In a message dated 2/17/99 11:15:24 AM Mountain Standard Time, bobnroa@pipeline.com writes: << Hi Lainie, I've heard that Richard Wood had 4 wives and 18 children. I only have two wives and 1 child. Can you tell me who the others were? Thanks, Barb S. >> Barb, I've got them listed as: Rachel COCKRAM Nancy BRAMMER Elizabeth DEHART Lucy VIA Richard had 8 children with Rachel COCKRAM; thus far, I find none with Nancy BRAMMER; 4 children (that I know of) with Elizabeth DEHART; 6 children (that I know of) with Lucy VIA. I don't have particulars on any of the children other than the 8 he had with Rachel COCKRAM (but I do have names). Descendants of Richard Wood 1 Richard "Dickie" WOOD b: 1772 in Franklin Co., VA d: 20 January 1859 in Patrick Co., VA .. +Rachel COCKRAM b: Abt. 1775 in prob. Franklin Co., VA d: 13 December 1823 in Woods Gap, VA m: in VA Father: Edward COCKRAM I Mother: Mary Polly EDWARDS .... 2 Henry WOOD .... 2 John Richard WOOD b: 07 November 1799 in Patrick Co., VA d: 05 October 1886 in Patrick Co., VA ........ +Lucinda DEHART b: Abt. 1797 in Patrick Co., VA d: July 1853 in Patrick Co., VA m: 02 October 1821 in Patrick Co., VA Father: James DEHART Mother: Catherine HUBBARD .... 2 Jeremiah WOOD b: October 1801 in Patrick Co., VA d: 13 April 1893 in Patrick Co., VA ........ +Mary A. Polly DEHART b: 20 August 1804 in VA d: 27 February 1889 in Patrick Co., VA m: 15 June 1824 in Patrick Co., VA Father: Gabriel DEHART Mother: Hannah HUBBARD .... 2 Patrick Alexander WOOD b: 14 October 1803 in VA d: 11 August 1885 in Flat Top, Mercer Co., WV ........ +Bethany BRAMMER b: 26 November 1806 in Patrick Co., VA d: 23 June 1861 in Flat Top, Mercer Co., WV m: 10 March 1826 in Patrick Co., VA Father: John BRAMMER, Jr. Mother: Sarah LEE .... *2nd Wife of Patrick Alexander Wood: ........ +Sarah Cochran VEST m: 1868 in Mercer Co., WV Father: Mother: .... 2 Anna WOOD b: Abt. 1807 in Franklin Co., VA d: Aft. 1907 in VA ........ +David COCKRAM b: in Patrick Co., VA m: 07 October 1825 in Patrick Co., VA Father: Isham COCKRAM Mother: Sarah RAKES .... 2 Peter WOOD b: Abt. 1808 in Franklin Co., VA d: 1897 in Flat Top, WV ........ +Nancy MORAN b: Abt. 1804 in VA m: 22 April 1828 in Patrick Co., VA Father: Mother: .... 2 Edward "Ned" WOOD b: Abt. 1810 in Patrick Co., VA d: 12 May 1860 in Patrick Co., VA ........ +Mary MORAN b: Abt. 1805 m: 23 September 1830 in Patrick Co., VA Father: Nelson MORAN Mother: .... 2 German WOOD b: Abt. 1816 in Franklin Co., VA ........ +Nancy WRIGHT b: Abt. 1820 in Patrick Co., VA d: Bef. 1871 in WV m: Abt. 1846 Father: Mother: .... *2nd Wife of German Wood: ........ +Nancy MASSEY b: Abt. 1819 in Patrick Co., VA m: 18 June 1871 in Mercer Co., WV Father: John MASSEY Mother: Nancy ??? *2nd Wife of Richard Wood: .. +Nancy BRAMMER d: 30 August 1830 in VA Father: John BRAMMER Mother: *3rd Wife of Richard Wood: .. +Elizabeth DEHART b: Abt. 1810 d: 26 October 1838 in VA Father: Mother: .... 2 Preston WOOD .... 2 Jack WOOD .... 2 Dolly WOOD .... 2 Lucinda WOOD *4th Wife of Richard Wood: .. +Lucy VIA b: Abt. 1820 in VA d: 1851 in VA Father: Mother: .... 2 Byrdine WOOD .... 2 Frederick WOOD .... 2 George WOOD .... 2 Matilda WOOD .... 2 Nancy WOOD .... 2 Ruth WOOD Barb, some of these are still in need of sorting, especially the MORAN surnames. I'm having fits over those! Ha! By the way, I have Alexander listed as Patrick Alexander WOOD, from my mother's files, but am told Patrick was not his given name. I'm still working on that one! Any corrections would be most helpful, everyone! Many thanks, Lainie Hendrix