U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): supports, confidence 3/4, tier record.
The cover page of the SAR application (National No. 33663) names Philip Wood as the ancestor. Faint show-through text gives his birth in Rehoboth, Mass., 27 April 1756, and death in Brattleboro, Vermont, 16 July 1845. This matches the claimed birth year and place. The source is a secondary lineage claim rather than an original birth record, so confidence is 3 rather than 4.
Matches: The application is for Norman Bentley Wood, descendant of Philip Wood, who is named as the ancestor who assisted in establishing American Independence; Show-through text reads "Philip Wood who was born in Rehoboth, Mass. on the 27th day of April, 1756" and "died in Brattleboro, Vermont, 16th July, 1845"; Birth year 1756 and place Rehoboth, Mass match the claim; Death in 1845 matches the claimed lifespan 1756–1845
Limits: Image is a poor scan with show-through, so the birth line is partly mirrored and faint, though still legible; This is a lineage-society application compiled from the applicant's own research, not a primary birth record; The page shown is the cover; the supporting lineage proof pages are not visible