John Wood (1754 - 1832)

Born 29 Nov 1754 in St. Marys, Frederick, Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Ogle) Wood — married 4 Dec 1781 in Frederick, Maryland, United States

Descendants

Died 14 Nov 1832 at age 77 in Friendsville, Wabash, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Ensign John Wood served with 2nd Battalion, Frederick County Militia, Maryland Militia during the American Revolution.

John Wood is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A128000.

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John Wood, son of Joseph and Catharine Julian Wood, was born 27 Nov 1754 in Frederick County, Maryland. He was a soldier in the American Revolution from Frederick County. ^[1] He served first for about two months under Wagonmaster, John Peirce. On 1 Jan 1777 he was appointed Sergeant in Captain Philip Smith's Company, Colonel James Johnson's Battalion of the Maryland Militia. On 17 Apr 1781 he was commissioned Ensign in Captain Jacob Collins' Company of the same battalion.

John Wood was married twice. His first marriage was on 5 Dec 1781 in Frederick County, Maryland to Martha Ogle (1761-1820), daughter of Colonel Alexander Ogle of Frederick County. It is said, but not proven at this point, that Alexander Ogle was of royal descent through King John I and King Henry III of England. Alexander Ogle died in 1783 and devised to his daughter, Martha Wood, 200 acres of land in Berkeley County, (West) Virginia. John Wood and his family moved to this farm where they lived for ten years. They sold out and returned to Frederick County, Maryland for a short time. They then moved to Kentucky and in 1798 settled in Warren County, Kentucky where they lived until 1808, at which time they again sold out and moved to what is now Wabash County, Illinois. He constructed a fort, called Wood's Fort. After the death of his wife, Martha Ogle Wood, John Wood married Rachel Bratton on 27 Jan 1824. Rachel was the widow of James Bratton and a daughter of Enoch Greathouse. She was granted a widow's pension on 21 Apr 1853. John Wood died 14 Nov 1832 and was buried near his first wife, Martha Ogle Wood, in the old Wood Cemetery not far from Friendsville, Wabash County, Illinois. His grave marker reads "John Wood, Ensign, Maryland Militia."

The children of John and Martha Ogle Wood are:

1. Susanna (born 6 Jan 1783, married Joshua Buchanan),
2. Elizabeth (born 23 Aug 1783, married William Bright),
3. Joseph (born 5 Aug 1786, married Leah Greathouse),
4. Mary (born 15 Jul 1788, married William Barney),
5. Alexander (born 14 Aug 1790), married Priscilla Greathouse,
6. Jeremiah (born 28 Aug 1792, married 12 Jan 1815 Jane Philpott or Phelpatt), #Rebecca (born 27 Dec 1794, married John A Greathouse),
7. Eli (born 8 Dec 1797, married Mary E. Courter),
8. Martha (born 6 Nov 1800, married Lewis Armstrong, son of John and Elizabeth Martin Armstrong), and
9. John (born 20 Dec 1803, married Katherine Bratton).

See the Joshua Buchanan story for information on the family of Joshua and Susanna Wood Buchanan.

By Mary H. Buchanan [Source title info pending - submitted by Dawn Daddario] http://genealogytrails.com/ill/wabash/bios.html

Maryland, Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911 Name: John Wood Gender: Male Birth Date: 29 Nov 1754 Birth Place: Frederick, Maryland Father's name: Joseph Wood Mother's name: Catherine FHL Film Number: 14081

Military Service : Commissioned Ensign in Capt. William Carmack's Co. 27 APR 1779. Service: Colonel James Johnson's 37th Battalion in Maryland. 1 JAN 1777. Service: Start of American Revolutionary War.

Maryland Revolutionary War Records Name: John Wood (the widow applied for pension) Birth Date: 1754 Rank: Ensign Establishment: Militia

Maryland, Compiled Marriages, 1655-1850

Name: John Wood

Gender: Male

Marriage Date: 4 Dec 1781

Spouse: Martha Ogle

Spouse Gender: Male

County: Frederick County

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10533948

Name: John Wood I

Gender: Male

Birth Date: 27 Nov 1754

Birth Place: Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America

Death Date: 14 Nov 1832

Death Place: Wabash County, Illinois, United States of America

Cemetery: Woods Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place: Friendsville, Wabash County, Illinois, United States of America

Has Bio?: Y

Father: Joseph Wood

Mother: Catherina Wood

Spouse: Martha Wood

Children: Martha Armstrong

Mary Barney

Jeremiah Wood

John Wood

Susan Ann Buchanan

Alexander Wood

Elizabeth Wood

Rebecca Wood

Joseph Wood

U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963

Name: John Wood

Death Date: 14 Nov 1832

Cemetery: Wood

Cemetery Location: Mount Carmel, Illinois

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 31 Dec 2021), "Record of John Wood", Ancestor # A128000.

• Maryland, Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911
• Maryland, Compiled Marriages, 1655-1850
• Maryland Revolutionary War Record
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10533948/john-wood
• U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
• From "Ancestry of the Bill McFarland Family" , written and published by Dawn Marie Daddario Copyright 2015 (she is host of website - http://genealogytrails.com/ill/wabash/ )