Theodosia (Crim) Wood (abt. 1773 - 1866)

Born about 1773 in Fauquier, Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of Elijah Thornton Wood — married 22 Oct 1803 in Fauquier, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Mar 1866 at about age 93 in Marion, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

Marriage

Name: Elijah Wood

Gender: Male

Spouse Name: Doshy Crimm

Spouse Gender: Female

Marriage Date: 22 Oct 1803

County:Fauquier

State:Virginia^[1]

On the 1860 Census, 87 year old Doshey (misspelled Dosha) lived in Farmington, Marion County, Virginia in her son-in-law Henry Fielding Hamilton's household. Henry was her daughter Mary's husband. The household included Henry and Mary's children:

James, age 20

Elias, age 17

Calvin, age 15

Melissa, age 12

Emory, age 10

The household also included Doshey's grandchildren, 10-year-old James Wood and 7-year-old Nancy Wood. James and Nancy were Lewis Wesley Wood's children, who was Doshey's deceased son.^[2]

Her will, which was written in Sept. 1862, also metnions her grandchildren, children of Lewis Wesley Wood, as heirs.

Research Notes

Alternate date of birth listed as 1783 on merged profile. Cannot find any records to verify year of birth with any certainty.

Sources

1. ↑ Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940, database, FamilySearch, Elijah Wood and Doshey Crimm, 22 Oct 1803; citing Fauquier, Virginia, reference 319; FHL microfilm 31,633.
2. ↑ United States Census, 1860, database with images, FamilySearch, Dosha Wood in entry for Henry F Hamilton, 1860.

• 1843 PERSONAL PROPERTY: second section, Marion Co., she has 2 deeds.

• The Ancestry and Descendants of the Nassau-Siegen Immigrants to Virginia 1714-1750 by B.C. Holtzclaw, Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies in Virginia, Inc, 1964.