James Woods (1647 - 1718)

Born 18 Jul 1647 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Hopestill (Ward) Woods — married 22 Apr 1678 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Died 7 Aug 1718 at age 71 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

James Woods was born July 18, 1647 son of John and Mary (Parmenter) Woods.^{[1] [2]} He married Hopestill Ward on Apr. 22, 1678. ^{[3] [2]} He was chosen deacon in 1716, and died at the age of 72 on Aug. 7, 1718. ^[3][2]

Source notes

Sudbury Births

Woods, James s. John and Mary, July 18, 1647. (p. 156)^[1]

Marlborough Births

Woods, Bethiah, d. James and Hopstil [Bethiah. MR], Sept. 14, 1679. (p. 206)

Woods, Mary, d. James and Hopestill, Apr. 29, 1681. MR (p. 207)

Woods, Mary, d. James and Hopstil, Feb. 5, 1682-83. (p. 207)

Woods, James, s. James and Hopestill, ––– ––, 1684. MR (p. 206)

Woods, James, s. James and Hopstil, Oct. 11, 1685. (p. 206)

Marlborough Marriages

Wood, James and Hopestill Ward, Apr. 22, 1678. MR (p. 331)

Marlborough Deaths

Woods, James, Dea., Aug. 7, 1718, a. 72. (p. 404)

Woods, Hopestill [(Ward). W], w. Dea. James, Dec. 23, 1718, a. 73. (p. 404)

Woods, Mary, d. James and Hopestill, Sept. 13, 1683. MR (p. 404)

Woods, Bethiah, d. James, Dec. 12, 1695. (p. 403) ^[3]

Sources

• Ward Family; Descendants of William Ward Who Settled in Sudbury, MA in 1639

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Vital Records of Sudbury Massachusetts to the Year 1850, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1903
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Hudson Charles & Joseph Allen. History of the Town of Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts: From Its First Settlement in 1657 to 1861, Press of T. R. Marvin & son, Boston, Massachusetts, 1862
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Vital Records of Marlborough, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, F. P. Rice Publ., Worcester, Massachusetts, 1908

• "The Fulton-Hayden-Warner Ancestry in America" by Clarence Ettienne Leonard; Thomas A. Wright, publisher; New York, 1922:
• General Dictionary of New England, Vol. 4, p. 630: "John Woods, Marlborough, probably eldest son of John of Sudbury, by wife Lydia had John, b. 1670; Lydia, 1672; Hannah, 1677; Joseph, died soon; Joseph, again, 1682; Sarah, 1685; Silence, 1689; Benjamin, 1691; and James, 1694; served under his father in the garrison ho. Oct. 1675, was constable 1677, and deacon probably that freeman of 26 March 1691, exulting in the title of ensign.".
• http://www.geni.com/people/Deacon-James-Wood/6000000001844250922
• Kearney, Michael W., Notes On The Children of John¹ and Mary (Woods) Bellows of Concord and Marlborough, Massachusetts, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2010) Vol. 164, WN 654.

• Page 153-4: He died "leaving an intestate estate in excess of £800 but “no lawful issue.” Under the Massachusetts laws of inheritance, after a dower share was set aside for his wife, the remainder of James’ estate passed to his heirs-at-law, his six brothers and sisters."