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Captain Samuel Woods 1718–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1718

Birth Location: Castle, , Meath, Ireland

Death Date: 6 May 1778

Death Location: Buffolo Creek, Augusta, Virginia, USA

Father: Michael Sr

Mother: Lady Campbell*

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Captain Samuel Woods was born in 1718 in Castle, , Meath, Ireland, the child of Michael Marion Defiennes Woods Sr And Lady Mary Margaret Catherine Campbell. Captain Samuel Woods passed away in 1778 in Buffolo Creek, Augusta, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Captain Samuel Woods was born in 1718 in Castle, , Meath, Ireland, the child of Michael Marion Defiennes Woods Sr And Lady Mary Margaret Catherine Campbell.
  • Captain Samuel Woods passed away in 1778 in Buffolo Creek, Augusta, Virginia, USA.

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Captain Woods's Ancestors

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Captain Woods
1718–1778
Birth Place: Castle, , Meath, Ireland
Parents
Michael Marion DeFiennes Woods Sr
1684–1762
Castle Dunshauglin Dún Seachlainn, County Meath, Meath, Leinster, Ireland
Lady (Mary Margaret Catherine) Campbell*
1690–1742
Edinburgh, Argyllshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Lord John Andrew DeFiennes Woods) II
1654–1723
Dunshaughlin Castle, Ulster, Meath, Ireland
Archibald (VII Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll (10th) Earl)
1658–1703
Argyllshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Tollemache) *
1659–1735
Great Fakenham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Woods
1628–1711
Lady Bruce,
1632–1686
Archibald Argyll
1628–1685
Mary Argyll
1629–1668
Lionel #2986
1624–1669
Elizabeth Helmingham
1626–1697
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Argyll
1607–1661
Lady Campbell
1610–1678
Patrick Sir
1600–1696
Sir #5972
1591–1640
Honorable Stanhope
1593–1661

Captain Woods's Timeline

2 Records

1718
1718
Birth of Captain Samuel Woods in Castle, , Meath, Ireland
Castle, , Meath, Ireland
1778
6 May 1778
Age 60
Death of Captain Samuel Woods in Buffolo Creek, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Buffolo Creek, Augusta, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: Castle, , Meath, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 May 1778
    Event Place: Buffolo Creek, Augusta, Virginia, USA

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