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Samuel Wood 1696 – 1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1696

Birth Location: Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, British Colonial America

Death Date: Abt. 20 Jan 1774

Death Location: Hanover Parish, King George County, Virginia, British Colonial America

Father: Thomas Wood

Mother: Anne Barber

Spouse(s): Sarah Greene

Children(s): Thomas Wood, Mark Wood, Francis Wood, Dinah Wood, Martha Wood

The story of Samuel Wood I began in 1696 in Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, British Colonial America. Samuel Wood I married Sarah Greene, and had children including Thomas Wood, Mark Wood, Francis Edward Wood, Dinah Sandy Wood, Martha Wood. Samuel Wood I passed away in 1774 in Hanover Parish, King George County, Virginia, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Wood I began in 1696 in Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, British Colonial America.
  • Samuel Wood I married Sarah Greene, and had children including Thomas Wood, Mark Wood, Francis Edward Wood, Dinah Sandy Wood, Martha Wood.
  • Samuel Wood I passed away in 1774 in Hanover Parish, King George County, Virginia, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Wood
1673 – 1717
Birth Location: Rappahannock, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Anne Barber
1673 – 1720
Birth Location: North Farnham, Richmond, VA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Greene
1700 – 1774
Birth Location: Kingston, South Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
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Children(s)

Thomas Wood
1720 – 1776
Birth Location: –
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Mark Wood
1729 – 1774
Birth Location: –
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Francis Wood
1731 – 1819
Birth Location: Farnum Magisterial District, Richmond, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Dinah Wood
1732 – 1829
Birth Location: james City, Licking Creek, Va Colony
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Martha Wood
1735 – 1774
Birth Location: –
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Samuel Wood's Ancestors

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Samuel Wood
1696 – 1774
Birth Place: Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, British Colonial America
Parents
Thomas Wood
1673 – 1717
Rappahannock, Virginia, British Colonial America
Anne Barber
1673 – 1720
North Farnham, Richmond, VA
Grandparents
Robert Wood
1623 – 1710
Mary
Edward Thurston
Elizabeth Mott
1629 – 1694
Cambridge, , Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Wood's Descendants

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Samuel Wood (Abt. 1696 – Abt. 20 Jan 1774) m. Sarah Greene (05 Apr 1700 – 24 Oct 1774)
  1. 1. Thomas Wood (Abt. 1720 – 1776)
  2. 2. Mark Wood (1729 – 1774)
  3. 3. Francis (Edward) Wood (Abt. 1731 – 01 Jan 1819) m. Sarah Gilding ( – 1835)
    1. 1. John Wood (1740 – )
    2. 2. Augustine Wood (1754 – 1827)
    3. 3. Lott (Andrew) Wood (1756 – 20 Aug 1827) m. Mary (Jane) Whorton (1765 – 1835)
      1. 1. Charles Wood (1785 – 1830)
      2. 2. John Wood (1788 – 1850)
      3. 3. Lydia (Anna) Wood (1788 – 1851) m. Jacob Gregory (1779 – 1860)
        1. 1. Nancy Gregory (1805 – )
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Betsy) Gregory (1808 – )
        3. 3. Azariah (Bednego) Gregory (23 May 1809 – 07 Mar 1880) m. Matilda Henson (11 May 1809 – 06 Jan 1892)
        4. 4. Daniel (E.) Gregory (1811 – 1850) m. Nancy Garrett
        5. 5. Lott (Wood) Gregory (1812 – 09 Feb 1877) m. Susanna Windle m. Nancy Hatchett (1816 – 1855)
        6. 6. Mary Gregory (1815 – )
        7. 7. Jacob (C.) Gregory (1819 – 29 Nov 1848) m. Mary (May Ann) Garrison (09 Feb 1823 – 06 Aug 1891)
        8. 8. Eliza Gregory (1829 – ) m. Charles Harlow
      4. 4. Anna Wood (1789 – Sep 1851) m. James (L) Haney
        1. 1. John (Thomas) Haney (24 Jul 1810 – 07 May 1887)
        2. 2. Vardy Wood (1811 – 1879)
        3. 3. James (William) Haney
        4. 4. Ezekiel Haney
        5. 5. Timothy Haney
        6. 6. Delila Haney
        7. 7. Serena Haney
      5. 5. Lillie (1791 – 1880)
      6. 6. Francis (Marion) Wood (Aug 1792 – Aft. 1870) m. Nancy (Francis) Austin (1794 – 1825) m. Lucinda (Stokes Carden) Melton (1792 – )
        1. 1. Elizabeth Wood (1816 – Bef. 1850)
        2. 2. John (A.) Wood (27 Oct 1817 – 20 Sep 1878) m. Elizabeth Garrison (04 Nov 1825 – 20 May 1892)
        3. 3. Samuel (Azariah) Wood (Feb 1818 – 02 Feb 1902) m. Marsena Williams (1829 – ) m. Hanna Hatshett (1821 – 1852)
        4. 4. Mary Wood (1819 – )
        5. 5. Nathaniel Wood (Bet. 1820–1823 – Bef. 1860) m. Laura (Bell) Carter
        6. 6. Tabitha Wood (1827 – 1851)
        7. 7. Nancy Wood (1830 – 23 Dec 1852)
        8. 8. Martin (Van Buren) Wood (1840 – 1918)
        9. 9. Francis (Morton) Wood (16 Dec 1844 – )
      7. 7. Louvina Wood (15 Jul 1797 – 13 Jul 1867) m. Andrew (J) Williams
      8. 8. Wharton Wood (1798 – 1860)
      9. 9. Mary ('Polly') Wood (1801 – Bef. 1851)
      10. 10. Diana Wood (21 Jan 1803 – 14 Oct 1864)
      11. 11. Gideon (A.) Wood (28 Mar 1804 – 18 Apr 1882) m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Gibson
      12. 12. Eli Wood (04 Jun 1807 – 03 Mar 1860) m. Anna (Mathis) Inman
      13. 13. Wiley ('Buttermilk') Woods (1809 – 1854)
    4. 4. Sham Wood (1756 – )
    5. 5. Francis Wood (1756 – )
    6. 6. Samuel Wood (1761 – 1841)
    7. 7. Samuel Wood (1765 – 1840)
    8. 8. James (Gideon) Wood (1765 – 1818)
    9. 9. John (Day) Wood (1777 – 1836)
    10. 10. Josias Wood
  4. 4. Dinah (Sandy) Wood (1732 – 11 May 1829)
  5. 5. Martha Wood (1735 – 1774)

Samuel Wood's Timeline

4 Records

1696
Abt. 1696
Birth of Samuel Wood I in Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, British Colonial America
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, British Colonial America
1696
1696
Samuel Wood I was christened in North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, British Colonial America
North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, British Colonial America
1774
Abt. 20 Jan 1774
Age 78
Death of Samuel Wood I in Hanover Parish, King George County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Hanover Parish, King George County, Virginia, British Colonial America
1774
1774
Age 78
Burial of Samuel Wood I in Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1696
    Event Place: Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1696
    Event Place: North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch FamilyTree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 29 July 2023, 01:50), entry for Samuel Wood I (PID ); contributed by various users.
    [2] FamilySearch FamilyTree, Peterson Family Tree on Ancestry.com, search William Henry Sandy, follow link to his father in law Samuel Wood

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 20 Jan 1774
    Event Place: Hanover Parish, King George County, Virginia, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
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