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Sir Henry Christopher Wood 1570 – 1636 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 November 1570

Birth Location: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 13 March 1636

Death Location: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir of

Mother: Olive Harman

Spouse(s): Isabell Goodspeed, Hannah Gill

Children(s): Mary Wood, Susan Wood, Dorothy Wood,, Henry Wood, Martha Wood, Susan Wood, Mary WOOD, Hannah (Shelton), Elizabeth Wood, Judith Wood, Judith Wood, Hannah Wood, John Wood, Josias Wood, Jonas Wood, Dr. Wood, Margaret Wood

The story of Sir Henry Christopher Wood began in 1570 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. Sir Henry Christopher Wood married Isabell Elizabeth Goodspeed, Hannah (Tickner) Gill, and had children including Mary Wood, Susan Wood, Dorothy Wood,, Henry Wood, Martha Wood, Susan Wood, Mary (2nd) WOOD, Hannah Elizabeth Wood (Shelton), Elizabeth Rose Wood, Judith Wood, Judith Wood, Hannah Wood, John Wood, Josias Wood, Jonas Wood, Dr. Jonas Halifax Wood, Margaret Wood. Sir Henry Christopher Wood passed away in 1636 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Henry Christopher Wood began in 1570 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Sir Henry Christopher Wood married Isabell Elizabeth Goodspeed, Hannah (Tickner) Gill, and had children including Mary Wood, Susan Wood, Dorothy Wood,, Henry Wood, Martha Wood, Susan Wood, Mary (2nd) WOOD, Hannah Elizabeth Wood (Shelton), Elizabeth Rose Wood, Judith Wood, Judith Wood, Hannah Wood, John Wood, Josias Wood, Jonas Wood, Dr. Jonas Halifax Wood, Margaret Wood.
  • Sir Henry Christopher Wood passed away in 1636 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Sir Wood's Ancestors

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Sir Wood
1570 – 1636
Birth Place: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Nicholas Atwood "Assistant Sergeant of the Queen's Carriages" (Served Queen Elizabeth After the 2nd Year of
1539 – 1586
Sanderstead, Surrey, England
Olive Harman
1548 – 1603
Sanderstead, London Borough of Croydon, Greater London, England
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Sir Wood's Descendants

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Sir (Henry Christopher) Wood (14 November 1570 – 13 March 1636) m. Isabell (Elizabeth) Goodspeed (1579 – 22 Oct 1631) m. Hannah ((Tickner)) Gill (1586 – 22 Nov 1640)
  1. 1. Mary Wood (1 Sep 1601 – 1601)
  2. 2. Susan Wood (9 Sep 1601 – 09 Sep 1601)
  3. 3. Dorothy Wood, (02 Jul 1602 – 1669)
  4. 4. Henry Wood (1603 – abt 1713)
  5. 5. Martha Wood (1603 – 11 Jun 1649)
  6. 6. Susan Wood (10 Nov 1605 – 24 Jan 1676)
  7. 7. Mary ((2nd)) WOOD (10 Nov 1605 – 24 Jan 1676)
  8. 8. Hannah (Elizabeth Wood) (Shelton) (1606 – 28 Jul 1684)
  9. 9. Elizabeth (Rose) Wood (14 Apr 1606 – 28 July 1677) m. John (William) Potter (8 Mar 1606 – 10 Aug 1643) m. Edward (John) Parker (1622 – 27 June 1662)
    1. 1. Hannah Potter (3 Dec 1633 – 7 Nov 1723) m. Samuel Blakesley (30 Jun 1599 – 17 May 1672) m. Henry Brooks (1630 – 1713) m. Samuel Blakeslee (1620 – 17 May 1672) m. John Mead (1634 – 5 Feb 1699)
      1. 1. John (Edward Blakesley) Blakeslee (22 Oct 1651 – 2 Sep 1653)
      2. 2. John (Edward) Blakeslee (22 Oct 1654 – 12 March 1713)
      3. 3. Mary Blakesley (1655 – 1655)
      4. 4. Samuel Blakeslee (8 Apr 1662 – 15 Oct 1732)
      5. 5. Ebenezer (Blakesley) Blakeslee (17 Jul 1664 – 24 Sep 1734)
      6. 6. Hannah Blakesley (22 May 1666 – 8 Jul 1669)
      7. 7. Jonathan BLAKESLEY (3 Mar 1669 – 11 Jul 1669)
      8. 8. Samuel (Blakesley) Blakeslee ( – 17 May 1672)
      9. 9. John Blakeley (22 Oct 1651 – 2 Sep 1653)
      10. 10. Blakeslee John (22 Oct 1651 – 2 Sep 1653)
      11. 11. John (Edward) Blakeslee (13 Dec 1655 – 12 Mar 1712)
      12. 12. Ebenezer Blakeslee (17 Jul 1664 – 24 July 1735) m. Hannah Lupton (27 May 1665 – 23 Jul 1749)
        1. 1. Ebenezer Blakeslee (4 Feb 1685 – 13 Aug 1761)
        2. 2. Hannah Blakeslee (4 Feb 1685 – 1686)
        3. 3. Abigail Blakeslee (1688 – 23 Apr 1738)
        4. 4. Susanna Blakeslee (21 May 1689 – 1759)
        5. 5. Grace Blakeslee (1 Jan 1693 – 1745) m. Ebenezer Humiston (14 Mar 1695 – 7 Oct 1769)
        6. 6. Abraham Blakeslee (15 Dec 1695 – 6 Mar 1759)
        7. 7. Samuel Blakeslee (1697 – 4 Dec 1761)
        8. 8. Thomas (P) Blakeslee (1700 – 2 Jun 1778) m. Mary Blakslee (1703 – 4 October 1781)
        9. 9. Lt (Isaac) Blakeslee (21 Jul 1703 – 11 Feb 1767)
        10. 10. Lt (Jacob) Blakeslee (10 Jul 1706 – 25 Mar 1767)
    2. 2. John Parker (1648 – )
      1. 1. Mariah (Mary) Parker (1686 – 1724) m. Samuel (Curtis) "Curtice" (17 Jul 1681 – 24 Mar 1740)
        1. 1. Caleb Curtis (1703 – 1777) m. Lydia (Thankful) Grannis* (1732 – 7 Dec 1789)
  10. 10. Judith Wood (8 May 1608 – 13 Aug 1608)
  11. 11. Judith Wood (8 May 1608 – 13 Aug 1608)
  12. 12. Hannah Wood (1610 – 1680)
  13. 13. John Wood (4 Oct 1612 – 5 Apr 1665)
  14. 14. Josias Wood (4 Oct 1612 – 29 Jun 1704)
  15. 15. Jonas Wood (1614 – 1 May 1660)
  16. 16. Dr. (Jonas Halifax) Wood (18 Sep 1614 – 1 May 1660)
  17. 17. Margaret Wood (25 Jul 1615 – 2 Mar 1672)

Sir Wood's Timeline

2 Records

1570
14 November 1570
Birth of Sir Henry Christopher Wood in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1636
13 March 1636
Age 66
Death of Sir Henry Christopher Wood in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 November 1570
    Event Place: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 March 1636
    Event Place: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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