William Wood (1700 - abt. 1778)

Born 7 Feb 1700 in Little Compton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Husband of Patience (Ellis) Wood — married 29 Sep 1739 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died about 1778 at about age 77 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

William, son of Thomas, was born on 7 February 1700 in Little Compton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay.^[1]

William married Hannah Shaw on 16 July 1719 in Little Compton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay.^[2]

Patience Wing married 2nd William Wood at Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. There are two marriage records for this event, both compiled transcriptions agreeing on the day and month but disagreeing on the year they married:

• "Patience Wing and William Wood married on 29 September 1737 at Dartmouth, Bristol county, Massachusetts [intention not recorded]." ^[3][4]

• "Patience (Ellis) Wing and William Wood married on 29 September 1739 at Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts."^[5]

William died in 1778 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
   citing FHL microfilm: 908270;
   FamilySearch Record: F87K-THM (accessed 25 February 2023)
   William Wood born on 7 Feb 1700, son of Thomas, in Little Compton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916"
   citing FHL microfilm: 908270;
   FamilySearch Record: F8KL-VZG (accessed 25 February 2023)
   William Wood marriage to Hannah Shaw on 16 Jul 1719 in Little Compton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay.
3. ↑ "Vital Records of Dartmouth, Massachusetts to the year 1850: Vol. I-Births" p.557. pub. Boston, Mass., USA: NEHGS, 1929. Reprinted (subscription online db) Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Accessed 18 Jul 2021. https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/24986979?h=e63c70
4. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   citing Marriage, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009647.
   FamilySearch Record: QPZJ-PCXR (accessed 25 February 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-8979-H6RW Image number 00445
   William Wood marriage to Patience Wing on 29 Sep 1737 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
5. ↑ Holbrook Jay Mack, comp. "Dartmouth Vital Records, 1650-1900: Births" [handwritten transcription, no p. no.] Reprinted (subscription online db) Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Accessed 18 Jul 2021.https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/24986815?h=a602cf
6. ↑ "Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775"
   Page number: 513
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61175 #30017 (accessed 25 February 2023)
   Name: William Wood; Birth Date: 7 Feb 1700; Death Date: 1778; Spouse: Patience Wing.

• "Vital Records of Dartmouth, Massachusetts to the year 1850: Vol. I-Births" p.557. pub. Boston, Mass., USA: NEHGS, 1929. Reprinted (subscription online db) Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Accessed 18 Jul 2021.

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• Holbrook Jay Mack, comp. "Dartmouth Vital Records, 1650-1900: Births" [handwritten transcription, no p. no.] Reprinted (subscription online db) Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Accessed 18 Jul 2021.https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/24986815?h=a602cf