William Wood (1720 - 1800)

Born 11 Nov 1720 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Deborah (Rogers) Wood — married after 26 Apr 1740 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died Apr 1800 at age 79 in Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

William was born in Dartmouth in 1720. His father was George Wood. William had a younger brother named George, born in 1723.^[1]

William married Deborah (Rogers) Wood (1713-1813) in 1740.^[2]

William and Deborah had six children, all mentioned in his will except Joseph, who predeceased him in 1786^[3]:

John, William, Arnold, Martha (married Mosher), Ann (married Eddy).

He passed away in Westport around 1800. FAG says 1800, the probate date was October 6, 1801.

Will

• The will was dated August 10, 1795

• The first two pages of his will are switched around, meaning page 2 follows page 3. These two pages are a codicil. In this document he mentions his son William, who "at times appears to be insane or non compos mentis" and how his property should be divided up should he continue to be in that state. In the codicil are mentioned his brother Arnold, his son William and five grandsons, children of William, named Joseph, Abner, Silvester, Weston and Nathan.

• The executors are his three sons alive at the time, namely John, William and Arnold.

• Named in his will are his:

wife Deborah

sons John, William and Arnold Wood

daughter Martha Mosher

daughter Anne Eddy

^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-TGNG : 10 November 2020), William Wood, 11 Nov 1720; citing Birth, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010711.

   William Wood

   Birth Event Date: 11 Nov 1720

   Birthplace: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

   Birthplace (Original): Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts

   Father's Name: George Wood

   George Wood

   Birth Date 4 May 1723

   Birthplace: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

   Birthplace (Original): Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts

   Father's Name: George Wood

2. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHCG-Q4W : 29 July 2021), William Wood, 1740.

   William Wood

   Marriage Notice Event Date: 26 Apr 1740

   Event Place: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

   Father's Name: George Wood

   Spouse's Name: Deborah Roggers

3. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVL9-MZ5Y : 8 August 2020), Joseph Wood, ; Burial, Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States of America, Beech Grove Cemetery; citing record ID 85664096, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com
4. ↑ Bristol County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1880. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2724/rd/48309/29343-co1/1414813737

   William WOOD

   Probate Record 1801

   Location Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

   Case Number 29343

   Note page 1 of 16

   Volume Name Bristol 28000-29586 Page 29343:1

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8979-CWPX?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DC-T32%3A353350701%2C353554501%2C353556701 : 13 July 2016), Bristol > Dartmouth > Births, marriages, deaths 1667-1844 > image 104 of 408; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
• WikiTree profile Wood-3505 was created by Isabelle Palmer on July 11, 2011.
• John e. Soule, Col. USA , Ret., M.C.E.; Milton E. Terry, Ph.D.; Louise Walsh Throop, M.B.A.Ruth C. McGuyre and Robert S. Wakefield, FASG, Mayflower Families In Progress - George Soule of the Mayflower and his descendants in the Fifth and Sixth Generations, Page 206
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85664172/william-wood: accessed 03 October 2023), memorial page for William Wood (11 Nov 1720–Apr 1800), Find a Grave Memorial ID 85664172, citing Beech Grove Cemetery, Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Diana L. Brace (contributor 46885260).