James Woods (1743 - 1822)

Born 21 Jan 1743 in Albemarle County, Virginia

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Died 11 Sep 1822 at age 79 in Paint Lick Creek, Garrard County, Kentucky

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Biography

Captain James Woods served with Albemarle County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

James Woods is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A128923.

James was born on 21 January 1743 in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA. He was the son of John De Fiennes Woods and Susanna (Anderson) Woods.^[1]

Military Service: 1776.

In the 1820 census James (age 77) was living in Garrard, Garrard, Kentucky, United States.^[2]

James died at the age of 79 on 11 September 1822 in Paint Lick Creek, Garrard County, Kentucky, USA.^[1][3]

James was buried after 11 September 1822 in Hanging Rock Cemetery, Garrard County, Kentucky, USA.^[4]

Military Service: Between 1835 and 1850 in North Carolina, US.^[5]

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Alternate Names

There are alternate names for this person:

• Col James Woods
• James Woods

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• No note uses id N343. This text was just removed '"James (1748-1823) was an officer in the Revolutionary army, married Mary, daughter of James Garland, of North Garden, and removed to Garrard County, Kentucky, where he had a family of twelve children." From Rev. Edgar Woods
  Virginia in the Revolution
  "Fourth and Twelfth Regiments.---Colonel, James Wood; Lietenant Colonel, Nevil; Major Clark; Captains, Lapsley, Still, Wall, Kirkpatrick, Waggoner, Croghan, Boyer; commissioned officers, 30; staff, 13; noncommissioned and privates, 752." From "The Scotch-Irish" by Hana, Charles A.
  DAR rank Captain #A128923
  no entry for daughter Sarah
  Colonel, Regiment 4th & 8th Virginia Foot'.
• Found an unknown section name 'Military Service'.
• A burial fact had no date. Changed its date to be after the death date.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Gravestone: ce: S317 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2012 Date: 2012.</li>
2. ↑ 1820 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1820 United States Federal Census Date: 2010,
   Page: 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Garrard, Garrard, Kentucky; Page: 120; NARA Roll: M33_21; Image: 136.</li>
3. ↑ Death: Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Date: 2011,
   Page: Volume: 276; SAR Membership Number: 55005.</li>
4. ↑ Burial: Burial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #12645074 (accessed 1 October 2023)
   Memorial page for Col James Woods (21 Jan 1743-11 Sep 1822), citing Green and Woods Cemetery, Garrard County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Robert S. Damrell Jr. (contributor 46810279). (accessed unknown date)</li>
5. ↑ Military Service: Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S. Pensioners, 1818-1872 Date: 2007.</li></ol>

See also:

• Family History of James Woods and Mary Garland https://archive.org/details/historygenealogie00mill/page/215/mode/1up History and genealogies of the families of Miller, Woods, Harris, Wallace, Maupin, Oldham, Kavanaugh, and Brown (illustrated), by William Harris Miller, p 215 to 221 in Internet Archives