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Major General Abraham Wood 1610–1680 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 August 1610

Birth Location: Leeds, West Lancashire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 16 August 1680

Death Location: Charles City, Charles City County, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA

Father: Edward Wood

Mother: Marie Chadwick

Spouse(s): Margaret Llewellyn

Children(s): Stephen Wood

The story of Major General Abraham Wood began in 1610 in Leeds, West Lancashire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Major General Abraham Wood married Margaret Elizabeth Llewellyn, and had children including Stephen Abraham Wood. Major General Abraham Wood passed away in 1680 in Charles City, Charles City County, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Major General Abraham Wood began in 1610 in Leeds, West Lancashire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Major General Abraham Wood married Margaret Elizabeth Llewellyn, and had children including Stephen Abraham Wood.
  • Major General Abraham Wood passed away in 1680 in Charles City, Charles City County, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Major Wood's Ancestors

Self
Major Wood
1610–1680
Birth Place: Leeds, West Lancashire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edward Elijah Wood
1582–1618
Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Marie Chadwick
1588–1635
Pontefract, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Wood
1566–1635
Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Margaret Cearle) Dawson
1553–1636
Halifax St James, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Grace Alice) Crosland
1565–1623
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Dawson
1528–1607
Agnes Bonner
1535–1579
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Greystoke
1510–1565
James Schofield
1500–1559
Anne Roper
1520–1549

Major Wood's Descendants

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Major (General Abraham) Wood (14 August 1610–16 August 1680) m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Llewellyn (6 January 1616–2 August 1682)
  1. 1. Stephen (Abraham) Wood 1630–1657 m. Elizabeth Mabbank 1633–1657
    1. 1. John (Robert) Wood 1650–1710 m. Sarah (Valentine) Sampson 1651–1734
      1. 1. Mary (Guinn) Wood 1680–1722 m. William Braswell 1680–1720
        1. 1. William (Jacob Braswell) Jr 1697–1785 m. Margaret Hunt 1709–1794

Major Wood's Timeline

5 Records

1610
14 August 1610
Birth of Major General Abraham Wood in St Mary, Bury, Lancashire, England
St Mary, Bury, Lancashire, England
1610
14 August 1610
Birth of Major General Abraham Wood in Leeds, West Lancashire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Leeds, West Lancashire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1680
16 August 1680
Age 70
Death of Major General Abraham Wood in Charles City, Charles City County, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Charles City, Charles City County, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
1680
16 August 1680
Age 70
Death of Major General Abraham Wood in Charles City, Charles City County, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Charles City, Charles City County, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
1681
1 August 1681
Age 71
Death of Major General Abraham Wood in Charles City, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Charles City, Henrico, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 August 1610
    Event Place: St Mary, Bury, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 August 1610
    Event Place: Leeds, West Lancashire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 August 1681
    Event Place: Charles City, Henrico, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 August 1680
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles City County, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 August 1680
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles City County, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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