritan and sternly followed the beliefs of the Pilgrims. "He was a firm believer in personal piety, and it is a matter of family tradition he sought with all his might to live an exemplary Christian life." Levi married Bethany Fuller, at Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, on June 17, 1787; intentions filed October 19, 1786. Their first child and son was Levi who was born in 1788. 

On June 20, 1801 the Wood family was received by letter to the Old Baptist Church in Macedon.

The Wood family worshiped at the Macedon Baptist Church until July 12, 1832 in which by letter, the family disclosed they were transferring to the Baptist Faith of Palmyra. The Palmyra Church of Baptist Faith was located closer to their home.