John Wood (1719 - 1758)

Born 3 Feb 1719 in Littleton, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Davis) Goodridge — married 19 Oct 1743 (to 8 Apr 1758) in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 8 Apr 1758 at age 39 in Littleton, Middlesex, Massachusetts

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[NOTE: Need parents for wife Lydia? daughter of Ebenezer and Sarah Davis, but likely NOT Ebenezer Sr and Sarah Danforth/French Davis as noted in : Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts: With a History of Worcester Society of Antiquity, Volume 2 by Ellery Bicknell Crane, as this Lydia was born in 1724, before their marriage in 1729 ]

Biography

John Wood was born at Littleton, Massachusetts on February 3, 1719, son of Jeremiah and Dorathy (Benet) Wood. ^{[1] [2]}

He married Lydia Davis on October 19, 1743, at Harvard, Massachusetts. ^[3] Lydia was born September 7, 1724 at Concord, Massachusetts, daughter of Ebenezer and Sarah Davis. ^[4]

John died April 8, 1758 in his fortieth year. ^{[1] [2][5]}

He died intestate and in the settlement of the estate of John Wood, the heirs were, John Wood, Timothy Wood, Ebenezer Wood, Salmon Wood, and Lydia Davis. Lydia (Davis) Woods brother, Zadok Davis, was guardian for John and Timothy. ^{[2] [6]}

Lydia married Capt. David Goodridge of Fitchburg on May 21, 1765 at Littleton. ^{[1] [2]} David died at Fitchburg, Massachusetts in 1786. ^[7]

Lydia died on January 13, 1792 ^[1] and her epitaph reads: In memory of Mrs Lydia Wood wife of Mr John Wood and late wife to Dea David Goodridge of Fitchburg who died Jan y 13 1792 aged 67 years 4 months and six days ^[2]

In the distribution of the Lydia's personal property in 1792, she remembered her four sons by John Wood, and her granddaughter Sarah Gary, and gave six shillings each to the six brothers of Sarah Gary. ^[2]

Children

1. Sarah born August 2, 1744; died November 2, 1746. ^{[1] [2]}
2. Lydia born April 22, 1746; married Oliver Davis. ^{[1] [2]}
3. John born September 3, 1747; died May 4, 1826; married in 1769, Lucy Martin. ^{[1] [2]}
4. Timothy born July 29, 1749 ^[1]; died July 18, 1801. ^[2]
5. Sarah born July 27, 1751. ^[1][2]
6. Ebenezer born January 20, 1754 ^[1]; died December 28, 1840. ^[2]
7. Salmon born August 15, 1758 ^[1]; died February 25, 1823-5. ^[2]

Research notes

Concord Births

Davis, Lydia, d. Ebenezer and Sarah, Sept. 7, 1724. (p. 111) ^[4]

Harvard Marriages

Davis, Lydia and John Wood [Jr. of Littleton. int.], Oct. 19, 1743. (p. 154) ^[3]

Littleton Births

John Wood Son of Jeriemiah and Dority Wood born Feb. the 3: 1719 (p. 7)

Sarah Wood, Daughter of John Wood Junr and Lydia Wood His wife, Born august ye 2, 1744. (p. 56)

Lydia Wood, Daughter of John & Lydia Wood, Born april 22d 1746. (p. 56)

Timothy Wood, Son of John and Lydia Wood, Born July ye 29 1749. (p. 56)

Sarah Wood, Daughter of John & Lydia Wood, born July 27th 175_(between 1750-53). (p. 510)

Ebenezer Wood, Son of John & Lydia Wood, born January ye 20th 1754. (P. 510)

Salmon Wood Son of John Wood and Lydia Wood his w., born August ye 15, 1757. (p. 56)

John Wood, Son of John Wood and Lydia his wife, born September ye 31, 1747. (p. 141)

Littleton Marriages

Capt. David Goodridge of Fitchburg and Mrs. Lydia Wood of Littleton, m. may ye 21st 1765; the Reverend Mr. Daniel Rogers. (p. 225)

John Wood of Littleton & Lucy Martyn of Lunenburgh, September 22, 1769. (p. 270)

Littleton Deaths

Mr. John Wood d. April ye 8 A D 1758 & In ye 40 year of His Age. (p. 866)

Lydia wife of Mr John Wood, And late wife to Deacon David Goodridge of Fitchburg, d. Janr. 13th 1792, Aged 67 years 4 months and 6 days. (p. 866)

Dea. John Wood d. May 4, 1826. AEt. 78. (p. 866)

Sarah Wood above sd Decased November 2d Day 1746 being two y and three months old. (p. 56) ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11} Records of Littleton, Massachusetts, Births and Deaths from the Earliest Records in the Town Books Begun in 1715, Printed by the Town,Patriot Press, Concord, Massachusetts, 1900
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12} Wood, William. Descendants of the Brothers Jeremiah and John Wood, Press of C. Hamilton, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1885
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Vital Records of Harvard Massashusetts to the Year 1850 Compiled by Thomas Baldwin Member of NEHGS Boston 1917
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850 George Tolman T.Todd, printer, Printed by the Town 1895
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 August 2020), memorial page for John Wood (3 Feb 1719–8 Apr 1758), Find a Grave Memorial no. 16532375, citing Old Burying Ground, Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Denise (contributor 46820671) Find A Grave: Memorial #16532375.
6. ↑ Case 25461: p. 1-19: Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)
7. ↑ Case 24724: p. 1-9: Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)