> Subject: [WOODS-L] Thomas Woods - VA - 1670 > Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 10:36:17 -0600 > From: Brett Woods <bfwoods@trail.com> > To: WOODS-L@rootsweb.com > > In the History of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, as excerpted below, > there is a reference to a Thomas Woods in the county in 1671. Does > anyone have a clue who this Thomas Woods might be, or from what family > he is descended? If this record is valid, then this puts some Woodses > in VA long before the emigration from Ireland of Michael Woods of Blair > Park and his family. My John WOOD, 1636, England, was in Westmoreland County,VA., at least by 1675, because his son Jonathan was born there. I don't have maternal lines until 1770, in Scott County, VA. Ed

I have come to a brick wall with Hannah WOODS she was born cir 1778,in Alton, Hampshire and married William MURRANT (1768 - 1807) on 21 April 1799 in Alton, my line is from a daughter Mary MURRANT chr 4 Feb 1803, in Alton, Hampshire, she married Thomas NEWMAN, 20 Nov 1824, Alton, Hampshire, and emigrated to New Zealand. If anybody recognises these names I would be very happy. Anne

Trying to complete the family history of Robert Woods (1719 Ireland - 1811 Franklin County VA) and Elizabeth Middleton of Franklin County VA. They were married in Lunenberg County VA in ABT 1752. To do so, I need some help with the names of Robert's grandchildren from the following sons: Middleton Woods (b 1765 VA - d 1807 GA) who married a Mary Harper. Hugh Woods (b 1763 VA - d 1805 VA) who married a Sarah Ann George. Josiah Woods (b 1762 VA) who married a Sarah Cotten Hill. Thanks for any help. Brett F. Woods Santa Fe, New Mexico

I don't have any information about who this Thomas Wood(s) was, but it appears that he died on this expedition, according to two sources which I have read, The JONES GENEALOGIES. . .by Fothergill, and the History of Dinwiddie County by Richard L. Jones, 1976. And Major Gen Abraham Wood emigrated to Jamestown in 1620 at 6 yrs of age. I have not seen any proof that he had any sons, only two daughters, Mary and Margaret. There is also a Henry Wood listed in the Muster of the VA residents in 1624. I don't have any further info about him. Regards, Donna in Lake Co., CA

In the History of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, as excerpted below, there is a reference to a Thomas Woods in the county in 1671. Does anyone have a clue who this Thomas Woods might be, or from what family he is descended? If this record is valid, then this puts some Woodses in VA long before the emigration from Ireland of Michael Woods of Blair Park and his family. THE HISTORY of PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY VIRGINIA CHAPTER I THE INDIANS The following year, 1671, these local Indians were again visited by explorers with a commission, when Thomas Woods, Thomas Batts and Robert Fallan were sent out by Major Abram Wood "for the finding out the ebbing and flowing of the waters on the other side of the mountains in order to the discovery of the South Sea." They set out from Appomattox18 Town on September 1, 1671 and traveled from the Occaneechi Path due west two days and came to the Sapony Indian Town, about two o'clock. In the evening they reached the Saponeys west (probably Pintahae) where they were "joyfully and kindly received with firing of guns and plenty of provisions." After [p.9] securing a Sapon guide to show them a nearer way to the Toleras than usual they continued their journey about twenty-five miles and came "to the town of the Hanathaskies, lying west by north, in an Island in the Sapony River, rich land." Twice more in one day they passed the Sapony River; but after crossing the mountains the river became the Roanoke, a curious custom which it follows today. The river is called Roanoke at its head until it breaks through the Blue Ridge Mountains, when it becomes the Staunton until its conjunction with the Dan a hundred miles lower down; then it again becomes the Roanoke, which name it bears until its mighty waters reach Albemarle Sound. The travelers discovered a great river flowing north by west, which they named in honor of their chief, Wood River (now New River), and after taking possession of all this western domain in the name of the English monarch, they returned home by the same route, visiting the towns of the Tolero, Hanathoskies, and Saponies where they were well and kindly received. On October first they reached Fort Henry and closed their diary with the pious exclamation, "God's Holy name be praised for our preservation! NOTE: This book, by subscription, can be viewed at http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/DBList.asp?GroupID=4

Hi Gerald My piece is so vague, we'll need help from others to make it fit; however, the NH locale isn't far from my search area. Looking for __?__WOOD who was the 2nd husband of Eva (HICKS) McGREGORY. She was b.1865 in Readsboro, VT and had 2 children by her first husband Gregory (?) McGREGORY, including a son Wayne b. 1888. They probably lived in the area of Springfield, MA. Her third husband was Ora KNOWLTON. Does any of this ring a bell? Sally Phillips sallyp@berkshire.net

Try this site for free lookups. http://genweb.net/~gen-cds/cdlist.html -----Original Message----- From: Kenneth D Wood [SMTP:kdub3@juno.com] Sent: Monday, April 26, 1999 5:58 PM To: WOODS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WOODS-L] Alexander WOODS/CD # 354 look up Does anyone have CD # 354, Passenger and Immigration Index, 1538-1940 FTW lists an Alexander WOODS as being on this CD.

I'm continuing to narrow down the players in the Citizen Woods family of Benton and Carroll Counties TN. This is the family as I understand it: Citizen Stovall Woods (b. VA 1797 - d. Carroll County TN 8 Dec 1850) m. Jane M. Hale (b. VA 1800) 1. William Henry Woods 2. Peter Hairston Woods m. Jennie Haines 3. Sarah Anne Woods m. Peebles 4. Elizabeth Hairston Woods William Henry Woods (b. VA 1822 - d. TN 30 Sep 1855) m. Martha E. Hogan (b. TN 30 Aug 1827 - d. Aug 1890) 1. James M. Woods (b. 1847) 2. Wiley H. Woods (b. 1846) 3. Mary E. Woods (b. 1845) 4. Susan Y. Woods 5. Thomas J. Woods After William Henry Woods' death, his sons Wiley and James lived with their grandfather Citizen Stovall Woods. There are some online entries that both James M. Woods and Wiley H. Woods (plus a number of other Woods cousins) served in the 7th Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry (U.S.) and may have been taken prisoner and held at Andersonville. Does anyone know anything about their military service? I am particularly interested in any information -- particularly collateral material -- on Citizen, William Henry and James M. Woods, and would appreciate any comments, additions, suggestions or corrections. Thanks for any help. Brett F. Woods Santa Fe, New Mexico

I'm looking for any info on the following families: Abial Wood Washington Wood Emery Wood William Wood All born in Swansey Township - Cheshire Co. NH At least Emery and Washington later moved to Byron - Genesee Co. NY which is where their children were born. Emery and Abial both moved to Michigan which is where Emery died . Abial moved to Kansas after 1860 and died there. Washington died in South Byron NY. Emery, Abial, Washington and Williams father was also named Abial and was from Mass. ????? Not being entirely sure.. If anyone has a WOOD family from either of those areas let me know, maybe by piecing all are branches together we can get somewhere. Gerald B. Schill Orlando, Fl.

I would love to make contact with anyone who may have some information on the family of ROBERT WOODS. He is listed along with his family on both the 1850 and 1860 Coosa County Alabama Censuses. ROBERT WOODS was born around 1783 in South Carolina. Please help! RUSSELL.

Does anyone have CD # 354, Passenger and Immigration Index, 1538-1940 FTW lists an Alexander WOODS as being on this CD. I have a cousin with an old pedigree stating that Alexander died aboard ship during the crossing. Need to know if this could be him. Don't know his age, but he could have come from Scotland through England to end up in Connecticut, around 1728. His wife's name was Margaret (MORE) WOOD, b. Scotland, and his record shows that John WOODS may have been born about 6 Wks before sailing. The IGI has a (b.) record for John WOODS, s. of Elexander dated 15 Oct 1728, in Hartford Co. Farmington Twp. CT. This could be a baptimal record after they arrived, but don't I understand why Margaret isn't listed and Elexander is, IF THIS IS HIM. I just haven't made it to the Family History Center here to send for the film. With a Scottish brogue, Alexander would be pronounced Elexander. We've been looking for this guy for a long time. Hope someone can help. Kenneth, ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Hi Chris, I have a WOODS family from New Braintree, Mass. They were there from the 1700s. One of the Woods girls, Mary Ann WOODS b. 28 May 1817 in New Braintree, Mass; married my Great Great Grandfather James Freeman BARR b. 25 Sept 1820 in New Braintree, Mass. Searching for Mary Ann's parents. I have several possibilities, but need documentation. Do you know anyone with the same ancestors? Thank you for your site. I just found out about it! Beverly Bates Springfield, OR tawankabev@aol.com

There were a number of WOOD families from Clermont Co. OH that moved to IL in the early to mid-1800's. I have a number of them on my web. The only James WOOD I have was born in 1790 and I do not have any other information on him. My WOOD family comes from Clermont Co. and they visited IL on several occasions. In fact, my grandfather was born in Windsor, Shelby Co. IL but his birth was recorded in Clermont Co. You might want to check this connection. HTH Walter Wood Walter_wood@compuserve.com http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/walter_wood OR http://www.members.tripod.com/walter_wood (Same information at both web sites) NOTE underscore "_" between walter & wood in addresses Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 20:47:47 EDT From: BushCafe@aol.com To: WOODS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WOODS-L] Re: James P. Wood MArtinsville IL 1800's Looking for information on James P. Wood I think he was born in 1817 in Ohio, but lived most his life in Martinsville IL. He had a son named Samuel E. that married Adaline Leffler

Hi George I can not match it exactly but I have a John WOOD Sr. that had a son John b. c 1759 and a daughter Jean b. 1772. Similar names and possibly related? John Sr. died in PA 1799 and children moved to Clermont Co. OH in 1800. Your can check it out at my web. Please let me know what you think as I would like to advance this line farther back. HTH Walter Wood Walter_wood@compuserve.com http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/walter_wood OR http://www.members.tripod.com/walter_wood (Same information at both web sites) NOTE underscore "_" between walter & wood in addresses Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 12:58:58 -0400 From: "George W. Page" <gwpage@erols.com> To: WOODS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WOODS-L] 1750/1 Will of James WOOD(s?) of Cumberland Co., PA. Can anyone identify with the people in the following will taken from: F. Edward Wright, "Abstracts of Cumberland Co., Wills 1750-1785," (Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1992), p. 2: "WOOD (s?), JAMES. 22 Feb. 1750/1 - 2 Mar. 1750/1. Wife: Jean, 1/3 of plantation, son George, 2/3 of real estate. Sons John and James junior. Dau: Jean, a minor, under 16 years of age. Exs., Nathaniel Nelson and William Orr. Wit: John McCormick, Samuel Fisher, William Noble. p. 9."

Looking for inforamation on James P. Wood I think he was born in 1817 in Ohio, but lived most his life in Martinsville IL.He had a son named Samuel E. that married Adaline Leffler

Can anyone identify with the people in the following will taken from: F. Edward Wright, "Abstracts of Cumberland Co., Wills 1750-1785," (Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1992), p. 2: "WOOD (s?), JAMES. 22 Feb. 1750/1 - 2 Mar. 1750/1. Wife: Jean, 1/3 of plantation, son George, 2/3 of real estate. Sons John and James junior. Dau: Jean, a minor, under 16 years of age. Exs., Nathaniel Nelson and William Orr. Wit: John McCormick, Samuel Fisher, William Noble. p. 9."

Ok, I'm ready for pure speculation and theory at this point because I'm not getting anywhere on logic. Berbie B. Woods was born to Jesse Harrison WOODS and Elizabeth HORNER in March, 1898 in Durham/Orange NC. He supposedly married an Annie Taylor and had four children: two boys (born no more than two years apart before 1935) and two girls. The two boys spent some time at Caswell Training School. They ran away when in their teens. No one seems to know what became of them. I am told their names where Robert and John. They both had albinism and mild hearing loss. The two girls, I was told, were placed in Oxford Orphanage after Berbie's death (before 1942). Oxford has searched their files and find no records of children of a Berbie Woods and Annie Taylor Woods. Does any of this sound familiar to anyone? I know Berbie showed up in the 1900 Durham Co Census. I know that he had these children (my sister met the two boys about 1950 when they were still at Caswell.) I have no idea where the parents died, what happened to the sisters or what their names were.

Hi, anyone researching: Walter F. S. WOODS, b. Oct 1868 CAN, m. Anne J. (?) , b. Feb 1868 CAN, Residing in 1900: USA, MA, Middlesex Co., Everett City, 13 Williard Street, 1920: USA, MA, Middlesex Co., Everett, 19 Glendale Children i. Ida M. WOODS, b. Jan 1890, MA, USA ii. Edna WOODS, b. Jul 1893, MA, USA iii. Helen G. WOODS, b. May 1897, MA, USA iv. Marion WOODS, b. Feb 1899, MA USA v. Walter E. WOODS, bc 1907 -. plus one boarder Data obtained from MA 1900 and 1920 censii thanks to a helping hand in the list. Jorge Woods, in Canberra, Australia

Hi, anyone researching: William H. WOODS (s/o Rufus) m. Catherine A, b. Jan 1869, CAN NR (*1, *2), His father Rufus, b. Oct 1832 CAN, was residing with them in 1900 (*1) Residing in: 1900: USA, MA, Middlesex Co., Wakefield Town, 19 Nahant St. (*1) 1920: USA, MA, Middlesex, Medford 155 George St. (*2) Children i. Charlotte G., b. Dec 1893 MA, USA (*1) ii. Allen I. , b. Aug 1895, MA, USA (*1, *2) iii. Arthur J., b. Feb 1897, MA, USA (*1) iv. Jessie L., b. Dec 1898, MA, USA (*1) v. Herbert, b.c. 1902, (*2) vi. Edith E., b.c. 1906, (*2) vii. Chester, b.c. 1909 (*2) Sources (THANKS to a volunteer on the list) *1 1900 MA census *2 1920 MA census Jorge Woods, in Canberra, Australia

Alice Virginia WOOD A graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 20, 1999, in Crescent Grove Cememtery in Tigard for for Alice Virginia Wood, who died April 16 at age 90. Mrs. Wood was born Aug. 17, 1908, in Malvern, Iowa, where she was raised and educated. Her maiden name was McNulty. She taught in a country schoolhouse in Iowa as a young woman. She moved to Beaverton in 1947. She was a sales clerk for Meier and Frank Co. for 25 years and a member of Bethel Congregational Church. She married Russell A. in 1940; he died in 1994. Survivors include her niece, Mary Gundlach of Council Bluffs, Iowa; nephew, Lynn Schade of Lake Forest, IL; and longtime friend, Maxine Barnes of Beaverton. The family suggests remembrances to the church. Arrangements are by Pegg, Paxson & Springer Chapel in Beaverton.