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Mourning Woods 1756–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jan 1756

Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 7 Sep 1817

Death Location: Franklin County, Tennessee, USA

Father: William Shelton

Mother: Lucy Harris

Spouse(s): Captain Woods

Children(s): Mary Collins, Susanna Woods, Mourning Woods, William Woods, Lucy Woods, Ann Woods, Archibald Woods, Sarah Woods, Anna Woods, Thomas Woods, John Wood, Joseph Woods

Mourning Woods was born in 1756 in Albemarle, Virginia, United States, the child of William Shelton And Lucy Alber Harris. Mourning Woods married Captain Archibald Woods, and had children including Ann Woods, Anna Woods, Archibald Woods, John Wood, Joseph Woods, Lucy Woods, Mary Hannah Woods Collins, Mourning Woods, Sarah Woods, Susanna Woods, Thomas Woods, William Woods. Mourning Woods passed away in 1817 in Franklin County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Mourning Woods was born in 1756 in Albemarle, Virginia, United States, the child of William Shelton And Lucy Alber Harris.
  • Mourning Woods married Captain Archibald Woods, and had children including Ann Woods, Anna Woods, Archibald Woods, John Wood, Joseph Woods, Lucy Woods, Mary Hannah Woods Collins, Mourning Woods, Sarah Woods, Susanna Woods, Thomas Woods, William Woods.
  • Mourning Woods passed away in 1817 in Franklin County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mourning Woods's Ancestors

Self
Mourning Woods
1756–1817
Birth Place: Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Shelton
1730–1803
Louisa, VA
Lucy (Alber) Harris
1734–1803
St Pauls Parish, Hanover, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Captain (John Armistead) Shelton
1713–1777
Rural Plains, Hanover, Virginia, United States
Eleanor Parks
1713–1738
Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States
Maj (Robert) Harris
1697–1765
Cedar Hill, Hanover, Virginia, United States
Mourning Glen
1702–1776
Hanover Co, VA
Great-Grandparents
William Harris
1675–1730
Temperance Overton
1679–1716
James Jr
1664–1756
Mourning Glenn
1668–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Maj Harris
1635–1701
Mary Claiborne
1630–1709
Colonel OVERTON
1638–1690
Mary Waters
1654–1697
James Glaine
1636–1696
Elizabeth Mitchell
1640–1688
Samuel ???
1640–1700
Sarah ???
1645–1805

Mourning Woods's Descendants

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Mourning Woods (7 Jan 1756–7 Sep 1817) m. Captain (Archibald) Woods (29 Jan 1749–13 Dec 1836)
  1. 1. Mary (Hannah (Woods)) Collins 1780–1822 m. Barbee Collins 1774–
  2. 2. Susanna Woods 1778–1851
  3. 3. Mourning Woods 1792–1852
  4. 4. William Woods 1776–1840
  5. 5. Lucy Woods 1774–1854
  6. 6. Ann Woods 1791–1791
  7. 7. Archibald Woods 1785–1859
  8. 8. Sarah Woods 1783–1785
  9. 9. Anna Woods 1787–1857
  10. 10. Thomas Woods 1789–1806
  11. 11. John Wood 1781–1864 m. Lily 1773–1860
    1. 1. Josiah Wood 1805–1873 m. Celia Wood 1813–
      1. 1. Archibald (H) Wood 1836–1889
      2. 2. Horatio Wood 1831–1911 m. Malinda Russel 1840–1866 m. Nancy (C) Wilson 1837–1911
        1. 1. Francis (Gamby) Wood 1858–1916 m. Ora (E) Wood 1871–1973
        2. 2. Cyrus (Horatio) Wood 1860–1943
        3. 3. Nancy (Elizabeth) Wood 1863–1865
        4. 4. Thomas (W) Wood 1866–
        5. 5. Charity (Priscilla) Wood 1866–1866
        6. 6. Mary (Emily) Wood 1862–1934
        7. 7. Maud Wood 1874–1919
        8. 8. Sara (Jane) Wood 1871–
        9. 9. Elizabeth (Caroline) Wood 1869–1870
        10. 10. Rosa (May) Wood 1883–1883
        11. 11. Josephine Wood 1876–1876
        12. 12. Joseph Wood 1879–1879
        13. 13. Hannah Wood 1872–
        14. 14. Thomas (W) Wood 1866–
      3. 3. James Wood 1838–
      4. 4. John Wood 1842–
      5. 5. Sarah (L) Wood 1847–
      6. 6. Owen Wood 1851–1930
      7. 7. Sabrey Wood 1830–
    2. 2. William Wood 1810–1870
    3. 3. Owen Wood 1813–1877
    4. 4. James Wood 1805–
  12. 12. Joseph Woods 1779–1848

Mourning Woods's Timeline

3 Records

1756
7 Jan 1756
Birth of Mourning Woods in Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Albemarle, Virginia, United States
1817
7 Sep 1817
Age 61
Death of Mourning Woods in Beans Creek, Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
Beans Creek, Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
1817
7 Sep 1817
Age 61
Death of Mourning Woods in Richmond, Madison, Kentucky, United States
Richmond, Madison, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1756
    Event Place: Albemarle, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 240
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 243
    [3] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1756; Birth city: Albemarle; Birth state: VA
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 23849.002; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 3
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 165 : 1921
    [8] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1817
    Event Place: Beans Creek, Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 240
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 243
    [3] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1756; Birth city: Albemarle; Birth state: VA
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 165 : 1921
    [7] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1817
    Event Place: Richmond, Madison, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

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