Josiah
Wood
Born in Middleborough, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of Ephraim Wood
and Susanna (Howland) Wood
Brother of
Samuel Wood, Ephraim Wood, Rebecca (Wood) Bartlett, Isaac Wood, Susanna Wood [half], Bathsheba (Wood) Sprout [half] and Manasseh Wood [half]
Husband of
Mary (Sprout) Wood
— married
29 Jan 1736 in Middleborough, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Father of
Isaac Wood, Susannah Wood, Josiah Wood Jr., Ephraim Wood, Sprout Wood, Mary Wood, Robert Wood and Consider Wood
Died
at age 58
in Middleborough, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Jul 2015
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Biography
Josiah was a Blacksmith.
Josiah Wood was born on 18 Jun 1710 in Middleborough, Massachusetts. His parents were Deacon Ephraim Wood (1679 - 1744) and Susanna (Howland) Wood (1690 - 1720).
His siblings were...
- Samuel Wood (1713 - 1750)
- Ephraim Wood (1715 - 1781)
- Rebecca (Wood) Bartlett (1717 - 1769)
- Isaac Wood (1719 - 1727)
- Susanna Wood (~1722 - <1738)
- Bathsheba (Wood) Sprout (1724 - 1798)
- Manasseh Wood (1729 - <1771)
Josiah married Mary Sprout (<1715 - 1777) on 29 Jan 1736 in Middleborough.
Their children were...
- Isaac Wood (1736 - )
- Susannah Wood (<1740 - 1758)
- Josiah Wood Jr. (1740 - 1821)
- Ephraim Wood (1744 - 1831)
- Sprout Wood (1747 - 1833)
- Mary Wood (1749 - )
- Robert Wood (1753 - 1833)
- Consider Wood (1758 - 1822).
Josiah died on 13 Oct 1768 in Middleborough aged 58. He is buried in Body lost or destroyed Specifically: Buried Middleboro, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
Probate
Josiah Wood of Middleborough, blacksmith died intestate and on 13 December 1768 his widow, Mary was granted the administration of his estate.[1]
His inventory was taken on 2 March 1769 and was valued at about 30 pounds in personal estate. His widow Mary represented the estate as insolvent. An account of his estate by his widow Mary was recorded which included necessaries to the widow and administration fees. No estate was remaining, so no further proceedings were needed.[2]
- Fact: Burial Body lost or destroyed Specifically: Buried Middleboro, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-J3TQ : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1763-1771 vol 19-20 > image 422 of 641; State Archives, Boston.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-J31M : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1763-1771 vol 19-20 > image 453 of 641; State Archives, Boston.
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 25 April 2020, 17:13), entry for Josiah Wood (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LWCV-VFX ); contributed by various users.
- "Descendants and Ancestors of Consider Wood and His Wife Mary Adams of Middleborough, MA, Pomfret, CT, Dutchess Co., NY, and Bradford Co., PA" by Norris Philip Wood. Pub by Gateway Press, Inc, Baltimore, MD, 1998 - page 617-622
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