Hi Folks, I'm looking for ancestors/descendants of Admiral Sir Andrew Wood of Largo, Fife, Scotland, the sailor who became known as the "Scottish Nelson" after winning a big naval battle against the English during the reign of Alexander III. Here's some stuff I've gathered on him: Andrew Wood - (born 1460 Largo, died ?) Date may be an error, 1450 sounds more likely. Only other name in the listing is for his “relative,” David H. Wood. Earliest Old Parish listing at the LDS for Largo and possibly all of Fife. Married Elizabeth Lundin, born 1500 in Largo, but unsure of year. Sir Andrew Wood and the Yellow Caravel “Sometimes called 'the Scottish Nelson', Wood may have been a native of Largo and was certainly granted the tack of lands there about 1477. By then he seems to have been a merchant and sea-captain based at Leith. By 1484 the tack had become a feu in recognition of Wood's maritime services in the Firth of Forth. As one of James III's most trusted supporters, he played a prominent role in the events leading up to the Battle of Sauchieburn (1488), making his vessels available to ferry the king between Leith and Fife and supplying the king's army via Blackness Castle. After James' murder he quickly adjusted to supporting James IV and in 1489-90 undertook to defend the Firth of Forth against English interlopers. His exploits in command of the yellow carvel and the flower resulted in the capture of three ships under the command ofStephen Bull and represented a major achievement for Scotland's incipient naval power. Wood was rewarded with a knighthood, and various privileges including custody of Dunbar and the right to build a fortalice and erect a burgh of barony at Largo. In 1498 he was again engaged in naval operations, this time in the Firth of Clyde and Western Isles. He may later have been commander of the Great Michael. Many of the exploits with which his name has been connected are probably ficticious. It depends on how much credence is given to Robert Lindsay of Pitscottie.” -- The Encyclopaedia of Scotland, ca. 1890. ----- Any more info on the old boy and his family would be greatly appreciated, with thanks. Dennis Bell Burnaby, B.C. Canada