Born in Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Woods
and [mother unknown]
Sister of
James Woods Jr [half]
Wife of
John Woods
— married
5 Feb 1767 in Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay
Wife of
Joseph Barnes
— married
1805 in New Braintree, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Cynthia (Woods) Fenton
Died
at age 62
in New Braintree, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jun 2012
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Biography
Lydia Woods was born in 1748 in Hardwick, Massachusetts, the daughter of James Woods and his wife Anna. [1]
Lydia was married four times, first to her cousin John Woods, second David Allen, third Daniel Matthews, and fourth Joseph Barnes.
Lydia passed away in 1811.[2]
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCKH-H3J : 4 December 2014), Lydia Woods, 16 Sep 1748; citing HARDWICK,WORCESTER,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873754 IT 3.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH5K-1QQ : 20 May 2022), Lydia Barnes, 11 May 1811; citing Death, New Braintree, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009533.
- The 1794 will of John Woods includes a bequest to his daughter Lydia widow of John Woods; Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Case 67046
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lydia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lydia:
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