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Richard Wood 1530 – 1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 29 Jan 1608

Death Location: Yorkshire, England

Father: John Wood

Mother: Mary Burton

Spouse(s): Janet Hurst, Johanna Roper

Children(s): Edward Woode, John Wood

In 1530, Richard Wood II entered the world in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, born to John Wood and Mary Burton. Richard Wood II married Janet Hurst, Johanna Roper, and had children including Edward Woode, John Wood. Richard Wood II passed away in 1608 in Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1530, Richard Wood II entered the world in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, born to John Wood and Mary Burton.
  • Richard Wood II married Janet Hurst, Johanna Roper, and had children including Edward Woode, John Wood.
  • Richard Wood II passed away in 1608 in Yorkshire, England.

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Richard Wood's Ancestors

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Richard Wood
1530 – 1608
Birth Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Parents
John Wood
Mary Burton
1522 – 1580
Longnor Hall, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
William (Burton*, Viscount of) Burnell
1444 – 1530
Rhode Hinton, St George, Somerset, England
Joyce Burton
1448 – 2008
Lavenham, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Wood's Descendants

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Richard Wood (1530 – 29 Jan 1608) m. Janet Hurst (1525 – 6 Dec 1549) m. Johanna Roper (about 1533 – )
  1. 1. Edward Woode (6 March 1546 – 1589) m. Jenet Hurst (1550 – Dec 1581) m. Margaret (Wyttone) (Witton) (1560 – 30 Jan 1581)
    1. 1. Edmund Wood (6 Mar 1578 – 1662)
    2. 2. Edward Woode (1580 – abt 1634) m. Jane (1582 – 1649) m. Alice Caverley m. Joanne ((Luckwill)) Woode (27 Sep 1574 – 14 May 1621) m. Martha Lum (Bef. 1585 – ) m. Annis Walker (1579 – 1637)
      1. 1. JOHN WOOD (1569 – 1620) m. MARGARET BEARMAN (1565 – )
        1. 1. John Wood (6 AUG 1587 – 7 DEC 1635)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Wood (27 Jul 1602 – 1688) m. Captain (Thomas O) Wombwell (1600 – 3 Mar 1686)
      2. 2. Henry Wood (Abt. 1575 – 13 Mar 1635)
      3. 3. Dorothy Wood (Abt. 1596 – Abt. 1669)
      4. 4. Hannah Wood (Abt. Jan 1599 – 12 Jul 1621)
      5. 5. James Woode (1600 – 1670)
      6. 6. John Wood (Abt. 1603 – 05 Apr 1665)
      7. 7. Mary Wood (Bet. 10–10 Nov 1605 – Bet. 15 Aug 1675–Jan 1676)
      8. 8. Judith Wood (8 MAY 1608 – 13 AUG 1608)
      9. 9. Judith Wood (20 May 1610 – 13 Aug 1608)
      10. 10. Josias Wood (04 Oct 1612 – )
      11. 11. Margaret WOOD (Abt. 1614 – )
      12. 12. Margaret Wood (25 Jul 1615 – 2 MAR 1672)
      13. 13. Edward Wood (Abt. 1603 – )
      14. 14. Samuel Wood (Abt. 1607 – )
      15. 15. Matthew Wood (21 Sep 1605 – 3 Aug 1636)
    3. 3. Isabel Wood (10 Apr 1581 – 29 Mar 1638)
  2. 2. John Wood (16 April 1554 – )

Richard Wood's Timeline

2 Records

1530
1530
Birth of Richard Wood II in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
1608
29 Jan 1608
Age 78
Death of Richard Wood II in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1608
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

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