There seems to be a discrepancy as to whether the Thomas Wood(s) "of Eno" Orange County NC circa 1750, was actually a Woods (with the s) or a Wood. I answered a question earlier this evening and thought I would post it for the others, who might be looking at this line. (Also I, too, would like to know the ancestry of Thomas, b 1730...any ideas?) ************************* Sue, I thought I would drop you a note, regarding this family. I have kept coming back to it again and again. Finally, I made it to the library and looked at the census listings for early Orange County. It seems that this was actually a Woods family...with the "s." Here is a rough breakdown of what I found: First of all, check out the LDS entry on a Thomas Woods (b abt 1730) married a Mary. (I'm sure you've already done this) The easiest way to find him is placing the query for his son Blayton b. 1764, Orange County NC. Now, this family's name was Woods, not Wood (although the other three or so other entries indicate Wood). Further, Blayton, as well as his brothers Edward, James, Joseph, Thomas and William (plus father Thomas) all show up on page 96 of the 1790 Orange County Census...all with last name Woods with the "s." This is clearly the family of Thomas and Mary. So there is a starting point. Regarding the brothers Henry (b 1766) and Edward (b1760). I believe Edward died early, as there are no records in the United States for an Edward Woods (for 20 or so years) after the 1790 census. That leaves Henry. No entry for 1790, but in 1800 he shows up in Sampson County NC, page 516. (again the only Henry Head of Household in NC) The entry indicates he would be between 30 and 40 years old, which would generally match his date of birth. In 1820, Henry seems to show up in Burke County. Then he drops off the lists completely (and forever) by 1830. But in 1830 (Burke) Mary appears on page 180. I think she might be Henry's widowed wife. Also on page 180 in 1830 (Burke) is a William, a James on page 141, and a Joseph on page 142. This could well be the sons of Mary and Henry. In any event, since the Woods with an "s" continued with his male children -- all of them as far as I can tell -- I can only venture to guess that perhaps there was a transcription error in Thomas' will, or a typesetting error when it was abstracted. As this is food for thought anyway, I would enjoy hearing your comments. And by the way, did you ever determine who Thomas' (b abt 1730) father might have been? Brett F. Woods Santa Fe, New Mexico