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Colonel James Wood 1707–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1707

Birth Location: Winchester, City of Winchester, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 6 Nov 1779

Death Location: Winchester City, Virginia, USA

Father: Valentine Wood

Mother: Mary Nuttall

Spouse(s): Mary Rutherford

Children(s): Captain Wood, John Wood, Mary Wood, Robert Wood, James Wood, Mary Woods, Catherine Wood, Mary Wood

In 1707, Colonel James Wood entered the world in Winchester, City of Winchester, Hampshire, England, born to Valentine C Wood And Mary Nuttall. Colonel James Wood married Mary Rutherford, and had children including Captain David Wood, Catherine Wood, James Wood, John Jacky Wood, Mary Elizabeth Woods, Mary Wood, Robert Bobby Wood. Colonel James Wood passed away in 1779 in Winchester City, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1707, Colonel James Wood entered the world in Winchester, City of Winchester, Hampshire, England, born to Valentine C Wood And Mary Nuttall.
  • Colonel James Wood married Mary Rutherford, and had children including Captain David Wood, Catherine Wood, James Wood, John Jacky Wood, Mary Elizabeth Woods, Mary Wood, Robert Bobby Wood.
  • Colonel James Wood passed away in 1779 in Winchester City, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Valentine Wood
1674–1735
Birth Location: St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, Surrey, England
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Mary Nuttall
1683–1730
Birth Location: Bury, Lancashire, , England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Rutherford
1714–1798
Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Captain Wood
1737–1813
Birth Location: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
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John Wood
1744–1829
Birth Location: Moorefield, Hardy, West Virginia, USA
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Mary Wood
1738–1834
Birth Location: Craven Water, Jones, NC, North Carolina, USA
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Robert Wood
1747–1801
Birth Location: Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA
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James Wood
1741–1813
Birth Location: Winchester City, Virginia, USA
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Mary Woods
1739–1774
Birth Location: Craven, North Carolina, USA
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Catherine Wood
1744–
Birth Location: Craven, North Carolina, United States
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Mary Wood
1742–1769
Birth Location: Winchester, Prince William, Virginia, USA
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Colonel Wood's Ancestors

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Colonel Wood
1707–1779
Birth Place: Winchester, City of Winchester, Hampshire, England
Parents
Valentine C. Wood
1674–1735
St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, Surrey, England
Mary Nuttall
1683–1730
Bury, Lancashire, , England
Grandparents
Joseph (Henry Augustus) Wood
1628–1715
St. Margaret's, Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Mary Gardiner
1637–1718
Greenford, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Gardiner
1591–1652
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel Wood's Descendants

1.
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Colonel (James) Wood (1707–6 Nov 1779) m. Mary Rutherford (16 Nov 1714–1798)
  1. 1. Captain (David) Wood 1737–1813 m. Mary (“Polly” Watson) (Wood) 1737–1792
    1. 1. Martha (Mary "Patty") Wood 1764–1841 m. Nathan (Samuel Williford Jr, Pvt) AR 1757–1832
      1. 1. Benjamin (Crawford) WILLIFORD 1780–1833 m. Chaney (Winstead) Williford 1785–1850
        1. 1. Duke (William) Williford 1815–1860 m. Sarah (Ann) Felt 1821–1860
  2. 2. John (Jacky) Wood 1744–1829
  3. 3. Mary Wood 1738–1834
  4. 4. Robert (Bobby) Wood 1747–1801
  5. 5. James Wood 1741–1813
  6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth) Woods 1739–1774
  7. 7. Catherine Wood 1744–
  8. 8. Mary Wood 1742–1769

Colonel Wood's Timeline

2 Records

1707
1707
Birth of Colonel James Wood in Winchester, City of Winchester, Hampshire, England
Winchester, City of Winchester, Hampshire, England
1779
6 Nov 1779
Age 72
Death of Colonel James Wood in Winchester City, Virginia, USA
Winchester City, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1707
    Event Place: Winchester, City of Winchester, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1779
    Event Place: Winchester City, Virginia, USA
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