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William Hood 1711 – 1775 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 May 1711

Birth Location: Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 1775

Death Location: Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Thomas Hood

Mother: Jane Reynolds

Spouse(s): Margery Jordan

Children(s): John Hood, Ann Hood, Sarah Hood, Martha Hood, Abraham Hood, William Hood, Robert Hood, Prudence Hood, Mary Hood

In 1711, William Hood Sr entered the world in Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America, born to Thomas Hood and Jane Reynolds. William Hood Sr married Margery Jordan, and had children including John Hood, Ann Hood, Sarah Hood, Martha Hood, Abraham Hood, William Hood, Robert Hood, Prudence Clayborn Hood, Mary Hood. William Hood Sr passed away in 1775 in Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1711, William Hood Sr entered the world in Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America, born to Thomas Hood and Jane Reynolds.
  • William Hood Sr married Margery Jordan, and had children including John Hood, Ann Hood, Sarah Hood, Martha Hood, Abraham Hood, William Hood, Robert Hood, Prudence Clayborn Hood, Mary Hood.
  • William Hood Sr passed away in 1775 in Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Hood's Ancestors

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William Hood
1711 – 1775
Birth Place: Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Hood
1694 – 1757
Amelia, Virginia, USA
Jane Reynolds
1705 – 1764
Winterton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Col. (George Arthur) Jordan
1657 – 1718
Jamestown, James City County, Virginia
Mary (Ann Browne) Jordan
1657 – 1725
Southwarke Parish, Surry, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Arthur Jordan
1634 – 1699
Margaret Brashare
1642 – 1708
Mary Browne
1638 – 1682
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Arthur Jordan
1595 – 1635
Mary Jordan
1600 – 1655
Robert Hugenot)
1597 – 1665
Elizabeth Fowke-Brashears
1592 – 1665
Anne Flood
1602 – 1668

William Hood's Descendants

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William Hood (14 May 1711 – 1775) m. Margery Jordan (1714 – )
  1. 1. John Hood (1728 – )
  2. 2. Ann Hood (24 March 1729 – )
  3. 3. Sarah Hood (1732 – )
  4. 4. Martha Hood (8 May 1732 – )
  5. 5. Abraham Hood (11 December 1734 – )
  6. 6. William Hood (19 December 1739 – 26 August 1809)
  7. 7. Robert Hood (1740 – 26 August 1865)
  8. 8. Prudence (Clayborn) Hood (Abt. 1740 – Abt. 1833) m. Samuel (D) Vaughn (1735 – Feb 1798)
    1. 1. Mary (Polly) Vaughn (1769 – ) m. Thomas Waller (28 Jan 1772 – 10 Oct 1834)
      1. 1. Margery Waller m. Thomas Mcmurray
        1. 1. Mary (Jane) Mcmurray m. Franklin Higginson
  9. 9. Mary Hood (1750 – 1786)

William Hood's Timeline

2 Records

1711
14 May 1711
Birth of William Hood Sr in Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America
Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America
1775
1775
Age 64
Death of William Hood Sr in Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America
Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 May 1711
    Event Place: Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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