Ephraim Wood (1702 - 1789)

Born 4 Feb 1702 in Concord, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Buss) Wood — married about 1729 in Concord, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 20 Mar 1789 at age 87 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Ephriam Wood was born in Concord, Massachusetts, on February 4, 1701-2, the son of Jacob Wood and Mary Wheeler.^[1][2][3]

He married Mary Buss, daughter of Peter and Rachel (Fletcher) Buss, about 1729, based on the birthdate of their first child. She died September 11, 1781, at the age of 75.^[1][4] Children, born in Concord:^[2]

1. Oliver, born April 11, 1730; married, June 13, 1750, Lucy Hosmer.^[1][5][6]
2. Ephraim, Jr., born August 1, 1733; married 1st, October 24, 1758, Mary Heald, 2nd, January 28, 1808, Mrs. Milliscent Barrett; died April 8, 1814.^{[1][7][8][9][10]}
3. Amos, born April 14, 1737; married, February 24, 1763, Dorothy Dakin, of Sudbury, Massachusetts; died February 15, 1806.^{[1][11][12][13]}
4. Peter, born June 23, 1740; married, November 22, 1764, Sybill Howe; died March 5, 1820.^{[1][14][15][16]}
5. Mary, born March 6, 1741; died unmarried, December 11, 1773, aged 32.^[1][17][18]
6. Rebecca, born February 21, 1743; married, October 3, 1764, Jared Smith.^[1][19][20]

Ephraim settled on the farm that his father and grandfather had occupied in Concord. He was selectman in 1749, and captain of the Concord company.^[1]

Capt. Ephraim Wood died in Concord "March 20th 1789 : in the 88th year of his age." (Gravestone).^[1][21] He is buried at the Old Hill Burying Ground in Concord. His will was written July 31, 1782, and proved September 11, 1789. In it are named sons: Oliver, Ephraim, Peter, and Amos "the Sole Executor," daughter, Rebecca Smith and her husband Jared.^[22]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9} Cutter: Vol II. Page 858. Citing: "(IV) Captain Ephraim Wood."
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Wheeler: Pages 25-26. Citing: "123. Mary Wheeler ... m. Jacob Wood ... Children: ... Ephraim Wood, born Feb. 4, 1702; m. Mary Buss and had [6 children]."
3. ↑ Concord Records: Page 52. Citing: "Ephraim Wood y^e son of Jacob Wood & Mary his wife was Borne February y^e 4th, 1701 . 2."
4. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 16 December 2019), memorial page for Mary Buss Wood (14 Jan 1706–11 Sep 1781), Find A Grave: Memorial #134566523, citing Old Hill Burying Ground, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by 2patriots (contributor 47370354).
5. ↑ Concord Records: Page 123. Citing: "Oliver wood y^e Son of Ephraim wood and Mary his wife was born April y^e 11 : 1730."
6. ↑ Concord Records: Page 184. Citing: "Oliver Wood & Lucy Hosmer both of Concord were Married by James Minot Esq^r June 13 — 1750."
7. ↑ Concord Records: Page 134. Citing: "Ephraim Wood y^e son of Ephraim Wood and Mary his Wife was born August. 1^st : 1733."
8. ↑ Concord Records: Page 198. Citing: "Ephraim Wood Ju^r of Concord & Mary Heald of Lincoln wore Marr^d by the Reu^d M^r Bliss Oct 24 1758."
9. ↑ Concord Records: Page 367. Citing: "Ephraim Wood esq. & mrs. Milliscent Barrett both of Concord married by Rev. E. Ripley Jan. 28, 1808."
10. ↑ Concord Records: Page 334. Citing: "Ephraim Wood, Esq. husband of Meliscent died April 8^th 1814."
11. ↑ Concord Records: Page 142. Citing: "Amos Wood y^e son of Ephraim Wood and Mary his wife was born April. 14 : 1737."
12. ↑ Concord Records: Page 214. Citing: "Amos Wood of Concord & Dorathy Dakin of Sudbury were Married by Revnd m^r Bliss Febr^y 24 : 1763."
13. ↑ Concord Records: Page 327. Citing: "Col. Amos Wood, late husband of Dorothy, died Feb. 15, 1806. [aged 69. ch. rev.]"
14. ↑ Concord Records: Page 150. Citing: "Peter Wood y^e son of Ephraim Wood and Mary his wife Was born June 23 : 1740."
15. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCSC-TX2 : 3 November 2017), Peter Wood and Sybill How, 22 Nov 1764; citing Marriage, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
16. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHCH-WYX : 5 November 2017), Peter Wood, 05 Mar 1820; citing Death, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010705.
17. ↑ Concord Records: Page 154. Citing: "Mary Wood y^e Daughter of Ephraim Wood and Mary his Wife was born. March. 6 : 1741."
18. ↑ Concord Records: Page 434. Citing: "Miss Mary Wood, in 32d year of her age; daughter of Ephraim & Mary, December 11, 1773."
19. ↑ Concord Records: Page 158. Citing: "Rebekah Wood y^e Daughter of Ephraim Wood and Mary his Wife was born February. 21 : 1743."
20. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F82D-4H4 : 3 November 2017), Jared Smith and Rebecca Wood, 03 Oct 1764; citing Marriage, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
21. ↑ Concord Records: Page 322. Citing: "Capt. Ephraim Wood Relict to Mary his wife Dyed March 20^th 1789 [in 88^th year g.s.]"
22. ↑ Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org ($). New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized images provided by FamilySearch.org). Case 25433 (8 Pages).

See also:

• Cutter, William Richard. Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts. (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1908).
• Tolman, George. Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850. (Beacon Press, Boston, Mass., 1895).
• Wheeler, Albert Gallatin The Genealogical and Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America (American College of Genealogy, Boston, Massachusetts, 1914).
• Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 14 December 2019), memorial page for CPT Ephraim Wood, Sr (Feb 1701–20 Mar 1789), Find A Grave: Memorial #134566267, citing Old Hill Burying Ground, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by 2patriots (contributor 47370354).