Richard "Dickey" Wood, Sr.

Birth: 1774 Bedford County Virginia, USA
Death: Jan. 12, 1859 Patrick County Virginia, USA

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10603646/richard-wood

"Grandpa Dickey" was born about 1774 reportedly in Bedford County, Virginia. He was the son of John Wood and Nelly, whose last name is unknown. He had brothers John Wood, who moved to the Midwest, and Henry Wood, who moved to Missouri.

Grandpa Dickey's greatest claim to fame was his four sucessive wives, who all predeceased him: Rachel Cockram, Fannie Brammer, Elizabeth DeHart and Lucendia Via. A forward looking man, Dickey arranged their graves so he would have a wife on either side, on at his head and one at his feet. He and wives 1,3 and 4 were the parents of at least 17 children, and as far as I can determine, at least 110 grandchildren. Among his descendants are NASCAR's Wood Brothers Racing Team.

GEDCOM Note

Biography

Richard Wood ... He passed away in 1859. he is Buried in a Cemetery in Floyd Co VA surrounded by his four wives, he was a farmer and a trader in Woods Gap VA now Blairs Park in Pulaski Co along the Indian trail which was a route used by rival tribes to raid one another, his birth record has yet to be found and confirmed but he is definitely part of this pedigree. A long sought after mystery to many family trees as to his parents and orgin. It appears his death record recorded by his son list his older brother and sister as his parents, which is because Richard's son had no idea about his grandparents, Richard may have had no known recollection of his father John who was a frontiersman and indian fighter and was killed when he was 7 years old. Sometime between his father's death and reappearing in Bedford VA orphan records at age 15 His mother, Agnes, relocated to what is now Tennessee during it's settling of the whiteman. She was also killed by indians, Richard Wood settled in Woods Gap but has no relation to the area this is where he had 4 wives and sired many family trees of Wood/s in that area. Many confusions arose over the years by his land deed witnessed by John Woods (unrelated) and by John Woods' son also named Richard. Many genelogies contribute the John and Micheal Woods of Scottish Irish Woods' as his lineage due to copy and paste ancestry.com trees taken from records referencing back to Neander Woods' book which most believed to be correct even my Grandmother followed that theory, both John's were in Lord Dunmore's War and fought at the battle of Pleasant Creek. But in different regiments. We now have access to better data to separate the two as well as my DNA debunks that ,and even though both lines can be connected it is quite distant. Richard's father John is from the Peaks of Otter Wood family as the fist settlers of that area they came from New Jersey via England.

Family Links

Parents:

• John Wood* Agnes (Griffith) Wood born in Bath County VA. (Find a grave lists "Nelly" that is incorrect. Nelly is a presumption made from another John Woods' wife often confused with our John Wood.)

Spouses:

• Rachel Cockram Wood (____ - 1823)
• Fannie Brammer Wood (____ - 1830)
• Elizabeth Dehart Wood (____ - 1838)
• Lucy Via Wood (1820 - 1851)

Some Known Children:

• Henry Wood (1798 - 1883)
• Jeremiah Wood (1801 - 1893)
• Alexander D. Wood (1803 - 1888)
• Peter Wood (1808 - 1897)
• Edward Wood (1810 - 1860)
• German Wood (1815 - 1893)
• Andrew Jackson Wood (1833 - 1862) His four sucessive wives, who all predeceased him: Rachel Cockram, Fannie Brammer, Elizabeth DeHart and Lucendia Via. A forward looking man, Dickey arranged their graves so he would have a wife on either side, on at his head and one at his feet. He and wives 1,3 and 4 were the parents of at least 17 children

Sources

<references/>*Find A Grave Memorial # 10603646* Notes found in my Grandmother's Bible(There are multiple Profile Managers and contributing ancestors, who does "my Grandmother" refer to?)* Richard's Death Record on usgwArchives.net* Will of John Wood's of Bedford County, matching Richard and his siblings from usgwArchives.net* "Pedigree Resource File," database, Family Search : accessed 2014-10-17, entry for Jeremiah Gabriel Wood.* Living with his son Edmond's family In the Patrick County 1860 census. Which is probably second hand information from a neighbor of Edward's(His son Edward died in 1860 before the Census. Richard was not listed in the household of Edwards widow Nancy. Richard died in 1859. What is this source note refering to???)

See also:

• Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912," database, FamilySearch ([https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5BB-W5W] : 12 December 2014), Richd. Wood in entry for Edward Wood, (his son) 12 May 1860; citing Patrick Co., Virginia, reference cn 9; FHL microfilm 2,048,578.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Daivd Barnhardt for creating WikiTree profile Wood-7403 through the import of 3-4-2013.GED on Mar 4, 2013.
• WikiTree profile Wood-6358 created through the import of garn.ged on Oct 25, 2012 by Dan Garnitz. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Dan and others. Author: Andrea Pack <a href="/wiki/Wood-17682" title="Wood-17682">Wood-17682</a> and Wood-6358 appear to represent the same person because: Clear Duplicate I found gravesite with correct birthdate needs merged and his four wives are correct Author: Tyrone Woods <a href="/wiki/Wood-7403" title="Wood-7403">Wood-7403</a> and Wood-12204 appear to represent the same person because: <a href="/wiki/Wood-7403" title="Wood-7403">Wood-7403</a> and Wood-12204 are ready to be merged because: Both Richard's have the same birthdate and place. And mother,and siblings as found in a Franklin County Census Author: Tyrone Woods I have found the correct father of Richard it is not Lt Col John Woods, he is John Wood, numerous online copy and paste researchers have corrupted the actual geneology by copying Neander Woods a Grandson of Richard Wood who only knew his name as John and connected him to Lt Col John Woods son of Micheal Woods of Boetourt, this is incorrect and also will be corrected in this tree with sources. Author: Tyrone Woods John Woods may not be Richard "Dickey" Woods father as listed in many genealogies but the son of a cousin, I need to locate the birth records to confirm who his parents were, my dna does disqualify John Woods from Lunneberg NC as listed in many pedigrees because there where two Richard Wood/s born the same year unfortunately mine appears to be elusive, family records kept by Grandmother indicate John Woods son of Michael Woods Jr. son of Michael and Lady Mary Campbell Woods, yet Michael Woods Jr may not have been their son but a nephew that claimed to be a son, these findings have been based by the Wood project on Family DNA I'm the only direct desendant of Richard Woods in the study, I will update as I can and welcome and advice and/or findings, thank you Author: Tyrone Woods <a href="/wiki/Wood-12204" title="Wood-12204">Wood-12204</a> and Wood-12581 appear to represent the same person because: Both had the same 4 wives Author: Tyrone Woods John Wood's of Bedford county, will matching Richard and his siblings<p><a href="http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/bedford/wills/wood1.txt" class="external free" title="http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/bedford/wills/wood1.txt" rel="nofollow">http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/bedford/wills/wood1.txt</a> </p> Author: Tyrone Woods <a href="/wiki/Wood-7403" title="Wood-7403">Wood-7403</a> and Wood-12204 appear to represent the same person because: I believe this to be the same Richard Wood, the parents match Author: Tyrone Woods <a href="/wiki/Wood-12204" title="Wood-12204">Wood-12204</a> and Wood-6358 are not ready to be merged because: : Both Richard's have the same birthdate and place.wives and wedding dates , ,and siblings as found in a Franklin County Census Johnson and Phebe are incorrect parents John and Agness Wood should be the matching parents. Author: Tyrone Woods This is the same Richard Wood, everything matches except his parents Phebe Breed migrated to VA from PA with her parents after Richard's birth , but Johnson Wood isn't the correct husband either. I'll have to find a link for my source it's on my wikitree somewhere, I would like to merge but I don't think Johnson and Phebe are correct. Phebe Breed came to Virginia with her Father from PA after Richard's birth. Author: Tyrone Woods Hi Rodney thank you for the merge request, I agree we have the same Richard Wood. Unfortunately I've found an error that has been presented before as Johnson and Phebe Wood as Richard's parents. I have a link that shows them migrating to VA after Richard's birth. I believe his birth record to have been destroyed during the civil war. This has been an elusive subject but eliminating who is his parents has narrowed the possibilities, my geneology is based on my Grandmother's notes and I'm working on sources to prove or disprove my tree as I believe it to be. Richard is more than likely son of a John Woods who I hope to prove as Michael Woods Jr son as shown in my tree. Thanks again and any help with sources and info is greatly appreciated.

GEDCOM Note

Richard Wood
BIRTH 1774
Bedford County, Virginia, USA DEATH 12 Jan 1859 (aged 84–85) Patrick County, Virginia, USA BURIAL Wood’s Gap Cemetery Patrick County, Virginia

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10603646/richard-wood

Children Photo Mary Omey Wood Craig unknown–1919

Henry Wood 1798–1883

Photo John Richard Wood 1799–1886

Photo Jeremiah Wood 1801–1893

Photo Alexander D. Wood 1803–1888

Anna Wood Cockram 1805–1904

Photo Peter Wood 1808–1897

Edward Wood 1810–1860

Photo German Wood 1815–1893

Photo Andrew Jackson Wood 1833–1862

James Preston Wood 1834–1915

Lucinda Wood DeHart 1837 – unknown

Ruth Ellen Wood Phillips 1841 – unknown

Nancy Wood DeHart 1844–1912

Photo Frederick Woods 1846–1925

Photo Matilda Wood McAlexander 1847–1931

William Byrdine Wood 1848–1871