Richard Wood (FATHER DICKEY), Pioneer of Wood's Gap, b 1772 d 1856. (According to the marker, Richard is buried in the middle, with a wife on either side, and one at the head, and one at the foot.) Rachel Cockram Wood, Wife #1, Mother of 8 children: Henry, German, Alexander, Peter, John R., Jeremiah, Edward and Ann, She died 13 Dec. 1823. Fannie Brammer Wood, Wife #2, No children, d 30 Aug. 1830. Elizabeth DeHart Wood, Wife #3, Mother of 4 children: Preston, Jackson, Dollie & Lucinda. She died 26 Oct 1838. Lucy Via Wood, Wife #4, Mother of 6 children: Fred, Byrdine, George, Nancy, Ruth, Matilda. She died about 1851. The above was taken from: Tombstone Inscriptions of the Cemeteries of Patrick County, Virginia, compiled by O. E. Pilson Cemetery #519, page 235. -----Original Message----- From: Barb Stanley <bobnroa@pipeline.com> To: VAPATRIC-L@rootsweb.com <VAPATRIC-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, February 17, 1999 1:18 PM Subject: Richard Wood >At 11:44 AM 2/17/99 -0500, you wrote: >...........snipped............... >>I, too, descend from Alexander and Bethany (Brammer) WOOD, through their son, >>John Wesley WOOD. Alexander was a son of Richard "Dickie" WOOD and his first >>wife, Rachel COCKRAM (spelled variously as COCHRAN, etc.)...snipped.. >> >>Lainie Hendrix >======================= >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. >