William Wood, of Newport

1742 (circa)--William Wood erects a house for himself in Fairhaven, Massachusetts [now 191 Main Street ].

Biography

William Wood was born 7 Feb 1701. He was the son of Thomas Wood and Content Thurston. [1] His siblings were:

• Elizabeth Wood
• Content Wood
• Rebecca Wood Shaw
• Samuel Wood
• Thomas Wood
• Mary Wood Sisson
• Desire Wood
• John Wood
• Deliverance Wood

William married Hannah Shaw16 Jul 1719. [2]

Their children were:

1. Zilpha Wood 1720–1820
2. Walter Wood 1721–1726
3. Antrace Wood 1723–1807
4. Content Wood 1726–1754
5. Josiah Wood 1729–
6. Drusilla Wood Howland 1729 - 1769
7. Zerviah Wood 1731–
8. Hannah Wood 1733–1802

There is no evidence that William died in Virginia or had a family there. His wife and children were all in Rhode Island.

If the marriage record of his daughter Drusilla is accurate, William lived in Dutchess County NY in 1744.

Name Drusilla Wood Residence Place Friend's Meeting Spouse's Name Israel Howland Spouse's Residence Place Dutchess, N Y Marriage Date 1744 Marriage Place Adams, Pennsylvania, United States Marriage Place (Original) York County, Pennsylvania, United States Diocese York Record Type Marriage Source Publication Year Range 1700-1930 Affiliate Name Historical Society of Pennsylvania Institution Robert Morris Chapter D.A.R.

Above from Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records.

https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L2MJ-ZC8/william-wood-1700-1773

Brief Life History of William

When William Wood was born on 7 February 1700, in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, his father, Thomas Wood, was 35 and his mother, Content Thurston, was 32. He married Hannah Shaw on 16 July 1719, in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He died about 1773, in Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 74.

Spouse

William Wood
Male
1700–1773

•

Male

Hannah Shaw
Female
1699–1734

•

Female

Marriage
16 July 1719
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America

Children (8)

Zilpha Wood
Female
1720–1820

•

Female

Walter Wood
Male
1721–1726

•

Male

Anstis Wood
Female
1723–1807

•

Female

Content Wood
Female
1726–1754

•

Female

Josiah Wood
Male
1729–Deceased

•

Male

Drucilla Wood
Female
1729–1769

•

Female

Zerviah Wood
Male
1731–Deceased

•

Male

Hannah Wood
Female
1733–1802

•

Female

Spouse

William Wood
Male
1700–1773

•

Male

Patience Ellis
Female
1699–1741

•

Female

Marriage
29 September 1737
Massachusetts, United States

Children (3)

Rebeckah Wood
Female
1737–1777

•

Female

James Wood
Male
1739–Deceased

•

Male

John Wood
Male
1741–1775

•

Male

Parents

Thomas Wood
Male
1666–1729

•

Male

Content Thurston
Female
1667–1728

•

Female

Siblings (9)

Elizabeth Wood
Female
1692–1728

•

Female

Content Wood
Female
1694–1756

•

Female

Rebecca Wood
Female
1696–1766

•

Female

Thomas Wood
Male
1698–1729

•

Male

William Wood
Male
1700–1773

•

Male

Mary Wood
Female
1702–1751

•

Female

Desire Wood
Female
1704–1768

•

Female

John Wood
Male
1707–1789

•

Male

Deliverance Wood
Female
1711–1811

•

Female

GEDCOM Note

Findmypast: United States Marriages
William Wood
Civil Marriage & Divorce
1719 Little Compton, Rhode Island, United States

Lead confidence: 3
https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=US/RHD-ISL-MAR/248436/2

GEDCOM Note

Findmypast: Rhode Island births & baptisms 1600-1935
William Wood
Civil Births
1700 Rhode Island, United States

Lead confidence: 3
https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=US/RHODEISLAND/BIRTHS/0357755

GEDCOM Note

Findmypast: United States Marriages
William Wood
Civil Marriage & Divorce
1719 Little Compton, Rhode Island, United States

Lead confidence: 3
https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=US/RHD-ISL-MAR/249310/2

GEDCOM Note

Findmypast: Rhode Island births & baptisms 1600-1935
William Wood
Civil Births
1700 Little Compton, Rhode Island, United States

Lead confidence: 3
https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=US/RHODEISLAND/BIRTHS/0323015

GEDCOM Note

FamilySearch: Family Tree
William Wood
Birth  7 February 1700 • Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
Death  about 1778 • Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Parents  Content Thurston • Thomas Wood
Spouse  Hannah Shaw • Patience Ellis
Children  Antrace Wood • Content Wood • Drucilla Wood • Hannah Wood • John Wood • Josiah Wood • Rebeckah Wood • Walter Wood • Zeruiah Wood • Zilpha Wood

Lead confidence: 5
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/L2MJ-ZC8

GEDCOM Note

Findmypast: Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850
William Wood
Civil Deaths & Burials
1780 United States

Lead confidence: 3
https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=US/BMD/MASS_VITAL/1226621

GEDCOM Note

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Orginal Wills: William Wood---
In the name of God Amen, I William Wood Sr. of the province of South Carolina SpartinBurg County Ninety Six District being in perfect mind and memory do make publish this as my last will and testamentin manner and form following that is to say First I allow what I have given to my children is to stand as a gift and have no conextion with the estate I am now giving to my five chikdren to witt Margret and John Young, William Wood, Moses Wood and James Wood and John Woods children to have a equil part with the rest of my children to be equilly divided amoungst themselves. I likewise allow my daughter Margret to heir the plantation as I now live on which is two hundred and twenty acres in witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this the twenty second day of January in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Seven.
(Singned) William (X) (His Mark) Wood
Witness
Sally Young (X) (her Mark)
David Lewis, Jr.
Francis Ballinger
Sarah Ballinger

GEDCOM Note

TYPE
_BIRTNM

References

1. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Wood-154