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William Woods 1715–1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 November 1715

Birth Location: Dunshaughlin, County Meath, Ireland

Death Date: 12 April 1782

Death Location: Ivy, Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Michael Woods

Mother: Margret Campbell

Spouse(s): Susannah Wallace

Children(s): James Woods, Pennywell Woods, Adam Woods, Andrew Woods, Archibald Woods, Elizabeth Woods, Hannah Woods, John Woods, Mary Woods, Sarah Woods, Susan Woods, William Woods

William Woods was born in 1715 in Dunshaughlin, County Meath, Ireland, the child of Michael Woods And Margret Campbell. William Woods married Susannah Wallace, and had children including Adam Woods, Andrew Woods, Archibald Woods, Elizabeth Woods, Hannah Woods, James Woods, John Woods, Mary Woods, Pennywell Peter Woods, Sarah Woods, Susan Woods, William Wallace Woods. William Woods passed away in 1782 in Ivy, Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Woods was born in 1715 in Dunshaughlin, County Meath, Ireland, the child of Michael Woods And Margret Campbell.
  • William Woods married Susannah Wallace, and had children including Adam Woods, Andrew Woods, Archibald Woods, Elizabeth Woods, Hannah Woods, James Woods, John Woods, Mary Woods, Pennywell Peter Woods, Sarah Woods, Susan Woods, William Wallace Woods.
  • William Woods passed away in 1782 in Ivy, Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Woods's Ancestors

Self
William Woods
1715–1782
Birth Place: Dunshaughlin, County Meath, Ireland
Parents
Michael Woods
1684–1762
Margret Campbell
1690–1742
Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
John Woods
1654–1723
Elizabeth Worsop
1656–1741
Dublin, Fingal, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
James Campbell
1660–1700
Ardchattan, Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Robeson
1660–1695
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Woods
1628–1711
Isabel Bruce
1632–1686
Thomas Worsop
1630–1686
Elizabeth Parsons
1636–1686
Duncan Campbell
1629–1699
Harriet Lindsay
1642–1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Woods
1610–1673
Ann Smith
1611–1634
Janet Bruce
1609–1658
John Worsop
1600–1633
Letitia Purdon
1600–1691
Richard Parsons
1608–1664
Anne Loftus
1606–1633
Duncan Campbell
1597–1645
Jean Colquhoun
1607–1641
Alexander Lindsay
1618–1659

William Woods's Descendants

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William Woods (2 November 1715–12 April 1782) m. Susannah Wallace (1 January 1708–1 January 1797)
  1. 1. James Woods 1736–1823 m. Catherine Allen 1736–1823
    1. 1. Samuel Woods 1773–1841 m. Elizabeth Patterson 1774–1856
      1. 1. Aseneth (Elizabeth) Woods 1802–1860 m. Jacob Holmes 1801–1845
        1. 1. Isaac Holmes 1833–1915 m. Harriet Holmes 1833–1873
        2. 2. Susan Holmes 1836–1880 m. Stephen (Wesley) Shelton 1825–1892 m. Pleasant (J. Uriah) Pelts 1834–1864
        3. 3. Ruth (Elizabeth) Holmes 1825–1900 m. John (Lewis) Murray 1828–1901
        4. 4. William (James) Holmes 1822–1899 m. Jemima Tomlinson 1824–1881 m. Elizabeth (Jane) White 1846–1936
        5. 5. Elizabeth Holmes 1833–1875 m. John Slorms 1832–1910
        6. 6. Joseph (S.) Homes 1829–1903 m. Lockey Mathews 1836–
      2. 2. Thomas (C) Wood 1797–1863
      3. 3. Sarah (Elizabeth) Wood 1800–1857
      4. 4. Fanny Wood 1804–
      5. 5. Elizabeth Wood 1806–1850
      6. 6. Samuel (Preston Henry) Wood 1809–1882
  2. 2. Pennywell (Peter) Woods 1762–1825 m. Jael Kavanaugh 1765–1848
    1. 1. William (Kavanaugh) Woods 1807–1887
    2. 2. John (Wells) Woods 1785–1868
    3. 3. Charles Woods 1791–1873
    4. 4. Peter Woods 1793–1819
    5. 5. Frances (Kavanaugh) Woods 1795–1882 m. Thomas Collins 1789–1832 m. James (Daniel) Smith 1796–1844 m. Michael Chisholm 1809–1870
      1. 1. Susanna Collins 1817–1851
      2. 2. Andrew Collins 1815–1887
      3. 3. Sarah (Ann) Collins 1828–1922
      4. 4. John (Garland) Collins 1830–1904
      5. 5. Thomas Collins 1822–1913
      6. 6. Mary (E) Collins 1827–1900
      7. 7. Leonard (Marvin) Collins 1810–
      8. 8. James (M.) Collins 1832–1902
      9. 9. Green (W.) Collins 1820–1853
      10. 10. Peter (Woods) Collins 1813–1880
      11. 11. William (Newton) Collins 1811–1846
      12. 12. Jael (Kavanaugh) Collins 1822–1886
      13. 13. William Collins 1816–
      14. 14. Nancy ('Nannie' Barker) Smith 1841–1917
    6. 6. Sarah (Ann) Manion 1806–1846
    7. 7. Abigail Moore 1793–1843
    8. 8. Nancy Rue 1809–1880
  3. 3. Adam Woods 1742–1826
  4. 4. Andrew Woods 1753–1813 m. Hannah Woods 1754–1835
  5. 5. Archibald Woods 1749–1836
  6. 6. Elizabeth Woods 1758–1815
  7. 7. Hannah Woods 1755–1814
  8. 8. John Woods 1751–1815
  9. 9. Mary Woods 1744–
  10. 10. Sarah Woods 1761–1851
  11. 11. Susan Woods 1750–1760
  12. 12. William (Wallace) Woods 1744–1836

William Woods's Timeline

2 Records

1715
2 November 1715
Birth of William Woods in Dunshaughlin, County Meath, Ireland
Dunshaughlin, County Meath, Ireland
1782
12 April 1782
Age 67
Death of William Woods in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America
Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 November 1715
    Event Place: Dunshaughlin, County Meath, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 April 1782
    Event Place: Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ivy, Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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