Jeremiah Wood, Sr., of Hempstead

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Jeremiah Wood, Sr., of Hempstead

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Hamlet of Shelf, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Death: December 24, 1686 (66)
Hempstead, Suffolk County, Province of New York, Colonial America
Immediate Family:

Son of Edmund Wood, Jr., of Oakham and Martha Wood
Husband of Elizabeth Wood
Father of Jeremiah Wood, Jr.; Mary Wood; Joseph Wood; Phebe Wood; Elizabeth Thurstone and 1 other
Brother of William Wood; Martha Raynor; Jonas "Owram" Wood; Susannah Clark; Timothy Wood and 3 others

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About Jeremiah Wood, Sr., of Hempstead

Jeremiah WOOD [Parents] 1 was born on 6 Jan 1620 in Hamlet Of Shelf, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, Engl. He was christened on 6 Jun 1619 in Shelff, Yorkshire, England. He died on 28 Dec 1686 in Huntington, Long Island, New York, USA.

Family

He married ELIZABETH Smith (1620-1664) in Hempstead, Nassau, New York, between 1642-1644 and had the following children:

  1. Jeremiah (1641-1710)
  2. Mary (1644- ),
  3. Joseph (1645- )
  4. Phebe (1646-1692)
  5. Elizabeth Wood (1654-1684)
  6. Jonas (c 1657-1725)

His Will was written on 3 Jun 1686 in Huntington, Suffolk, New York, and proved March 15, 1687.

(SOURCE: Suffolk County Court Records, 1670-87, p.247) He died on 1686 28 Dec 1686 in Huntington, Long Island, New York.)


Baptized at St John the Babtist on January 6 , 1620. He was also given land by his grand father. Jeremiah was also a passenger on the Whinthrop fleet bound for Salem , Massachusett on March 23 , 1630. There were three ships. Their names were the Ambrose , the Abella and the Talbot.

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Jeremiah Wood, Sr., of Hempstead's Timeline

1620
January 1, 1620
Hamlet of Shelf, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
1641
1641
Hempstead, Nassau, New York, Colonial America
1644
1644
Suffolk, Livingston, New York, Colonial America
1645
1645
Huntington, Suffolk, New York, Colonial America
1646
1646
Huntington, New York, Colonial America
1654
1654
Huntington, Suffolk, New York, Colonial America
1657
1657
Hempstead, Nassau, Long Island, New York
1686
December 24, 1686
Age 66
Hempstead, Suffolk County, Province of New York, Colonial America
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