I would be deeply greatful for any information concerning my WOOD family in Galway. They probably were Protestant. My great-great grandfather Wood, born ca 1770-80, reportedly was a well-to-do land owner with a large estate near or along the shores of Galway Bay. My great grandfather, Francis Wood, a younger son born ca 1814, was raised there and emigrated to Quebec, Canada at the age of 18 to seek his own fortune since his elder brother was heir-apparent to the estate. Jack Wood, Oregon, U.S.A.
Jack, Do you by any chance have a Charles and Edward Wood anywhere in your Wood line? They were brothers who married two sisters, Mary Jane Mitchell and Sarah Jane Mitchell. Birth dates probably around the early 1850's. The Mitchell's came from Galway Ireland in the 1890's with a few other Irish families. Definitely Bingham and Mitchell's and I suspect Woods, sponsored by a family named McCormick. Ring any bells? Peter Mitchell (Searching for Mitchell's & D'Arcy's around Clifden, Derrigimlagh, Ballyconnelly or Tuam in Galway County or anyplace in Monaghan County) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Wood" <MrJackWood@webtv.net> To: <IRL-GALWAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 3:35 PM Subject: [GALWAY] Wood > > I would be deeply greatful for any information concerning my WOOD family > in Galway. They probably were Protestant. My great-great grandfather > Wood, born ca 1770-80, reportedly was a well-to-do land owner with a > large estate near or along the shores of Galway Bay. My great > grandfather, Francis Wood, a younger son born ca 1814, was raised there > and emigrated to Quebec, Canada at the age of 18 to seek his own fortune > since his elder brother was heir-apparent to the estate. > > Jack Wood, Oregon, U.S.A. > > > ==== IRL-GALWAY Mailing List ==== > To unsub or change your Irl-Galway mailing mode: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/IRL/IRL-GALWAY.html > Join a new list related to the history, culture and geneology of the Irish in NY > mailto:NY-IRISH-L-request@Rootsweb.com?body=subscribe > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >