Isabella (Bruce) Woods (1640 - 1686)

Born 1640 in Newtown, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of John Woods — married about 1653 in Ulster, Cavan, Ireland [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 26 May 1686 at about age 46 in Dunshauglin, Meath, Ireland

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Biography

Isabella (Bruce) Woods may have been born in 1640 in Newtown, Stirlingshire, Scotland, daughter of Patrick (Bruce) Bruce of Newtown (1595 - 1655) and Janet (Jackson) Bruce (~1609 - 1659).^[1]

Her siblings were:

1. Patrick Bruce (1628 - 1629)
2. Michael Bruce (~1635 - 1693)
3. Elizabeth Bruce (1656 - 1741)

Isabella married John Woods (1628 - 1710) in 1653 in Ulster, Cavan, Ireland.

Their children were:

1. Thomas Woods b: 1684 in Ireland
2. John Woods b: 1654 in , , Meath, Ireland
3. Andrew Woods
4. William Woods
5. James Woods

Isabella died on 26 May 1686 in Dunshauglin, Meath, Ireland aged ~45.

About Isabella

Isabel Bruce, is thought to have been a descendant of King Robert Bruce of Scotland. King Robert Bruce and William Wallace were equally famous. The two were contemporaries, born about the same time. So it is possible that we all descend from Scotland's two greatest heroes.

This particular family, it would seem, actually belongs to the vast bourgeois, (the social class between the very wealthy and the working class; middle class.) except for the allied lines of marriage. However, they were a proud people who believed in fighting...yes, even dying for what they believed to be right.^[2]

Research Notes

It is not completely clear that the birth information is for the correct Isabella Bruce. The citation is from Find a Grave, which is considered unreliable. A search for a primary birth record on 10 Sep 2022 via Family Search gives results of 4 different Isobel Bruces born in Scotland between 1638-1642. More research is warrented to find definitive proof.

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #184582326Isabella Bruce Woods Birth 1640 Stirling, Scotland Death 26 May 1686 (aged 45–46) Scotland Burial Non-Cemetery Burial, Specifically: Unknown burial location Memorial ID 184582326 · View Source
2. ↑ Ancestors of Brion L. Utz. [www.thetracyfamilyhistory.net]. Rootsweb. Accessed 10 Sep 2022.

1. rootsweb.com
2. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=6855369&pid=8559

Acknowledgements

Profile created by Margaret Engelhardt through the import of Renick-Mason-2018.ged on Mar 1, 2018.