William Woods (1715 - 1782)

Born 2 Nov 1715 in Dunshanglin Castle, Dunshanglin, Meath, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Susannah (Wallace) Woods — married about 1741 in Virginia

Descendants

Died 12 Apr 1782 at age 66 in Fincastle, Virginia, United States

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Biography

William Woods was born in Ireland.

William Woods was born in 1705/6 in Dunshanglin Castle, Ireland. He immigrated between 1720 and 1730 to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He lived in Augusta County, Virginia between 1732 and 1734. He died in 1782 in Greenbriar County, West Virginia. From White, Jennings, Davidson and Allied Families:

WILLIAM WOODS

William Woods, the eldest son of Michael Woods and Mary Campbell. was born in Dunshanglin Castle. Ireland. in 1705-6. After receiving a liberal education, he entered the army as an ensign in an Irish regiment. He came with his father and lived for a time in what is now Lancaster Co., Pa., and remained there until the Woods and Wallaces, settled in about 1732-1734, in that part of Augusta Co.. Va., which was included in Botetourt Co., Va., created in 1769, and in Fincastle Co.. organized in 1772, and later included in Greenbrier Co., West Va. He died in 1782, where his will was probated on April 16, 1782, in Greenbrier Co., West Va. Will Book No. 1, page 4. He took an active part in the Colonial Wars, including the French and Indian Wars, and attained the rank of Colonel, in which rank he served during the Revolutionary War. (So says George Selden Wallace in his book, "WALLACE"). The "Woods McAfee Memorial" says that "The official records of the Colony for the year 1758 show that he had been a lieutenant in the Albemarle militia." There is a facsimile of his receipt, given July 15, 1767. which indicates that in that year he was living in Albemarle Co. 'Mr. Wallace also says that William Woods received military grants for land in Greenbrier Co., West Va., Madison Co., Ky.. and some in Sciota Co., Ohio. William Woods married about 1732, his cousin, Susannah Wallace, born in Ireland, about 1703, the daughter of Peter Wallace, Sr., and Elizabeth Woods, and emigrated to America with her mother and her brother, Michael Woods, Sr. The second child of Peter Wallace and the tenth child of William Woods, as you notice in their lines, became our forbear. For it was Mary Woods who m. in 1763, George Davidson; their eldest son. Samuel Davidson. who in Lincoln Co.. Ky.. m. Feb. 15, 1797, Sallie Logan, dau. of John Logan and Anne McClure. dau. of John and Mary McClure (See their respective lines). Four of the Davidson children married four of the Jennings children, thus giving us four sets of double first cousins (See Jennings and Davidson lines). William Woods and Susanna Wallace were married in 1732.

Susanna Wallace was born in 1708 in Ireland. Children were:

• i.Adam C Woods was born in 1740. He served in the military in Oct 1774 in Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
• ii.Peter Woods was born in 1742.
• iii.John Woods.
• iv.Michael Woods was born in 1746.
• v.Andrew Woods27 was born in 1747.27 He was a Baptist preacher.
• vi.Archibald Woods Sr.
• vii.William "Beaver Creek Billy" Woods.
• viii.Sarah Woods was born in 1761.
• ix.Susan Woods.
• x. Mary Woods.
• xi. Hannah Woods.
• xii.Elizabeth Woods.

William Woods was born November 2, 1715 in Ireland to Michael Woods and Mary (Campbell) Woods. He married his first cousin Susannah Wallace. Will died April 12, 1782 in Greenbrier Co., Virginia. William is a recognized American Revolution Patriot by the Daughters of the American Revolution for "Rendered Material Aid." His Patriot Index Number is: A129182.

William Woods was born in Dunshanglin Castle to Michael Woods and Margaret Campbell. He served as an Ensign in an Irish Regiment before emigrating to America. He was a friend and Neighbor to president Thomas Jefferson's family. He succeeded his father as owner of the old Woods Family estate,"Mountain Plains", soon after he sold the plantation to Chief Justice Blair of the US Supreme Court. The estate was there after called Blair Park. The official records of the Colony in 1758 show that he had been a Lieutenant of the Albemarle Militia. Sometime between 1767 and 1773 he moved to Fincastle Co., VA, where his will was filed in 1775. His will was probated in Greenbrier Co.,VA (now WV) in 1782. He names his wife and eleven children in his will. He gave patriotic service in Virginia during the Revolution War. The American Gen. Research Institute. THE WOODS FAMILY. (Arlington, VA:Author, 1973) p. 76. William Woods Sr b. 2 Nov 1715 d. 12 Apr 1782, married Susannah Wallace, PS VA. He contributed to the American Revolutionary War as a Lieutenant Colonel before he died of old age.^[1]

William was born in 1715. He passed away in 1783. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ The American Gen. Research Institute. THE WOODS FAMILY. (Arlington, VA:Author, 1973) p. 76. William Woods Sr b. 2 Nov 1715 d. 12 Apr 1782, married Susannah Wallace, PS VA.
2. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Dale Quinton.

• The American Gen. Research Institute. THE WOODS FAMILY. (Arlington, VA:Author, 1973) p. 76. William Woods Sr b. 2 Nov 1715 d. 12 Apr 1782, married Susannah Wallace, PS VA.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82210879/william-woods : accessed 12 September 2020 by Mike Stout, memorial page for LTC William Woods (2 Nov 1715–12 Apr 1783), Find a Grave Memorial no. 82210879, citing Saint Paul's Cemetery, Ivy, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Don Bedwell (contributor 46502238) .