Thomas Wood, of Rowley

Thomas Wood was born about 1633, perhaps at Nuneaton Co. Warwick, England, buried at Rowley, Essex Co., MA 12 September 1687, married there 7 june 1654 Ann ____ (the surname is omitted from the original record), her parentage is unknown. Thomas Wood was a carpenter as early as 14 December 1655, when he was paid by the estate of Hugh Smith for the making of a coffin. On 1 April 1658 he was a witness to a bond of joseph Jewett of Rowley to John Hall of Newbury. His first appearance of many in the town records of Rowley is dated 4 october 1661; he was one of six men engaged by the town to build a pen to catch wolves. On 25 March 1662 he, with Obadiah Wood of Ipswich, was "made free."

Ref: "The Genealogist" Vol. 9 1988

John Sumner Wood, The Wood Family Index, p. 523, states "age 41 in 1674", bro of Obadiah and Josiah of Charlestown and Rowley MA (Vols. 21,24 Essex Institute Hist. Coll.) Comm. Biogr. Record Tolland and Windham Co. CT p. 986

The Wood-Warner Ancestry states Thomas Wood who was born in 1634 in England and was buried 12 Sep 1687 at Rowley, MA, was in Rowley Mass in 1654 and is supposed to have been born in England and descended from the Wood family of Norwich County of Norfolk, England. He served in King Philip's War.

He was buried at Rowley, MA 2 September, 1681 (Wood Index) or 12 Sept, 1687 (Comm. Biogr. Record). He was married June 7, 1654 (Wood Index) or July 18, 1654 to Ann____

Ref: Savage's Genealogical Dictionary Vol. 4 p. 629 History of Rowley, MA p. 461 Wood Genealogy pp 7, 9

By deeds, dated 18 Feb., 1657, Joseph Jewett conveys to him four acres of land lying between the street and Humphrey Bradstreet's farm (Essex Deeds,2 Ips.:135), and one undivided half of fourteen acres...............that leads to the Rowley warehouse. He exchanged these lands with John Pickard, guardian of Nehemiah Jewett, for that Messuage, mansion house, "Wherein Mr. Joseph Jewett dwelt at the time of his death". That was the original lot laid out to William Bellingham.

Wood was accused before the Rowley Church, 28 Aug., 1667, of having the deed of this land so made as to include about sixty rods of meadow belonging to Rev. Samuel Phillips, the minister of Rowley, and of pulling down the fence, thereby wronging Mr. Phillips. The matter was settled by Mr. Phillips having his meadow restored and Brother Wood confessing his sin. In the diary of Hon. Samuel Sewall (Vol. 1, p. 10) is the following: "1675 July 31, at midnight, Tho. Wood, carpenter, of Rowley, had his house and goods burnt, and voe malum, a daughter of about 10 years of age, who directed her brother so that he got out, was herself consumed to ashes.' In an affidavit of 1675, he called John Todd "brother"; he also gives his age as "about 40 years" (Essex Ct. Files, 23: 27-28-29). It is probable he was older than stated. He was buried 12 Sep 1687. His will dated 21 July 1687, mentions himself as of Rowley and as "being at present weak in body"; wife Anne; eldest son, John: sons Thomas, Josiah, Samuel, Solomon, Ebenezer and James; "my three daughters," Mary Chute, Anne Plummer and Ruth Jewett; brother Obadiah Wood of Ipswich; son Thomas, and wife Ann, executors (Suffolk probate, 10: 168). His widow, Ann, died 29 Dec 1714.

Ref: Early Settlers of Rowley, MA, p. 411-412

Family of Thomas2 and Ann Wood

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Thomas Wood, son of Edward and Ruth (Lee) Wood, was born probably at Nuneaton, Warwickshire, about 1633, buried at Rowley MA 12 Sept. 1687; married there 7 June 1654 Ann ---- , born about 1637, died at Rowley 29 Dec. 1714. Ann's surname is not given; she was sister of Susanna, wife of John Todd, and Mary, widow of John Grant, and perhaps was named Hunt.

He was a carpenter, and was made a freeman 25 Mar. 1662. He lost his home and daughter in a housefire in 1675. His will, made 21 July and proved in Suffolk County 7 Nov. 1687, names his wife and children, and his brother Obadiah.

Children of 1 born at Rowley:

i.Mary3, b. 15 Mar. 1654-5; m. Ipswich 10 Nov. 1673 James3 Chute.

ii.John, b. 2 Nov. 1656, d. Littleton MA (or CT); m. 16 Jan. 1680 Isabel Hazen, b. 21 July 1662, d. after 1726: 13 ch

iii.Thomas, b. 10 Aug. 1658, bur. 1 Dec. 1702; m. 26 June 1683 Mary Hunt, dau. of Nehemiah and Mary (Toll) Hunt: 9 ch. Mary m. 2nd Concord 19 Oct. 1714 Dr. Simon Davis.

iv.Ann, b. 8 Aug. 1660, d. Byfield MA 8 July 1724; m. 15 Jan. 1679 Benjamin Plummer, b. Newbury MA 23 Oct. 1656, d. Byfield 8 July 1724, son of Joseph and Sarah (Cheney) Plummer: 9 Plummer ch. He m. 2nd 13 Sept. 1715 Elizabeth Felt, who survived him: no ch.

v.Ruth, b. 21 July 1662, d. 29 Nov. 1734; m. 1st Rowley 16 Jan. 1681 Capt. Joseph Jewett, b. 1 Apr. 1656, d. 30 Oct. 1694, son of Joseph and Ann (---) (Allen) Jewett: 9 Jewett ch.; m. 2nd 26 Oct. 1696 John Lunt, b. Newbury 22 Oct. 1669, d. Salisbury MA 22 Apr. 1741, son of John and Mary (Skerry) Lunt: 4 Lunt ch. Lunt m. 2nd 18 Mar. 1735 Ann (---) Richardson, and m. 3rd Salisbury int. 12 Nov. 1737 Mary Flanders.

vi.Josiah, b. 5 Sept. 1664, d. Somers CT 4 Aug. 1753; m. 1st Rowley 5 Mar. 1685 Sarah Elithorpe, b. Ipswich c1668, d. Rowley 9 Jan. 1689, dau. of Nathaniel and Mary (Batt) Elithorpe: one ch.; m. 2nd 17 Oct. 1689 Mary Felt, b. Falmouth ME 5 Sept. 1664, d. Somers 10 Dec. 1728, dau. of George Jr. and Philippa (Andrews) Felt: 11 ch.

vii.Elizabeth (twin), b. 5 Sept. 1664, d. Rowley 31 July 1675 in house fire.

viii.Samuel, b. 26 Dec. 1666, d. "comeing home from Canady" 25 Nov. 1690 after the Quebec campaign; m. 21 Jan. 1689 Margaret Elithorpe, b. Ipswich 24 July 1672, d. Georgetown MA 25 Jan. 1754, sister of Sarah above: one ch. She m. 2nd Rowley 19 Aug. 1691 Jonathan Harriman, who d. Georgetown 15 Feb. 1741/42: 8 ch.

ix.Solomon, b. 17 May 1669, d. Uxbridge MA 13 Jan. 1753; m. Rowley 15 Oct. 1690 Mary Haseltine, b. there 11 Dec. 1671, d. Uxbridge 21 Feb. 1749, dau. of Capt. David and Mary (Jewett) Haseltine: ? ch.

x.Ebenezer, b. 29 Dec. 1671, d. Mendon MA c1737; m. 1st 5 Apr. 1695 Rachel Nichols, b. 3 Nov. 1677, d. c1717, dau. of John and Lydia (---) Nichols: 8 ch.; m. 2nd Rowley 11 Aug. 1718 Joanna Gage, b. 23 Dec. 1689, dau. of Thomas and Sarah (---) Gage: one ch.

xi.James, b. 22 June 1674, d. Rowley 18 Oct. 1694; unm.

Reprinted with permission from an unpublished Chute compilation by Perley Leighton. Sources are listed.

©Copyright G. Robert Anderson, 1997.

The Will of Thomas Wood as published in "The Ancestry and Descendants of Ebenezer Wood" by Elvira Wood, no date, Springfield, MA.

"The last will and testament of Thomas Wood Senr. of Rowley, in the County of Essex in New England made the twenty-first day of July one thousand six hundred eighty and seven I Thomas Wood of Rowley, in the county of Essex in New England being att present weake in body but perfect in Understanding and memory Doe make this my Last will and Testament in form and manner as followeth Imprimis I commit my Soule unto the hands of God hoping for a Joyful reasurection through Jesus ·Christ my Gracious Redeemer And my will is that my Body be Decently buried and that the Charges thereof In the first place be paid out of my estate And then that my honest & Due Debts Unto all men be paid out of my estate and the rest of my estate wch God hath given me I Dispose of itt as followeth Impris I doe give unto my beloved wife Anne during her Naturall Life Provideth that shee marrye not againe my house Barne and Orchard where I doe now dwell that is on both sides of the way And my Lott that is neere unto Symons Brooke lyelng betweene Land Phillipp Nellson Senr. and Land Laid out to the Towne of Rowley and all my Land att Planting Hill called the name of Parrotts Lott and my five acres Lyeing att the farme Commonly Called Mr. Dumers farme; wch I purchased of Mr. Nehemiah Jewett; and all my Marsh att Hogg Island that was granted to me by the Town of Rowley; as right of my Gates And alsoe that Marsh that I purchased of Samuel Sticknee And alsoe to freehold that doe belong to the house; where I now doe Live Also I doe give her during the time that shee continues my Widow all my Stock And also all my Right in the Land that I doe hire of the Town of Rowley by Lease from the said Town for her to Improve During my time in itt Excepting That parcell of Meadow that doth Lye att Hawke Meadow; wch by Lease from the Town doth belong to me This parcell I Doe except Shee not being to have the Improve-ment of itt During the time of the Townes Lease to me And also she is to have my Cart Ploughs; and all my Tackling and furniture belonging to Husbandry Also I doe give unto my Said wife all my household goods within Doores; She is in the first place to have the Choice of two bedds with all furniture belonging to them and all the rest of the goods within Doores Item I doe give unto my Eldest Sonne John Wood the whole farme att Bradforth wch I purchased of Phillipp Nell-son Senr. of Rowley; with this Provisoe that bee doth pay Thirty pounds of itt; fifteen pounds whereof my will is that he doth pay unto his Brother Josiah Wood in Come or neate Cattle Sometime within two years after my Decease; And my will is that Tenn pounds more of this Thirty hee doth pay unto his Brother Samuell the year after he is to pay the ffifteen pounds to his brother Josiah; And the other five pounds my will is that he pay to my Daughter Chute of Ipswich The year after hee is to pay the Ten pounds to his Brother Samuell Item I doe give unto my Second Sonne Thomas Wood the house that hee now dwelleth in; wch I built And the Eight Acres of Land belonging to itt Item I doe give him upon these two Provisoes following the Three Acres of Land that Doth Lye next to the foresaid Eight acres as men do goe to Rowley Mill or to Bradforth ffirst that bee doe pay Twenty pounds for itt; Tenn pounds whereof is to be paid in money to be paid to such as I doe Owe money unto; and that ass soone as itt is called for; and Three pounds ffive shillings hee is to pay in Molasses att Twelve Pence a Gallon unto Fethro Wheeler when itt is due to him and Six pounds ffifteen Shillings hee is to pay to Mr. John Wainright of Ipswich in good Merchants pay some time within One year after my Decease The other Provisoe is that the bargain that I have made with my Brother Obediah Wood of Ipswich for to build him a house; the hee perform the bargain yt. I made and for to receive the pay for itt and that he is to have all the timber that I have got home for the said house and all the boards that is doe lye upon my Brother Obediah land for the finishing of the said house and he is not allow anything for the said Timber or boards if he perform the Covenant that I made with my Brother Obediah Wood Also I doe give unto my Sonne Thomas my bath sword and Bandyleers and a boulting plaine and a Rabbitting plaine Item I doe give unto my Sonns Josiah & Samuell to be Equally Divided betweene them the Eighty Acres of up Land and Meadow that I bought of Mr. Dumer to my Sonne Josiah I give also the Bed that I lie on with the Boulster and the Rugg and blanket that is upon the Bed that hee doth Lye on And also my best haire Camblett Coate and a paire Serge Breeches and a broad Axe and a musquette And to my Sonne Samuell the bed and boulster that is upon the Trunell Bed with the Rugg and Blanket that doth belong to itt and my best Searge Jackett and a broad Axe and a Musuett and an Inch Auger and an Inch and a half Auger and a paire of Mortising Chisels to each of them and one Joynor One Rabiting Plaine and One Boulting plaine and One Casement Plaine and one reavete and one Joyners Chissell these Plaines to have them equally between them and to use them both alike Alsoe I doe give unto each of them a Bible and my will is that my Sons Josiah and Samuell Doe finish Mr. Wainrights warehouse haveing the help of their Brother Solomon as much as cann be Item I doe give to my Sonne Solomon the Lott that was laid out to me att Clay Brooke; and the salt Marsh that I purchased of John Sawyer and John Trayles (?) lying at Hogg Island and hee to have the improvement of One halfe of Meadow at Hawke meadow wch I have hired of the Town as long as my Lease doth last; and the Other halfe of the Meadow att Hawke meadow my two son's Josiah and Samuell to have the Improvement of it as long as my Lease is from the Town doth last Item I doe give unto my said Sonne Solomon the mare that he bought Good wife west And all the rest of my Carpentry Tools that I have not given away to my Sonns I leave Improvement of them to him till he doth Mary; and then they are to be Left to my two youngest two Sonns Ebenezer and James Alsoe I doe give unto him a musquett and a bible Item I doe give unto my two youngest Sonns Ebenezer and James when they come to the age of One and Twenty yeares all the fore mentioned parcells of Land and meadow with house and Barne that I have before given to my wife During her naturall Life; my true meaning is that if my two youngest Sonn's live to the age of One and Twenty yeares then they are each of them to have the said Lands soe given to her to be equally Divided betwixt them and they are to mainteyne their mother as long as shee doth Live my widdow and my will further is that both my Sonns Solomon doth Live with his mother untill he doth come to the age of One and Twenty yeares And also both my sons Ebenezer and James and if any of these three Solomon Ebenezer or James doe Dye before they come to the Age of One and Twenty yeares then the portion or portion of the Deced to be Divided amongst the Surviving of those three and that equally And my will is that my Debts be paid out of yt estate that I doe leave to my wife and my two youngest Sonns: except it be that twenty pounds that my Sonne Thomas is to pay And to my three Daughters Mary Chute Anne Plummcr and Ruth Jewett having formally given to them three score pounds apiece as cloth appear by my booke I doe now give unto them now more five pounds apiece And have ordered my Sonne John Wood to pay five pounds And to my Daughter Mary Chute as I have before Ordered him in this my Last will And my will further is that my wife att her decease do give five pounds to my Daughter Anne Plommer and five pounds to my Daughter Ruth Jewitt out of the household goods that I have given her and the rest of the household goods I leave them to her Disposing to any of my children to be given by her as shee shall thinke best and I doe make my Sonne Thomas Wood Executor and my wife Executrix with him Joyntly to Joyne in the Execution and performance of this my last will and Testament Desiring them that they will in all these mentioned particulars may well and truly be Formed In witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and Seal This Twenty first day of July in the yeare Our Lord 1687." Signed Thomas Wood Senr. with his Seale.

The will is followed by an inventory of his estate which was valued at about $3,000.

Thomas Wood was buried Sept. 12, 1687; and his wife, Ann, died Sept. 29, 1714.

More About Thomas Wood: Burial: 12 September 1681, Rowley, MA.

More About Thomas Wood and Ann: Marriage: 07 June 1654, Rowley, MA.3396, 3397, 3398

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THOMAS WOOD was born about 1633 in ENGLAND. He was baptized on 12 Sep 1633 in NUNEATON, WARWICKSHIRE,

ENGLAND. He died on 12 Sep 1687 in ROWLEY, ESSEX CO., MA. He was buried on 12 Sep 1687 in ROWLEY, ESSEX CO., MA. Upon his parents death in 1642, he lived with his sister Elizabeth and her husband. Thomas Wood was a carpenter. It is probable that he learned carpentry from Solomon who had been a carpenter.

Thomas had grant of land in Charlestown and remained there the rest of his life. In the earliest tax list, Thomas' taxes were listed at 7 shillings and 3 pence. In 1661, the town resurveyed the rights of commonage for its inhabitants because of the number of land parcels that had changed hands since Rowley had been founded in 1639. In the original distribution the number of "gates" was assigned according to the acreage owned: the greater the acreage, the more "gates". In the resurvey, Thomas Wood is shown to have one gate. In 1667, he had a property dispute with Rev. Samuel Phillips, the minister of the town. Thomas was accused of having wrongfully acquired about sixty rods of Rev. Phillips land. The situation ended with Thomas confessing his "sin" in church and the minister receiving the property in question. In 1667 and 1671, he was selected a "pindar," the person in charge of impounding stray cattle. He was admitted a freeman in 1671. In 1677, Thomas was shown to be a freeholder of two lots. The town appointed Thomas Wood and ten others as tithing men in 1680. His obligation was to keep a watch on ten families. This job is akin to being a "religious policeman." He had to take notice of who attended services, find out why those who didn't attend weren't there, and keep order at the church service. His sign of "office" was a long black staff. Thomas was among the recipients of land when the Hog Island marshes were divided. His will is in the records of Suffolk County Probate Court under the name of Thomas Woods, Number 1607. It also appears in books written by Ann Maria Wood and by Elvira Wood. This will was witnessed by Phillip Nellson Sr., Obadiah Wood Sr., Samuel Platts, and Daniell Wicom. It was signed by Thomas Wood. The seal has deteriorated, but the initials PM appeared to be on it. Ann Maria Wood states that an inventory followed the will giving the value of Thomas's estate at $3,000.

He was married to ANN HUNT on 7 Apr 1654 in ROWLEY, ESSEX CO., MA. ANN HUNT was born about 1625. She was the daughter of Enos Hunt. She died on 29 Dec 1714 in ROWLEY, ESSEX CO., MA. Most researchers agree that Ann came from Ipswich, Ma. and that her maiden name was Hunt. They agree that she was the sister of Mary, wife of John Grant, and Susanna, wife of John Todd. Researchers G.L.Howe, M.D. further concludes that she was the daughter of William Hunt of Concord, Ma. This conclusion was contested by an anonymous researcher in an article entitled "William Hunt of Concord, Ma. and the Supposed Wood Connection." which appeared in the American Genealogist in 1954.

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• 'Cuyler Reynolds. Hudson-Mohawk genealogical and family memoirs;. (page 60 of 104)
• Cuyler Reynolds. Hudson-Mohawk genealogical and family memoirs;. (page 60 of 104)
• The Wood family now seated in WOOD Chatham, New York, are of old Massachusetts ancestry. Through intermarriages they are related to many noted New England families, and themselves were of more than local celebrity. One branch intermarried with the Quaker family of Southwick that suffered much persecution at the hands of Massachusetts authorities. The direct ancestors were whipped, imprisoned, and finally banished and their property confiscated, their sole offence being that they dared worship God in a manner not dictated by Massachusetts statutes. The Rice and Taft families are also Wood connections. In the revolution, Ezra Wood and Captain Josiah Wood, both descendants of Thomas Wood, the founder, gave patriotic service. This particular branch inclines to the professions, and a number of ministers, physicians, lawyers and professors, are found in several of the generations. The family appears in New York after the revolution, Wheelock Wood being the first of his line permanently to settle in Herkimer county, New York.
• ' (I) Thomas Wood, of Rowley. Massachusetts, is supposed to be the first of this branch in this country. His ancestors have not been discovered, although there is some reason to believe he belonged to the Wood family of Norwich, Norfolk county, England. In 1763 Colonel Eliphalct Dyer visited England and brought back for Annie (Wood) Elderkin, wife of Colonel Jedediah Elderkin and daughter of Thomas, son of Thomas Wood, of Rowley, a crest and coat of arms, supposed to be those of the Wood family to which she belonged, the Woods of Norwich. The first known of Thomas Wood is his marriage recorded in Rowley. Thomas and Ann Wood were married 4 months, 7 days, 1654. His wife was Ann Hunt, of Ipswich, Massachusetts. Rowley records show him to have been a man of excellent Christian character and of high standing among his townsmen. He was buried September 12, 1687. Children: 1. Mary, born March 15, 1655, supposed to have been the Mary Wood who married Edward Ordway. 2. John, born November 2, 1656; settled in Bradford, Massachusetts, then in Littleton ; married Isabel Hazen. 3. Thomas, born August 10, 1658; married Mary Hunt. 4. Ann, born August 8, 1660; married Benjamin Plummer. 5. Ruth, born July 21, 1662; married (first) Captain Joseph Jewett, (second) Jdhii Lunt or Hunt. 6. Josiah, born September 5, 1664; married Mary Felt. 7. Elizabeth, twin of Josiah, married Captain Joseph Boynton. 8. Samuel, born December 26, 1666; married Margaret Ellithorpe. 9. Solomon, born Alay 17, 1669; married Mary Hazeltine. 10. Ebenezer, of further mention. II. James, died at age of twenty years.
  • (II) Ebenezer, tenth child and sixth son of 'Thomas and Ann (Hunt) Wood', was born in Rowley, Massachusetts, December 29, 1671, baptized in the First Church, December 31, 1671. He lived in Rowley until July 14, 1717, when he and wife were dismissed to the Alendon Church. He married, April 5, 1695, Ruth Nichols. Children born in Rowley: i. James, born April 28, 1696. 2. Ebenezer, December 6, 1698. 3. Jonathan, of further mention. 4. David, Rlay 30, 1704. 5. Samuel, May 21, 1706. 6. Jesse, March 2, 1709. 7. Moses, April 3, 17 12. 8. Eliphalet, baptized August 15, 1714.
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Ref.: < http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=38803101 >, Thomas Wood, Find A Grave Memorial# 38803101.

Thomas Wood and Ann Hunt married June 7, 1654, probably in Rowley.

HUNT, Ann b. 17 MAY 1635 d. 29 DEC 1714 Rowley, Essex, Mass. Family:

   Marriage: 30 AUG 1651 Rowley, Essex, Mass.

   Spouse: WOOD, Thomas

   b. 12 SEP 1620 England

   d. 12 SEP 1687 Rowley, Essex, Mass.

   Parents:

Father: WOOD, Edward

       Mother: MOUSALL, Ruth

Children:
WOOD, Mary

       WOOD, John

       b. 2 MAR 1655/6 Rowley, Essex, Mass.

       d. 24 JUN 1735 Littleton, Middlesex, Mass.

       WOOD, Thomas

       WOOD, Ann

       WOOD, Ruth

       WOOD, Elizabeth

       b. 5 SEP 1664 Rowley, Essex, Mass.

       d. 31 JUL 1675 Rowley, Essex, Mass.

       WOOD, Josiah

       WOOD, Samuel

       WOOD, Ebenezer

       WOOD, Solomon

       WOOD, James

       b. 22 JUN 1674 Rowley, Essex, Mass.

       d. 18 OCT 1694 Rowley, Essex, Mass.

Photo and info ref.: < Thomas Wood, of Rowley >, Thomas Wood, burial uknown, findagrave.com, Find A Grave Memorial# 38803101.

• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Jan 23 2021, 20:34:55 UTC

Please see History and Genealogy of the Jewett Family; https://archive.org/details/historygenealogy01jewe/page/34/mode/2up . (Steven Ferry, March 2, 2021.)

• Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: May 29 2021, 15:44:19 UTC
• Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: May 29 2021, 18:32:47 UTC
• * https://minerdescent.com/2010/06/10/thomas-wood/