At 10:39 AM 2/4/2000 -0700, Brett <bfwoods@trail.com> wrote: >Looking for information on the James Woods who married Martha Berry in >Caswell County NC on 10 Dec 1822 (LDS entry). Since I assume this James >is descendant from Samuel Woods and Mary Mitchell (and is not the same >James who married Martha Hughes on in 1819) is this James the son of: > >1. William Woods and Mary Farley (m. 1800); or >2. John Woods and Catherine Farley (m. 1801) > >Thanks for any leads. My answer to him, which unfortunately contained some bold text, was as follows: Hi Brett: I don't have any specifics about the above, except the MITCHELL name again comes to my attention! Through Rich's (Hayden) research, he has uncovered more about two John McDowell's of Juniata and Mifflin counties, PA, one of whom married a Jane MITCHELL! Supposedly Col./Judge George Woods m. a Jean McDowell, probably in the Tuscarora Valley (Juniata Co., PA) c. 1753 before he was captured in Lack Twp., by the Indians in 1756. This is the same place where his father Thomas Woods was killed by Indians in 1754. My comments back to Rich were as follows: >John McDowell of Lack Twp. in 1762 who had a brother named William McDowell. I agree with you Rich that there is not yet a link to George Woods, EXCEPT the two familiess' physical proximity in Lack Twp.! I also agree that he could be the father of the following John McDowell b. near Milroy in Mifflin Co. as the name agrees and the dates appear to be correct. >John McDowell of Mifflin Co. , b. near Milroy, June 26, 1800 who was the oldest of nine children of John & Jane (MITCHELL) McDowell. Here's some more that I found out about the McDowell-Mitchell connection: "A John McDowell, a native of Scotland, was an early settler to the Cumberland Valley, but there is no apparent relationship to the William McDowell line described above. John had AT LEAST the following children, but the order of birth is unknown: "i. Col. John McDowell, JR., b. 1767 in the Cumberland Valley (the son of John McDowell), and married Jane MITCHELL. They lived in the Kishacoquillas Valley of present-day Mifflin County. He was a Colonel in the militia of Mifflin County. They had a daughter ROSANNA McDowell (b. Aug. 21, 1806 - d. Nov. 13, 1882) who married Andrew Sharp the son of Capt. Alexander and Margaret (McDowell) Sharp. No relationship has been traced between the family of John McDowell and William McDowell (b. in Ireland in 1680 - d. at Wright's Ferry in 1759) of Peters Twp. (who m. Mary Irving and had sons: John m. Agnes Craig; William who m. Mary Maxwell; Nathan who m. Catherine Maxwell; James who m. Jane Smith; and Thomas who d. in June 1806)." "ii. Margaret McDowell m. (1) Capt. Alexander SHARP, a son of Thomas and Margaret (Elder) Sharp who were natives of Norther Ireland of Scottish extraction who came from near Belfast, in county Antrim. They immigrated to Penn. in 1747 and settled near Newville in the Cumberland Valley. Thomas and Margaret Sharp had another son, Andrew Sharp, b. in 1750, who married an Annie WOODS! Whose daughter, or widow, was she?" _________ Another interesting connection Rich found concerns the George Woods who was living in Northumberland County, PA at the time of the 1790 Federal Census who we believe was the son of John Woods, Esq. of West Pennsborough Twp., Cumberland Co., PA who died testate in 1790. This George Woods lived in a part of Northumberland County that became part of Centre County in 1800, specifically Penn Twp.. This George Woods was written-up in the "History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Penn." by John Blair Linn in 1883. The book was reprinted in 1975 by J.S. Lippincott & Co. of Philadelphia. On page 290 concerning Centre County is the following: "About 1774 George Woods ascended Sinking Creek and settled near the base of Egg Hill. and upon the same place now occupied by his grandson, George. He built a fulling-mill, undoubtedly the first one in the valley, at which he worked for a great many years. It is said that he also combined the manufacture of cow-bells with his business. He often said he travelled through a great many States, but never came upon such a dense wilderness as presented itself to his sight upon his first advent in Penn's valley. He died Aug. 14, 1819, aged 73. Margaret his wife died Mar. 23, 1822, aged 73. His sons were John and MATTHEW Woods. The latter built Farmer's mills in 1815, which he sold to the Cookes and then removed to the State of Michigan. One of George Woods' daughters married James Hutchinson. George Woods a son of John Woods is now living at the old place." John Woods died Oct. 14, 1821 ae 46, and George and John Woods are both buried in the Presbyterian Church cemetery at Centre Hill. [p. 410]. We believe that John Woods, Esq. came from Lancaster County east of the Susquehanna River prior to 1750 when he first arrived from Ireland. George W. Page