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John Wood 1721 – 1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1721

Birth Location: England

Death Date: January 1783

Death Location: Embleton, Northumberland, England

Father: John Wood

Mother: Ann Dodd

Spouse(s): Dorothy Wake

Children(s): Elizabeth Wood, Deborah Wood, John Wood, John Wood, Thomas Wood, Thomas Wood, David None, Elizabeth Wood

John Wood was born in 1721 in England, the child of John Wood and Ann Dodd. John Wood married Dorothy Wake, and had children including Elizabeth Wood, Deborah Wood, John Wood, John Wood, Thomas Wood, Thomas Wood, David, Elizabeth Wood. John Wood passed away in 1783 in Embleton, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • John Wood was born in 1721 in England, the child of John Wood and Ann Dodd.
  • John Wood married Dorothy Wake, and had children including Elizabeth Wood, Deborah Wood, John Wood, John Wood, Thomas Wood, Thomas Wood, David, Elizabeth Wood.
  • John Wood passed away in 1783 in Embleton, Northumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Wood
1686 – 1781
Birth Location: Benvie, Angus, Scotland
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Ann Dodd
Birth Location: ---
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Spouses(s)

Dorothy Wake
1721 – 1777
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Wood
1734 –
Birth Location: Embleton, Northumberland, England
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Deborah Wood
1737 – 1740
Birth Location: Embleton, Northumberland, England
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John Wood
1739 – 1743
Birth Location: –
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John Wood
1743 – 1819
Birth Location: Embleton, Northumberland, England
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Thomas Wood
1743 – 1759
Birth Location: Embleton, Northumberland, England
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Thomas Wood
1743 – 1759
Birth Location: Embleton, Northumberland, England
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David None
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Wood
Birth Location: –
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John Wood's Ancestors

Self
John Wood
1721 – 1783
Birth Place: England
Parents
John Wood
1686 – 1781
Benvie, Angus, Scotland
Ann Dodd
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Grandparents
John Wood
1654 – 1749
Benvie, Angus, Scotland
Barbara Esther
1663 – 1758
Liff Benvie, Angus, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Patrik Wood
1629 – 1724
Merjorie Daikers
1630 – 1725
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Patrik Wood
1600 –
Martha Jollie
1602 –
David Daikers
1600 – 1648
Margaret Bellie
1608 – 1648

John Wood's Descendants

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John Wood (1721 – January 1783) m. Dorothy Wake (1721 – June 1777)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Wood (1734 – )
  2. 2. Deborah Wood (1737 – abt 1740)
  3. 3. John Wood (1739 – Bef. 1743)
  4. 4. John Wood (1743 – January 1819) m. Ann Lilburn (1748 – August 1816)
    1. 1. Isabella Wood (May 1769 – 26 Apr 1844)
    2. 2. DOROTHY Wood (Oct 1771 – 26 Mar 1857) m. John Rutledge (Aug 1768 – 6 Oct 1814)
      1. 1. JOHN Rutledge (Jul 1796 – 13 May 1875) m. ELEANOR Archbold (10 Sep 1801 – 5 Sep 1882)
        1. 1. John Rutledge (Nov 1825 – May 1897)
        2. 2. Ann Rutledge (Sep 1827 – May 1917)
        3. 3. Thomas Rutledge (1832 – 7 Mar 1914) m. Mary Sweet (6 Sep 1837 – 11 Mar 1903)
        4. 4. Eleanor Rutledge (Nov 1835 – May 1914) m. Thomas Benson (1839 – )
        5. 5. George Routledge (22 Feb 1841 – May 1928)
      2. 2. Thomas Rutledge (14 Aug 1797 – 13 May 1875)
      3. 3. George Rutledge (16 Sep 1799 – 8 Jun 1875)
      4. 4. Grace Rutledge (28 Oct 1801 – Mar 1879)
      5. 5. Robert Routledge (25 Jan 1804 – Feb 1881)
      6. 6. Edward Rutledge (20/1/1806 – 2/2/1806)
      7. 7. James Rutledge (1 Mar 1807 – Apr 1880)
      8. 8. James Routledge (1 March 1807 – May 1880)
      9. 9. Ann Rutledge (20 Oct 1809 – Jul 1888)
      10. 10. Joseph Rutledge (19 Feb 1812 – Mar 1825)
    3. 3. Thomas Wood (Oct 1775 – 03 Oct 1841)
    4. 4. Robert Wood (Feb 1778 – Oct 1861)
    5. 5. John Wood (Jul 1780 – Jun 1782)
    6. 6. James Wood (Oct 1788 – )
    7. 7. Joseph Wood (Jan 1791 – Jan 1876)
    8. 8. Ann Wood (Sep 1793 – )
    9. 9. William Wood (1796 – May 1868)
    10. 10. Ann Wood (19 Apr 1798 – )
  5. 5. Thomas Wood (1743 – Nov 1759)
  6. 6. Thomas Wood (1743 – Nov 1759)
  7. 7. David
  8. 8. Elizabeth Wood

John Wood's Timeline

2 Records

1721
1721
Birth of John Wood in England
England
1783
January 1783
Age 62
Death of John Wood in Embleton, Northumberland, England
Embleton, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1721
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 1783
    Event Place: Embleton, Northumberland, England
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