William Wood Sr (1706 - bef. 1775)

Born 26 Mar 1706 in Owston and Newbold, Leicestershire, England

Husband of Mary (Coleman) Wood — married 1731 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Descendants

Died before 7 Jun 1775 before age 69 in Leicestershire, England

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Biography

William Wood was born 26 Mar 1706 in Owston and Newbold, Leicester, England and is assumed to have been buried 7 June 1775 in Protestant Dissenters Burying Ground Leicester, England.^[1] He is the son of Richard and Ann (Unknown) Wood.^[2]

William was married in Leicester, Leicestershire, about 1731 (based on the birth of their first child) to a Mary Coleman (1714-1784) the daughter of John Coleman and Mary Bailey. William is known to have had eight children Baptized at Leicester All Saints, Leicestershire, England:

1. William Wood 6 December 1732–^[3]
2. Katharine Wood 13 September 1734-^[4]
3. John Oliver Wood 20 June 1736–November 1816^[5]
4. Judge Samuel Wood Sr.2 May 1737–26 April 1800^[6]
5. George Wood 17 May 1740–^[7]
6. Abraham Wood 12 April 1746–^[8]
7. Ruth Wood 1 September 1748–^[9]
8. Isaac Wood 23 December 1751–^[10]

Name

William /Wood/^[11][12]

Research Notes

Seems to be combined with William Wood of Virginia — shown with some errors on Family Search.^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FQQF-92D : 11 December 2014), ? Wood, 07 Jun 1775, Burial; citing p. 7, Leicester, Leicestershire, record group RG4, Public Record Office, London. [This is the only "non-conformist" burial record for (unknown) Wood that was found]
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NP42-XB5 : 30 December 2014), William Wood, 26 Mar 1706; citing OWSTON AND NEWBOLD,LEICESTER,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 592,593.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FQ3W-5XL : 11 December 2014), William Wood in entry for William Wood, 06 Dec 1732, Baptism; citing p. 12, Leicester, Leicestershire, record group RG4, Public Record Office, London.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F3B7-JQ7 : 11 December 2014), William Wood in entry for Katherine Wood, 13 Sep 1734, Baptism; citing p. 13, Leicester, Leicestershire, record group RG4, Public Record Office, London.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VWCB-TYD : 11 December 2014), William Wood in entry for John Wood, 20 Jun 1736, Baptism; citing p. 15, Leicester, Leicestershire, record group RG4, Public Record Office, London.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWFX-YZ6 : 11 December 2014), William Wood in entry for Samuel Wood, 14 May 1738, Baptism; citing p. 16, Leicester, Leicestershire, record group RG4, Public Record Office, London.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FQRX-78N : 11 December 2014), William Wood in entry for George Wood, 17 May 1740, Baptism; citing p. 19, Leicester, Leicestershire, record group RG4, Public Record Office, London.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F77K-Z3F : 11 December 2014), William Wood in entry for Abraham Wood, 12 Apr 1746, Baptism; citing p. 6, Leicester, Leicestershire, record group RG4, Public Record Office, London.
9. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F7CP-6X9 : 11 December 2014), William Wood in entry for Ruth Wood, 01 Sep 1748, Baptism; citing p. 7, Leicester, Leicestershire, record group RG4, Public Record Office, London.
10. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F73H-GBY : 11 December 2014), William Wood in entry for Isaac Wood, 23 Dec 1751, Baptism; citing p. 8, Leicester, Leicestershire, record group RG4, Public Record Office, London.
11. ↑ Source: #S101 Ancestry Family Trees
12. ↑ Source: #S165 Ancestry Family Trees
13. ↑ Family Search William Wood 1700 – 1 December 1769; married to Mary Ann Coleman

• "William Wood and Mary (Coleman) Wood in Leicester, Leicestershire, England started our family lines. William died 9 Feb. 1780. Mary died Nov. 1785, both are buried in the protestant Dissenters Burying Ground in Leicester. Their children were: William Wood b. 6 Dec. 1732, Thomas Wood, Katherine Wood b. 13 Sept. 1734, John Wood b. 1735, d. about 1817, Samuel Wood, George Wod b. 17 May 1740, Abraham Wood b. 12 Apr. 1746, Ruth Wood b. 1 Sept. 1748, Isaac Wood b. 23 Dec. 1751. The four brothers that came to America were John Wood, Thomas Wood, Samuel wood, and Abraham Wood. They came to Virginia in 1755. In 1764 John Wood married Maiden Seay whose father was James Seay. John and Maiden were the parents of twelve children. About 1784 they moved with their youngest children (Aseneth, John, Coleman, James, Isam, Cnthia, Annie and Elizabeth) to Spartansburg SC. Four older sons stayed in Virginia. John Wood was a millwright and carpenter and built mills on the Pacolet River, South Carolina. He died about 1817 and is buried on the family farm near Mount Zion Baptist Church. Maiden (Seay) Wood died after 1840 in Missouri"......Linda Barnes listed her e-mail as glbarnes @telepath.com.

• Wood Family Index, by John Sumner Wood Sr., publication 1966

• Samuel Wood His Seven Sons and Their Descendants: by William L. and Vera Wood and Ruby M. Whitaker Buck, published by Litho Printers, Cassville, MO 65625 (LofC #88-051660) and in repository of John Hugo Cullen collection of Cookeville, Tennessee 38501[1]

Original/Other Sources

• Source: S101 Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. http://www.Ancestry.com
• Source: S165 Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Wood-2907 created through the import of Lent_Vise_2011-05-11aa.ged on May 26, 2011 by Bryan Sypniewski.