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James Wood 1742–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1742

Birth Location: Fauquier, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 10 May 1781

Death Location: Ninety Six, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States

Father: William Wood

Mother: Hannah Connor

Spouse(s): Mary Machen, Chlotilda Hagerty

Children(s): William Wood, Obediah Wood, Henry Wood, Aaron Wood, Robert Wood, Sarah Wood

In 1742, James Wood entered the world in Fauquier, Virginia, United States, born to William Bradford Wood And Hannah Connor. James Wood married Chlotilda Hagerty, Mary Machen, and had children including Aaron Wood, Henry Machen Wood, Obediah Obadiah Washington Wood, Robert Wood, Sarah Wood, William Obediah Revolutionary Bill Wood. James Wood passed away in 1781 in Ninety Six, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1742, James Wood entered the world in Fauquier, Virginia, United States, born to William Bradford Wood And Hannah Connor.
  • James Wood married Chlotilda Hagerty, Mary Machen, and had children including Aaron Wood, Henry Machen Wood, Obediah Obadiah Washington Wood, Robert Wood, Sarah Wood, William Obediah Revolutionary Bill Wood.
  • James Wood passed away in 1781 in Ninety Six, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Wood
1703–1787
Birth Location: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA
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Hannah Connor
1722–1787
Birth Location: King William, King William, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Machen
1742–1792
Birth Location: Prince William, Virginia, United States
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Chlotilda Hagerty
1745–1807
Birth Location: Prince George, Maryland, USA
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Children(s)

William Wood
1753–1849
Birth Location: Surry County, North Carolina, USA
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Obediah Wood
1758–1849
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Henry Wood
1760–1818
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Aaron Wood
1765–1840
Birth Location: Fauquier, Virginia, United States
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Robert Wood
1782–1831
Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
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Sarah Wood
1767–1851
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
SW

James Wood's Ancestors

Self
James Wood
1742–1781
Birth Place: Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Bradford Wood
1703–1787
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA
Hannah Connor
1722–1787
King William, King William, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Wood's Descendants

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James Wood (1742–10 May 1781) m. Mary Machen (1742–6 Jan 1792) m. Chlotilda Hagerty (1745–29 September 1807)
  1. 1. William (Obediah "Revolutionary Bill") Wood 1753–1849 m. Rachael HAYES 1768–1840 m. Frances Charles 1766–1810 m. Mary (Hollaway) Tarrant 1776–1839
    1. 1. Edmond Wood 1791–1865 m. Stella Wood 1794–1843 m. Martha (Louisa Ruffin) Wood 1798–1862 m. Martha Hewitt 1838–1862
      1. 1. Obadiah (Washington) Wood 1815–1893 m. Louisa (Wood) (Slave) 1810– m. Nancy Talley 1818–1855 m. Susan (Caroline) Hawkins 1840–1896 m. Susan (Caroline) Hawkins 1832–1896
        1. 1. Rita Wood 1837–1947 m. Adam Bates 1838–1911
        2. 2. Thannie Wood 1854–1923
        3. 3. Edmund (Nicholas) Wood 1848–1932
        4. 4. Obadiah (P) Wood 1844–1845
        5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) WOOD 1848–1915
        6. 6. Mary (E.) Thornton 1848–1915
        7. 7. Jefferson (Berter) Wood 1840–1862
        8. 8. Nancy (Stella) Hood 1854–1917
        9. 9. Jefferson (Bestor) Wood 1840–1862
        10. 10. Obadiah (Washington Wood) Jr 1864–1931 m. Anna (Ursula) Hudson 1868–1929
        11. 11. O. (W.) Wood 1865–
        12. 12. Sarah (Rebecca) Wood 1872–1872
        13. 13. Jabes (Sidney) Wood 1868–1963
        14. 14. Martha (Matilda) Wood 1860–1924
        15. 15. David (Nathaniel) Wood 1857–1884
        16. 16. Ritter Wood 1845–1947
        17. 17. Thannie Wood 1854–1923
        18. 18. S. (J.) Wood 1866–
      2. 2. Edmund (Harvey) Wood 1817–1862
      3. 3. Morgan (Green) Wood 1830–1905
      4. 4. James (Bothwell) Wood 1827–1911
      5. 5. Erasmus (Perry) Wood 1831–1909
      6. 6. John (Hamilton Wood) Pvt 1833–1862
      7. 7. Mary (Frances) Wood 1835–1928
      8. 8. Felix (Mercer) Wood 1839–1930
      9. 9. Larkin (Marion) Wood 1813–1876
      10. 10. Thomas (Carter) Wood 1819–1859
      11. 11. Richard (Harrison) Wood 1825–1865 m. Harriet ("Aunt Harriet" Earle) Bradford 1826–1909
        1. 1. Mary (Tabitha) Wood 1846–1904
        2. 2. Susan (Frances) Wood 1865–1948
        3. 3. William (Erasmus) Wood 1859–1898
        4. 4. Sudie Wood 1861–
        5. 5. Edmund (James) Wood 1849–1905
        6. 6. Henry (Felix) Wood 1852–1928
        7. 7. Stella (C.) Wood 1854–1908
        8. 8. Richard (Graves) Wood 1856–1916
        9. 9. Washington (Harvey) Wood 1859–1923
        10. 10. Emaline ((Emma) Elizabeth) Wood 1861–1935
        11. 11. Richard (Graves F.) Wood 1854–1916
      12. 12. William (Henry Wood) Sr\Pvt 1821–1902
      13. 13. Sudi Wood 1823–
      14. 14. Morgan (Green) Wood 1830–1905
    2. 2. Henry WOOD 1793–1860
    3. 3. William Wood 1796–1838
    4. 4. Thomas (D) Wood 1802–1850
    5. 5. Martha (W) Wood 1788–1856
    6. 6. James (Marion "Rosin the Bow") Wood 1775–1874
    7. 7. Mary (Tyles) Wood 1786–1878
    8. 8. Benjamin ("Cedar Ben") Wood 1790–1865
    9. 9. George (Washington) Wood 1780–1850
    10. 10. Isaac Wood 1780–1862
    11. 11. Obediah (Wood) Jr. 1793–
    12. 12. Martha (Winnie) Wood 1824–1863
    13. 13. Charity Wood 1823–1901
    14. 14. Stella Wood 1794–1843
    15. 15. John Wood 1796–1812
    16. 16. Mary (Polly) Wood 1826–
  2. 2. Obediah (Obadiah Washington) Wood 1758–1849
  3. 3. Henry (Machen) Wood 1760–1818
  4. 4. Aaron Wood 1765–1840
  5. 5. Robert Wood 1782–1831
  6. 6. Sarah Wood 1767–1851

James Wood's Timeline

4 Records

1742
1742
Birth of James Wood in Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Fauquier, Virginia, United States
1781
10 May 1781
Age 39
Death of James Wood in Ninety Six, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
Ninety Six, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
1827
21 Oct 1827
Age 85
James Wood was baptized in Astbury, Cheshire, England
Astbury, Cheshire, England
1854
2 Jul 1854
Age 112
James Wood was baptized in Upper Norwood, All Saints With St Margaret, Surrey, England
Upper Norwood, All Saints With St Margaret, Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: Fauquier, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1827
    Event Place: Astbury, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1854
    Event Place: Upper Norwood, All Saints With St Margaret, Surrey, England
    Record Source: Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Surrey History Centre; Woking, Surrey, England; Surrey Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: 758311

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1781
    Event Place: Ninety Six, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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