Died
at age 58
in Roxbury, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Biography
John was born in 1689. He passed away in 1747. In his will, John names wife Jemima, and son John, who was to receive a double portion. He references other children but does not name them.[1]
Sources
↑ Suffolk County, MA: Probate File Papers.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017-2019. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org). Case 8796: Will.
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6L-C6T : 10 February 2018), John Woods, 06 Feb 1689; citing ROXBURY,SUFFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0928294 IT 3.
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHZ9-D9N : 5 November 2017), John Woods and Jemima Sever, 03 Dec 1713; citing Marriage, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009473.
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 November 2019), memorial page for John Woods (1709–24 May 1747), Find A Grave: Memorial #64935996, citing Eliot Burying Ground, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by H.C.~Maine (contributor 47312104) . [Note: Correction submitted for age/DOB - age 38 is a misreading of headstone).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 John: