For those researching line of Reuben & Nancy Paxton/Paxson Morgan; FIRST WIFE OF ZACKQUILL MORGAN; son of Morgan ap Morgan of NewCastle Delaware... this library in Woods papers may hold the clue; and will be sometime;< yrs> before I canget there; Dianna Privette ----- Original Message ----- Subject: Handley Library in Winchester Frederick Co., VA Stewart Bell Jr. Archives Room Handley Regional Library Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society P.O. Box 58, Winchester, VA 22604 (540) 662-9041, fax (540) 722-4769 archives@hrl.lib.state.va.us (e-mail) www.hrl.lib.state.va.us James Wood Family Papers 173 WFCHS This collection is comprised of the business papers of Col. James Wood, Sr. and some of his family. The papers are accounts, diaries, receipts and various memorabilia of the family for the period from 1736 to1868. Included are papers of the Frederick County, Virginia Clerk's office for the period from 1743 to 1769. Col. James Wood, Sr. (1707?-1759) was born, according to a grandson, in Winchester, Hampshire, England. He attended Oxford University, was a lieutenant in the Royal Navy, and came to Virginia with one of the colonial governors. Around 1735, he acquired a tract of land "on the branches of the Opequon" from which, in 1744, a large part of Winchester was formed in accordance with his stipulations to the Justices of Frederick County. He built the first "Glen Burnie" in 1738. He married Mary Rutherford in 1738 with whom he had children (1) Elizabeth (b. 1739), (2) James, Jr. (b. 1741), (3) Mary (b. 1742), (4) John (b. 1743-44), and (5) Robert (b. 1747). He was a Colonel in the Frederick County militia and served with his friend Col. George Washington in the 1754 campaign against the French. He is buried in the family graveyard at Glen Burnie. (5 boxes) Last updated 11/02. Note: This collection is available on microfilm (Boxes 1-3 on reel M-1972.1; Box 4 on Reel M-1972.1A) in the microfilm file cabinet. Microfilm may be photocopied; originals may not. Records on microfilm may be in different order from this inventory of documents. All items in this collection are manuscript unless otherwise noted. Microfilm is not available on interlibrary loan. *Itemized inventory(54 pages) to this collection is available in Archives Room. Box 1 Account Book of Colonel James Wood, 1748-1757 The original, leather-bound account book of Colonel James Wood contains 42 manuscript pages (84 leaves). The external measurements of the book are 10½ x 15¼ cm. The book is too fragile for reproduction (see James Wood Journal, below). James Wood Journal - Typescript The journal of Colonel Wood is a transcription of the account book of Colonel Wood (above). This 33-leaf typescript contains valuable information for historians and genealogists. Wood's book contains a variety of records, including memoranda, minutes, accounts, court business, and miscellaneous information. Many early settlers are named. Also of interest are the monetary values, both English and Spanish. James Wood Account Book Enclosures Four manuscript pages were found in the pouch of Colonel Wood's account book (same as Journal). These rare and valuable pages add to our understanding of the history of Old Frederick County. Item 1: Lewis Neill certified that Samuel Littalor killed a wolf, May 14, 1748. (16 X 8 cm) Item 2: Letter to the Vestry of Frederick Parish from the Reverends John Gordon and William Mildrum, dated January 22, 1757. (23 X 38 cm) Item 3: A list of 33 residents of Old Frederick County who applied for compensatory damage from the Colony of Virginia. The damages were inflicted by Indians during the French and Indian War. Colonel James Wood wrote this handwritten document, dated February 20, 1759, for submission to the General Assembly. Monetary losses are listed for each of the 33 claimants. (19 X 31 cm) Item 4: Colonel James Wood wrote this fragile, one-page account. It appears to have been an account of his travel expenses during a certain (undated) period. On one trip he "paid an Indian Pilot from Delaware Towns." He bought a bowl from an Indian chief, and bought trinkets from other Indians. Mention is made of Fort Pitt, the Sandusky (now in Ohio), Stafford, and Williamsburg. Wood was reimbursed for a bell stolen by Indians. Wood's travel expenses for this undated period amounted to 74 English pounds. (19½ x 15 cm) Colonel James Wood's Journal - Photocopies All of the primary data in Box 1 of the James Wood Papers have been photocopied and placed in this folder. Those who want to photocopy pages from Colonel Wood's Journal or the associated pages in Box 1 should make copies from this file. Box 2 Accounts, Undated-James Wood, Sr. Accounts, 1730s-James Wood, Sr. *Account mentions Joust Hite, Isaac Purkins and Matthias Alford. Surveys, 1735 - ca. 1750-James Wood, Sr. This small collection of miscellaneous surveys includes an index to the survey book of James Wood, Sr. The Clerk of the County Court in Winchester maintained the original survey book. It has been called various titles, including James Wood's Survey Book, Orange County Survey Book, 1735-1740, or just the plain title Survey Book. Occasionally the book is called the Bayliss Survey Book, because two surveys of the town of Winchester by John Bayliss are appended to Wood's surveys. The index is arranged alphabetically, whereas the survey book is chronological. Unfortunately, the first 16 pages of the survey book were torn out to be presented as evidence during the Hite-Fairfax court suit. Therefore, the index is a very important document. Among the early surveys by Wood were the Bryan-Ross surveys in 1735. The Wood surveys included a plat and a narrative description of the land. Payments Made by James Wood, Sr., 1740-1744 Payments Made by James Wood, Sr., 1745-1749 Payments Made by James Wood, Sr., 1750-1756 Accounts, 1740-1744-James Wood, Sr. The following two folders consist of 31 miscellaneous accounts between Colonel James Wood and various "business people" in old Frederick County. The manuscripts present a rare scenario of commerce during the decade of 1740. Unless otherwise noted, Colonel Wood is the consumer of the goods and services. Accounts, 1745-1750-James Wood, Sr. *Oversized item in MAPCASE 5, Drawer 7 Accounts and Receipts, 1750-1756-James Wood, Sr. There are 21 accounts and receipts belonging to James Wood, Sr. in this folder. A broad range of items was purchased, from farming implements to shoes, clothing, and alcohol. Services included bookbinding, tailoring, and blacksmithing. **Account mentions James Wood's brother Construction Documents, Pre-1759-James Wood, Sr. The two items in this collection suggest the construction of a courthouse and possibly a jail. Written by the hand of James Wood, Sr., the documents mention an office, chamber, passage and double chimney. The cost of different kinds of labor, such as masons, carpenters, smiths and a "labourer," were itemized. A stone wall that was three feet thick may have been a wall for the jail. No date is given, but the time period was within the era of 1744-1759. Proven by the handwriting of James Wood, Sr. Accounts, 1759-1761-James Wood, Sr. Estate The 38 manuscript items in this folder pertain to the settlement of the estate of Colonel James Wood, Sr., who died on November 6, 1759. The first 37 are receipts that itemize various court services and fees owed to Colonel Wood in his capacity as Clerk of Court. Examples of services are: petitions, suits, attorney fees, judgments, orders, pleas, bail, continuances, etc. The 38th and final manuscript item pertains to the personal estate of Colonel Wood. His wife, Mary (Rutherford) Wood, was Executor for his estate. *This is a receipt dated August 7, 1761, from Mrs. Mary Wood, Exr., to G. Mercer for 79 pounds, 7 shillings, and 10¾ pence. These monies were "lodged in Col. Wood's Office as Clerk of Frederick by Thomas Caton as security . . . . Mention is made of "George Mason and others in the Ohio Company." **This manuscript names 41 persons and the monetary amounts owed to the personal estate of Col. James Wood, Sr. The personal estate amounted to 200 pounds, 9¼ pence, about one-third being owed by his business partners. Papers of Mary Rutherford Wood, 1761-1797 Mary Rutherford Wood, widow of Colonel James Wood, Sr., survived her husband by 39 years. Colonel Wood died in 1759 and Mrs. Wood in 1798. This record group contains 13 items, which are either receipts or small business accounts. *On the reverse side is a list of persons who owned bonds: Robert White, Alexander White, Benjamin Jolly, Mary Wood, Robert Galbreath, William McCauley, John Brown, John Hughes, John Dorman, Thomas Rutherford, Conrad Butts, Abraham Buckley, and Thomas Curlet. Accounts and Receipts, 1761-1790-James Wood, Sr. This section consists of 22 manuscripts. They include miscellaneous receipts and accounts associated with James Wood, Jr. James Wood, Jr.-Discussion by Sally Wister This excerpt from Sally Wister's Journal provides a Quaker maiden's account of her experiences with officers of the Continental Army, 1777-1778. One of the officers was Colonel James Wood, Jr. These excerpts are pages 82-83 and 106-107, 5 leaves, printed (photocopy). Accounts, 1780-1843-Robert and Comfort Wood Robert Wood (1749-1801), youngest son of Colonel James Wood, lived at Glen Burnie, the Wood ancestral home in Winchester. Robert married Comfort Welsh (1751-1850), who survived him by 49 years. They had 18 children. The next two folders have 43 items, of which 19 belong to Robert and 24 relate to his estate or his widow Comfort. Accounts, 1780-1804-Robert and Comfort Wood *One manuscript page account, including 20 cords of wood, 2100 bricks, 116 gallons of whiskey, dry goods, and sundries. Accounts, 1805-1843-Robert and Comfort Wood Accounts, 1807-1821-Daughters of Robert and Comfort Wood Six of Robert and Comfort Wood's daughters reached the age of maturity: Mary Dorcas, Comfort, Harriot, Catherine, Sarah Ann and Julia Wood. The following papers relate to the Wood daughters. Letters, 1849-1852, Julia Wood Julia Wood, born on August 10, 1801, was the youngest of 18 children of Robert and Comfort (Welch) Wood. The 14 items in this group relate to correspondence during the period of 1849-1852. Papers of Julia Wood, 1861-1892 19 manuscript items relate to Julia Wood (born in 1801), daughter of Robert and Comfort Wood. Accounts, 1790-1825-Robert W. Wood Robert W. Wood (1776-1855) was a son of Robert and Comfort (Welsh) Wood. He was a medical doctor in Winchester. 45 manuscript items in two folders. Accounts, 1790-1810-Robert W. Wood Accounts, 1811-1831-Robert W. Wood Accounts, 1817-1825-Robert W. Wood, Whiskey Orders 112 manuscript items that were written by Dr. Robert W. Wood, a physician in Winchester. Dr. Wood was a son of Robert Wood and a grandson of Colonel James Wood. The 111 orders are one-sentence requests for "a gallon of the best whiskey." The requests, addressed to Mr. John Crockwell, are written on scraps of paper measuring approximately 6 x 22 cm each. One additional request (not dated) was made on a note with dimensions of ca. 10 x 24 cm. Accounts, 1806-1831-Papers of Mrs. Comfort Wood Comfort Welsh (1751-1840) married Robert Wood, youngest son of Colonel James Wood, on April 2, 1774. They had 18 children, 9 of whom reached maturity. This family lived at Glen Burnie. There are 70 manuscript items in two folders. Accounts, 1806-1810-Mrs. Comfort Wood Accounts, 1811-1831-Mrs. Comfort Wood Box 3 Estate of Dr. Daniel Hart Dr. Daniel Hart is said to have been the first physician in the Shenandoah Valley, although Dr. Robert White was practicing medicine as early as 1736 in Old Frederick County. The Hart papers are in the James Wood Collection because Colonel Wood served as Executor for the Hart estate. Dr. Hart died sometime between September 23 and October 5, 1748. Accounts, 1743-1747-Dr. Daniel Hart Estate Accounts, 1748-Dr. Daniel Hart Estate Accounts, 1749-Dr. Daniel Hart Estate Household Bills I 18 manuscript items referred to as "household bills." Actually they are undated scraps of paper with little or no information. Some of the scraps are blank, while others contain bits of information torn from a larger, unidentified page. Household Bills II 19 manuscript items also called "household bills." Seven of the items are blank, while others contain a range of scribbling, from numerical scratches to a receipt for William Wood, dated July 24, 1848. Accounts, 1807-1868-William Wood William Wood, son of Robert Wood and grandson of Colonel James Wood, was born on January 5, 1786 and died in 1872. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates during 1830-1832, 1838 and 1841-1844. From these papers, it appears that William was a brick manufacturer who engaged in farming during his later years. The manuscripts represent bills, accounts, receipts, deposit slips, notes, delivery requests, orders, etc. Accounts, 1807-1813-William Wood Accounts, 1814-1819-William Wood Accounts, 1820-1822-William Wood Accounts, 1823-1827-William Wood Accounts, 1828-1829-William Wood Accounts, 1830-1834-William Wood Accounts, 1835-1838-William Wood Accounts, 1839-1843-William Wood Accounts, 1844-1848-William Wood Accounts, 1849-1868-William Wood Box 4 Records of the Clerk of the Frederick County Court, 1744-1769 Colonel James Wood, Sr. was Clerk of the Frederick County Court from November 11, 1743 until his death in 1759. Papers in this record group consist of court receipts, settlement of certain estates, and court fees. J. Graham succeeded James Wood for a brief period, until Arch Wager became the next clerk. Accounts, 1744-1746-Clerk of Court Accounts, 1747-1749-Clerk of Court Accounts, 1750-Clerk of Court Accounts, 1751-Clerk of Court Accounts, 1752-Clerk of Court Accounts, 1753-Clerk of Court Accounts, 1754-Clerk of Court Accounts, 1755-Clerk of Court Accounts, 1756-1757-Clerk of Court Accounts, 1758-Clerk of Court Accounts, 1759-Clerk of Court Accounts, 1760-Clerk of Court Accounts, no dates-Clerk of Court Miscellaneous, no dates-Clerk of Court Miscellaneous Papers This miscellaneous section is arranged chronologically by date and period of time, unknown. These papers are not ascribed or identified with one particular member of the Wood family. Among the papers are bills, accounts and notes. Miscellaneous, 1811-1836 10 items in this record group Miscellaneous Group I, No Date 44 items in this record group Miscellaneous Group II, No Date 24 items in this record group Miscellaneous Group III, No Date 12 items in this record group