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Lydia Wood 1780–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Feb 1780

Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 4 September 1837

Death Location: Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States

Father: Sampson Wood

Mother: Markey Chisenhall

Spouse(s): WILLIAM ****

Children(s): Elmore Henley, Mary Henley, Margaret Henley

Lydia Wood was born in 1780 in Orange, North Carolina, United States, the child of Sampson Wood And Markey Chisenhall. Lydia Wood married William Stanhope Henley, and had children including Elmore Henley, Margaret Polly Henley, Mary Henley. Lydia Wood passed away in 1837 in Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Lydia Wood was born in 1780 in Orange, North Carolina, United States, the child of Sampson Wood And Markey Chisenhall.
  • Lydia Wood married William Stanhope Henley, and had children including Elmore Henley, Margaret Polly Henley, Mary Henley.
  • Lydia Wood passed away in 1837 in Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sampson Wood
1759–1834
Birth Location: Bladen County, NC
SW
Markey Chisenhall
1745–1825
Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, United States
MC

Spouses(s)

WILLIAM ****
1765–1859
Birth Location: Granville County, North Carolina
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Children(s)

Elmore Henley
1805–1861
Birth Location: Montgomery, North Carolina, USA
EH
Mary Henley
1801–
Birth Location: –
MH
Margaret Henley
1806–1861
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
MH

Lydia Wood's Ancestors

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Lydia Wood
1780–1837
Birth Place: Orange, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Sampson Wood
1759–1834
Bladen County, NC
Markey Chisenhall
1745–1825
Orange County, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia Wood's Descendants

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Lydia Wood (18 Feb 1780–4 September 1837) m. WILLIAM (Stanhope HENLEY) **** (1765–11 NOV 1859)
  1. 1. Elmore Henley 1805–1861 m. Louisa (Mariah) Misenheimer 1810–1888
    1. 1. Adolphus (Milton) Henley 1848–1920 m. Elizabeth Hibbert 1850–1900
      1. 1. Beulah Cates 1888–1919
      2. 2. Ida (M.) Lintner 1887–1976
      3. 3. Cora (C) Henley 1879–1895
      4. 4. Louisa Henley 1877–1881
      5. 5. Charles (Franklin) Henley 1883–1956
    2. 2. Harrison (W.) Henley 1845–
    3. 3. Henry (B.) Henley 1837–
    4. 4. James (Harvey) Henley 1835–1916
    5. 5. John (W.) Henley 1831–
    6. 6. Lou (E.) Henley 1849–
    7. 7. Mary (A.) Henley 1840–
    8. 8. Miles (F.) Henley 1838–1914 m. Eurydice (A.) Smotherman 1846–1908
      1. 1. Alice (Marie) Henley 1870–1942 m. James (P.) Riggins 1861–1916
        1. 1. Ana (D.) Riggins 1893–1904
        2. 2. Grady (W.) Riggins 1897– m. Bonnie Baker 1901–
        3. 3. Jewel Riggins 1901– m. John Kindsfather 1892–
        4. 4. Opal (Jewel) Riggins 1901–1918 m. Thomas Wilson 1892–
      2. 2. Daisey (Elizabeth) Henley 1882–1947 m. Isaac (A.) Walker 1876–
        1. 1. Dicie (May) Walker 1904–1979 m. Grady Reynolds 1904–
        2. 2. Herbert (E.) Walker 1900–
      3. 3. Joseph (Elmore) Henley 1872–1904 m. Nancy (Tula Josephene Roberts) Breaden 1876–1932
        1. 1. Ira (Newton) Henley 1900–1967 m. Jo (Lorene) Moore 1908–1983
        2. 2. James (Elmore) Henley 1897–1963 m. Martha (Ellen) Thomas 1901–1994
        3. 3. Robert (Franklin) Henley 1903–1984 m. Margaret (May) Fuggelt 1908–1977
      4. 4. Louisa (Fannie) Henley 1868–1915
        1. 1. Lester (F.) Woolridge 1894–
        2. 2. William Woolridge 1892–
      5. 5. Lucinda (J.) Henley 1885–1918 m. Charlie Tice –1918
        1. 1. Clinton (B.) Tice 1912–
        2. 2. Colene (D.) Tice 1915–
      6. 6. Mary (Catherine) Henley 1878–1921 m. Gordon (M.) Walls 1874–
      7. 7. Miles (Henry) Henley 1889–1963 m. Jewel (Bethena) Lyon 1897–1918
        1. 1. Dicie (Ruth) Henley 1918–
      8. 8. Robert (Burl) Henley 1888–1888
      9. 9. Thomas (Newton) Henley 1875–1898
      10. 10. William (S.) Henley 1880–1883
    9. 9. Robert (Stanhope) Henley 1833–
    10. 10. Thomas (N.) Henley 1842–
    11. 11. William (Stanhope) Henley 1828–1904 m. Susanah (A) Fields 1828–1888
      1. 1. Burrel (H) Henley 1866–1937
      2. 2. Elmore Henley 1853–1928 m. Mary (Ann) Webster 1853–1917
        1. 1. Sidney (Horace) Henley 1889–1936
        2. 2. John (Alfred) Henley 1873–1928 m. Myrtle (Ann) Griffin 1880–1934
        3. 3. Walter (Wood) Henley 1886–1964
        4. 4. William (Elmer) Henley 1877–1905
      3. 3. James (B) Henley 1856–1922 m. Susannah Boyd 1856–1910
        1. 1. William (Bert) Henley 1876–1958
      4. 4. John (W) Henley 1864–1936
      5. 5. Louisa (M) Henley 1852–
      6. 6. Lutilia (D) Henley 1860– m. Omer Hughes 1858–
      7. 7. Margaret (Elizabeth) Henley 1851–1915
      8. 8. Martha (Ann) Henley 1847–1862
      9. 9. Mary (O) Henley 1858–1872
      10. 10. Robert (N Henley) Sr 1849–1892 m. Amanda (Jo) Sparkman 1846–1884 m. Sarah (A.) Spence 1846–
        1. 1. Annabelle Henley 1874–
      11. 11. Sallie (R) Henley 1861–1916 m. Rufus (C) Overcast 1858–1898
      12. 12. Susan (J) Henley 1862–1948
      13. 13. William (Thomas) Henley 1850–1932
  2. 2. Mary Henley 1801–
  3. 3. Margaret (Polly) Henley 1806–1861

Lydia Wood's Timeline

2 Records

1780
18 Feb 1780
Birth of Lydia Wood in Orange, North Carolina, United States
Orange, North Carolina, United States
1837
4 September 1837
Age 57
Death of Lydia Wood in Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1780
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: TITLE

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 September 1837
    Event Place: Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: TITLE
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