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William S. Wood (abt. 1777 - 1822)

William S. Wood
Born about in Burlington County, New Jerseymap [uncertain]
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , , , and
Husband of — married 3 Sep 1801 in Alexandria, Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Father of , and
Died at about age 45 in Alexandria, District of Columbia, United Statesmap
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Biography

William was a son of John and Mary Wood. He married Eliza Parsons on 3 September 1801 in Alexandria, Virginia. They had three children. William wrote his will on 2 February 1822. It was produced at court on 21 May 1822.[1] William died on 8 May 1822.

The Alexandria Gazette
9 May 1822, page 3
DIED,
Yesterday afternoon, in the 45th year of his age, MR. WILLIAM WOOD, a clerk in the Bank of the Potomac, and a respectable citizen of this place. His funeral will take place this Evening at 5 o'clock, from his late residence on Duke-street.[2]

Sources

  1. ↑ Source: #S3746
  2. ↑ The Alexandria Gazette, Alexandria, District of Columbia; 09 May 1822, page 3. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
  • "United States Census, 1820", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:XHLQ-PPY : Wed Apr 05 01:11:37 UTC 2023), Entry for Wm Wood, 1820, Alexandria, District of Columbia.
  • "Orphan's Court," The Alexandria Gazette, Alexandria, District of Columbia, 28 May 1822, page 1. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
  • Source: S3746 Will of William Wood, written 2 February 1822; produced at court 21 May 1922; Alexandria, Virginia, Will Book Volume 3, page 60. Repository: #R16
  • T. Michael Miller, compiler, Alexandria & Alexandria (Arlington) County, Virginia: minister returns & marriage bonds 1801-1852 (n.p.: Heritage Books, Inc., 1987), page 169.
  • Mary Alice Hunter Bull, Record of Hunter of Hunterston, Ayrshire, Scotland. (Washington, District of Columbia: Mary Alice Hunter Bull, 1902)
  • Sarah Travers Lewis (Scott) Anderson, Lewises, Meriwethers and Their Kin (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1995); page 329
  • Repository: R16 Alexandria Courthouse, 520 King Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314




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