Only child of Nathaniel and Martha Wood. His mom died only 3 days after he was born.
His birth year has been seen as both 1743 and 1744. There are records for both, as well as death records for Martha for both.
Sources
Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHC3-Y38 : 3 November 2017), Joshua Wood, 17 Mar 1743; citing Birth, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934231.
Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHCS-9GH : 3 November 2017), Joshua Wood, 17 Mar 1744; citing Birth, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934231.
Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHBX-QVH : 3 November 2017), Joshua Wood, 20 Oct 1744; citing Death, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934231.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joshua by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joshua: