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Lt Col Rev William (American Revolution) Woods 1715–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Nov 1715

Birth Location: Castle Dunshanglin, Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 12 Apr 1783

Death Location: Fincastle, Greenbrier County, Virginia, USA

Father: Michael Sr

Mother: Lady Campbell*

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In 1715, Lt Col Rev William (American Revolution) Woods entered the world in Castle Dunshanglin, Ulster, Ireland, born to Michael Marion Defiennes Woods Sr And Lady Mary Margaret Catherine Campbell. Lt Col Rev William (American Revolution) Woods passed away in 1783 in Fincastle, Greenbrier County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1715, Lt Col Rev William (American Revolution) Woods entered the world in Castle Dunshanglin, Ulster, Ireland, born to Michael Marion Defiennes Woods Sr And Lady Mary Margaret Catherine Campbell.
  • Lt Col Rev William (American Revolution) Woods passed away in 1783 in Fincastle, Greenbrier County, Virginia, USA.

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Lt Woods's Ancestors

Self
Lt Woods
1715–1783
Birth Place: Castle Dunshanglin, Ulster, 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

Lt Woods's Timeline

2 Records

1715
2 Nov 1715
Birth of Lt Col Rev William (American Revolution) Woods in Castle Dunshanglin, Ulster, Ireland
Castle Dunshanglin, Ulster, Ireland
1783
12 Apr 1783
Age 68
Death of Lt Col Rev William (American Revolution) Woods in Fincastle, Greenbrier County, Virginia, USA
Fincastle, Greenbrier County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1715
    Event Place: Castle Dunshanglin, Ulster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1783
    Event Place: Fincastle, Greenbrier County, Virginia, USA

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