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Hugh Francis Mathews Wood 1553 – 1627 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1553

Birth Location: Manchester, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 4 Dec 1627

Death Location: Lincolnshire, England

Father: Sir Sowerby

Mother: Margaret Ambler

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wood, Elizabeth Huddlesfield

Children(s): Carrol Wood, John Wood, Anne Wood

In 1553, Hugh Francis Mathews Wood entered the world in Manchester, Lancashire, England, born to Sir Richard Wood of Sowerby and Margaret Anne Wood \ Ambler. Hugh Francis Mathews Wood married Elizabeth Wood, Elizabeth Huddlesfield, and had children including Carrol Ann Wood, John Edmund Wood, Anne Wood. Hugh Francis Mathews Wood passed away in 1627 in Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1553, Hugh Francis Mathews Wood entered the world in Manchester, Lancashire, England, born to Sir Richard Wood of Sowerby and Margaret Anne Wood \ Ambler.
  • Hugh Francis Mathews Wood married Elizabeth Wood, Elizabeth Huddlesfield, and had children including Carrol Ann Wood, John Edmund Wood, Anne Wood.
  • Hugh Francis Mathews Wood passed away in 1627 in Lincolnshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Sowerby
1514 – 1588
Birth Location: Sowerby, Halifax Parish, West Riding, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
SS
Margaret Ambler
1520 – 1599
Birth Location: North Owram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, Nova Scotia, Canada
MA

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Wood
1557 – 1615
Birth Location: Devon, England
EW
Elizabeth Huddlesfield
1527 – 1615
Birth Location: Devon, England
EH

Children(s)

Carrol Wood
1578 – 1649
Birth Location: Manchester, Lancashire, England
CW
John Wood
1580 – 1662
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
JW
Anne Wood
– 1717
Birth Location: –
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Hugh Wood's Ancestors

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Hugh Wood
1553 – 1627
Birth Place: Manchester, Lancashire, England
Parents
Sir Richard Wood of Sowerby
1514 – 1588
Sowerby, Halifax Parish, West Riding, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (Anne Wood \) Ambler
1520 – 1599
North Owram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Richard Wood
1480 – 1553
Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, Nova Scotia, Canada
Christabell Ambler
1485 – 1598
Sowerby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hugh Wood's Descendants

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Hugh (Francis Mathews) Wood (abt 1553 – 4 Dec 1627) m. Elizabeth Wood (1557 – 1615) m. Elizabeth Huddlesfield (1527 – Abt. 1615)
  1. 1. Carrol (Ann) Wood (15 Nov 1578 – 21 Jan 1649) m. Robert (Isaac) Newton (6 Nov 1575 – 29 Sep 1641)
    1. 1. Richard Newton (18 January 1590 – 24 Aug 1701)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Newton (1592 – 1660)
    3. 3. Moses Newton (1595 – abt 1633)
    4. 4. Isabell Newton (21 Aug 1596 – abt 1656)
    5. 5. Mary Newton (1597 – abt 1753)
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Anne) Newton (1598 – 1688)
    7. 7. Eleanor (Ellen) Newton (1598 – 1681)
    8. 8. Elizabeth\Isabel Newton (20 Nov 1598 – 22 Jan 1662)
    9. 9. John Newton (1600 – 1605)
    10. 10. Edward Newton (Abt. 1600 – 1650)
    11. 11. Edward (Newton,) Sr. (20 March 1604 – 20 February 1654)
    12. 12. Isaac Newton (21 September 1606 – 6 October 1642)
      1. 1. Sir (Issac) Newton (25 Dec 1642 – 31 Mar 1727)
    13. 13. Robert (Chatton) Newton (27 Sep 1607 – 3 Oct 1677) m. Elizabeth Newton (1611 – 1645)
      1. 1. Thomas Newton (1627 – 12 Feb 1697) m. Sarah Pritchett (abt 1630 – Bef. 02 Aug 1704)
        1. 1. Edward Newton (1650 – 02 Jan 1693) m. Margaret Clements (1664 – 1702)
        2. 2. Samuel Newton (1662 – )
        3. 3. Sarah Newton (1662 – abt 1744)
        4. 4. Elizabeth Newton (1664 – )
        5. 5. John NEWTON (1666 – abt 1735)
        6. 6. Thomas (Okell) Newton (1668 – BEF 2 AUG 1704)
        7. 7. Edward Newton (1684 – 17 Jun 1730)
        8. 8. Elizabeth Newton
        9. 9. Sarah Newton ( – abt 1730)
        10. 10. John Newton ( – 1724)
      2. 2. Benjamin Newton (1632 – 1634)
      3. 3. Mary Newton (1633 – 16 MAR 1651)
      4. 4. Mary ((Chalton,Charlton) Chatton) Newton (1636 – 16 Aug 1709)
      5. 5. Isaac Newton (Abt. 1637 – abt 1747)
      6. 6. Sir (John Newton, Immigrant) Ancestor (18 March 1637 – 28 Jul 1697)
      7. 7. Jean Menton (1638 – )
      8. 8. John Newton (1643 – 1684)
      9. 9. Robert Newton (1645 – 13 Oct 1725)
      10. 10. John (Newton) 8th (12 Aug 1646 – 13 Oct 1725)
      11. 11. Hannah Newton (1648 – 16 Mar 1651)
      12. 12. William Newton (2 Dec 1649 – 13 Oct 1725)
      13. 13. Benjamin Newton (1650 – )
      14. 14. Elizabeth Newton (1657 – 16 Mar 1651)
      15. 15. Joseph Newton (1664 – Apr 1760)
    14. 14. Robert (Chatton) Newton (27 September 1607 – 3 October 1677)
    15. 15. Sir (Henry) Briggs (1608 – 6 Jul 1686)
    16. 16. Richard Newton (9 Apr 1609 – 24 Aug 1701)
    17. 17. Richard Newton (9 April 1609 – 23 June 1665)
    18. 18. Marie (Mary) Newton (5 Sep 1612 – 1670)
    19. 19. Isabel Newton (6 September 1612 – 1616)
    20. 20. Thomas Newton (1614 – 28 Jul 1680)
    21. 21. Susanna Newton (14 Jul 1616 – 1616)
  2. 2. John (Edmund) Wood (25 December 1580 – 1662)
  3. 3. Anne Wood ( – 1717)

Hugh Wood's Timeline

2 Records

1553
abt 1553
Birth of Hugh Francis Mathews Wood in Manchester, Lancashire, England
Manchester, Lancashire, England
1627
4 Dec 1627
Age 74
Death of Hugh Francis Mathews Wood in Lincolnshire, England
Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1553
    Event Place: Manchester, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1627
    Event Place: Lincolnshire, England
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