John J. Womack1
b. 2 November 1819, d. 7 April 1893
Birth* | 2 November 1819 | He was born John James Womack on 2 November 1819 in Kentucky.1,2,3 |
Marriage* | 23 December 1847 | He married first Mary Ann Lofton, daughter of Thomas G. Lofton and Betsey Heaton, on 23 December 1847 in Macoupin County, Illinois.1,4 |
Census US 1850* | 19 October 1850 | Mary and John J. Womack were enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 19 October 1850 in Macoupin County, Illinois. John was 30 years of age and a farmer with real estate valued at $720, and Mary Ann was 21 years of age. Also in the household were the couple's son, Thomas W. Womack, who was 1 year old, and Mary Ann's niece, Elizabeth Ann Dunnagan, who was 11 years old and had attended school within the year.5 |
(Husband) Death | 5 October 1865 | John became a widower when Mary Ann (Lofton) Womack died on 5 October 1865 at age 37.1 |
Marriage* | 9 May 1867 | He married second Ann M. Thompson on 9 May 1867 in Macoupin County.2,6,7 |
Death* | 7 April 1893 | He died on 7 April 1893 at age 731 |
Burial* | | and was buried in Rural Methodist Cemetery, Womac, Macoupin County.2 |
Citations
- [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary A. (Lofton) Womack, Memorial# 11664153. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
- [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John J. Womack, Memorial# 11663897.
- [S1727] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, online at www.ancestry.com, death of John Wesley Womack on 23 August 1938 in Carlinville, Macoupin County, referencing FHL film# 1818886, his father's name John James Womack. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947.
- [S1681] Illinois Marriage Index, 1860-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of John J. Womack and Mary Ann Lofton on 23 December 1847 in Macoupin County. Hereinafter cited as Illinois Marriage Index, 1860-1920.
- [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John J. and Mary A. Womack, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: M432_118; Page: 256B; Image: 270. Hereinafter cited as 1850 US Federal Census.
- [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ann M. (Thompson) Womack, Memorial# 11663900.
- [S1681] Illinois Marriage Index, 1860-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of John J. Womack and Ann M. Thompson on 9 May 1867 in Macoupin County.
- [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John W. Womack, Memorial# 11667512.
- [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, George E. Womack, Memorial# 11664107.
- [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Albartis Womack, Memorial# 11664106.
John W. Womack1
b. 20 February 1859, d. 23 August 1938
Birth* | 20 February 1859 | He was born John Wesley Womack on 20 February 1859 in Womac, Macoupin County, Illinois.1,2,4 |
Marriage* | 9 August 1893 | He married Jessie E. Nantz on 9 August 1893 in Macoupin County, Illinois.2,5 |
Death* | 23 August 1938 | He died in 23 August 1938 in Carlinville, Macoupin County, at age 791,2,4 |
Burial* | 25 August 1938 | and was buried on 25 August 1938 in Rural Methodist Cemetery, Shaws Point Township (Womac), Macoupin County.2,6 |
Citations
- [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary A. (Lofton) Womack, Memorial# 11664153. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
- [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John W. Womack, Memorial# 11667512.
- [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John J. Womack, Memorial# 11663897.
- [S1727] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, online at www.ancestry.com, death of John Wesley Womack on 23 August 1938 in Carlinville, Macoupin County, referencing FHL film# 1818886. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947.
- [S1681] Illinois Marriage Index, 1860-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of John W. Womack and Jessie E. Nantz on 9 August 1893 in Macoupin County. Hereinafter cited as Illinois Marriage Index, 1860-1920.
- [S1727] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, online at www.ancestry.com, death of John Wesley Womack on 23 August 1938 in Carlinville, Macoupin County, referencing FHL film# 1818886, his father's name John James Womack.
Mary E. Womack1
b. 29 February 1888, d. 11 July 1888
Citations
- [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Kate Rachel (Wells) Womack, Memorial# 11663964. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
- [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary E. Womack, Memorial# 11663939.
Steven William Womack1
b. 8 December 1854, d. 14 August 1926
Birth* | 8 December 1854 | He was born with the name Steven William Womack on 8 December 1854 in Macoupin County, Illinois.2,3,1 |
Name Variation | | He also appeared in records as S. W. Womack.2,3 |
Marriage* | 2 June 1887 | He married first Kate Rachel Wells, daughter of Henry Anderson Wells and Caroline Morrison, on 2 June 1887 in Christian County, Illinois.4,5,6 |
(Husband) Death | 10 March 1888 | Steven became a widower when Kate Rachel (Wells) Womack died on 10 March 1888, 11 days after the birth of their first child, at age 27.7 |
(Father) Death | 11 July 1888 | His daughter died at the age of 4 months on 11 July 1888.7,8 |
Marriage* | 8 September 1892 | He married second Katherine Morrell Campbell, daughter of James Campbell and Catherine Morrell Whitlock, on 8 September 1892 in Macoupin County, Illinois.9,3 |
Death* | 14 August 1926 | He died on 14 August 1926 in Virden, Macoupin County, at age 712,3,1 |
Burial* | 19 August 1926 | and was buried on 19 August 1926 in Carlinville City Cemetery, Carlinville, Macoupin County.3,1 |
Citations
- [S1727] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Steven Wm Womack on 17 August 1926 in Virden, Macoupin County, referencing FHL film# 1613441. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947.
- [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary A. (Lofton) Womack, Memorial# 11664153. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
- [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, S.W. Womack, Memorial# 92135589.
- [S1701] Illinois, County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Steven William Womack, son of John J. Womack and Mary Ann Lofton, and Kate Rachel Wells in 1887 in Christian County, referencing film# 000986722. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
- [S1701] Illinois, County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Kate Rachel Wells, daughter of Henry Anderson Wells and Caroline Morrison, and Steven William Womack in 1887 in Christian County, referencing film# 000986722.
- [S1689] Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Kate R. Wells and "T.W." Womack on 2 June 1887 in Christian County, noting that the record can be found at the County Court Records, Film # 0987611. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900.
- [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Kate Rachel (Wells) Womack, Memorial# 11663964.
- [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary E. Womack, Memorial# 11663939.
- [S1681] Illinois Marriage Index, 1860-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Steven William Womack and "Campbell Womack" on 8 September 1892 in Macoupin County. Hereinafter cited as Illinois Marriage Index, 1860-1920.
Thomas W. Womack1
b. 1849
Citations
- [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary A. (Lofton) Womack, Memorial# 11664153. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
- [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Thomas W. Womack, Memorial# 202220454.
- [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John J. and Mary A. Womack, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: M432_118; Page: 256B; Image: 270. Hereinafter cited as 1850 US Federal Census.
Abiel Wood1
Citations
- [S744] Maltby Family Genealogy Website, online at http://home.earthlink.net/~jamaltby1/index.html, citing Mayflower Families Five Generations: Billington, pages 43-44, and 63. Compiled by John A. Maltby of Redwood City, California, who we believe has presented his own research; the website contains thorough source information and appears to be an excellent resource for the Massachusetts Colony Washburn Family History. The website includes additional family lines as well. Regarding the Washburns, the only family line on the website reviewed by this researcher, much of the information presented appears to be in line with information already obtained and is believed to be accurate. For that reason, additional information obtained only from the Maltby Family Genealogy website has been included in this collection. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as the Maltby Family Genealogy Website.
Abigail Wood1
b. circa 1645
Birth* | circa 1645 | Abigail Wood was born circa 1645 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony.2 |
Marriage* | before 7 March 1675/76 | She married, as his first wife, Samuel Leonard, son of Solomon Leonard and Sarah Chandler, before 7 March 1675/76.2,1 |
Estate* | 7 March 1675/76 | Abigail, identified as his child, was included in a division of the estate of John Wood "formerly of Plymouth" on 7 March 1675/76.2 |
Land Transfer* | 10 January 1688 | On 10 January 1688, acknowledged on 30 Jan 1687/88, Samuel Leonard of Bridgewater and his wife Abigail (Wood) Leonard, sold land in Bridgewater to David Perkins of Beverly.2 |
Relocation* | 1692 | Abigail and Samuel Leonard went to Worcester, Middlesex County, where they was living in 1692.2 |
Indian Attack* | 1695 | Abigail and Samuel Leonard's son Samuel, while living with his family in Worcester, age 12, was kidnapped by Indians in the fall of 1695. He was still with the Indians in 1697 when they captured Hannah Dustin of Haverhill. Samuel and Hannah subsequently escaped to Haverhill and he rejoined his family in Connecticut.3 |
Death* | | She probably died in Worcester.2 |
(Mother) Land Records | 26 March 1706 | On 26 March 1706, Abigail's children, Samuel Leonard, Elizabeth (Leonard) Clark and her husband Thomas Clark, and Mercy (Leonard) Adams and her husband Richard Adams sold all their right in the property of their grandfather, John Wood of Plymouth, deceased, to their uncle, Nathaniel Wood.2 |
Citations
- [S1139] Manning Leonard, Memorial: Genealogical, Historical, and Biographical, of Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and some of his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Southbridge, Massachusetts: Manning Leonard, 1896), #2., Samuel Leonard (Solomon), pages 34-36. Hereinafter cited as Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater.
- [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 15, Samuel Leonard, pages 20-21. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).
- [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five), Person# 53, Samuel Leonard, pages 54-55.
Calvin Wood1
b. 1835, d. 4 May 1860
Citations
- [S1701] Illinois, County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, Calvin Wood and Mary Braden, Madison County, 21 April 1859, referencing Film Number: 001306457. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
- [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Nancy Wood, Township 3 N R 10 W, Madison, Illinois; Roll: M432_119; Page: 543A; Image: 426. Hereinafter cited as 1850 US Federal Census.
- [S1602] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, 1860 probate of Calvin Wood, mentions his widow named Mary, no children, Isaac Braden and John Wood. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999.
Eleazer Wood1
b. 14 March 1661/62, d. 20 May 1704
Citations
- [S1249] Miss Emma F. Ware, "Genealogy of Robert Ware of Dedham, Mass.", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 41, pages 21-52 (January 1887). Hereinafter cited as "Robert Ware of Dedham."
- [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Births, Volume 1, page 107. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
- [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 833. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
- [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Sherborn, Volume 1, page 229.
- [S1251] Miss Emma Forbes Ware, Ware Genealogy; Robert Ware, of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1642-1699, and his lineal descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1901), pages 45-46. Hereinafter cited as Ware Genealogy.
- [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Sherborn Births, Volume 1, page 95.
Elnathan Wood1
Citations
- [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library EBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Washburn, pages 338-350. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
- [S744] Maltby Family Genealogy Website, online at http://home.earthlink.net/~jamaltby1/index.html, citing Mayflower Families Five Generations: Billington, pages 43-44, and 63. Compiled by John A. Maltby of Redwood City, California, who we believe has presented his own research; the website contains thorough source information and appears to be an excellent resource for the Massachusetts Colony Washburn Family History. The website includes additional family lines as well. Regarding the Washburns, the only family line on the website reviewed by this researcher, much of the information presented appears to be in line with information already obtained and is believed to be accurate. For that reason, additional information obtained only from the Maltby Family Genealogy website has been included in this collection. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as the Maltby Family Genealogy Website.
- [S744] Maltby Family Genealogy Website, online at http://home.earthlink.net/~jamaltby1/index.html, citing Mayflower Families Five Generations: Billington, page 63.
Elva R. Wood1
b. 1862
Birth* | 1862 | Elva R. Wood was born about 1862 in Illinois.1 |
Marriage* | 18 July 1885 | She married Lanson K. Laird on 18 July 1885 in Jefferson County, Illinois.1,2 |
Census US 1910* | 18 April 1910 | Elva R. and Lanson K. Laird were enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 18 April 1910 in Rome, Jefferson County, Illinois. Lanson was 65 years of age and a farmer on his own general farm, and Elva was 48 years of age and worked at home as a dressmaker on her own account. Theirs was Lanson's second marriage and Elva's first. They owned their farm free of mortgage, had been married for 25 years, and Elva had given birth to three children, all of whom were living and enumerated with their parents in 1910. John L. was 23 years of age and worked as a laborer on the farm for wages; Myrtle B., who was enumerated as "Mertie", was 14 years old and had attended school within the census year; and Laura O. was 7 years old and had also attended school within the year.1 |
Citations
- [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Lanson K. and Elva R. Laird, Rome, Jefferson, Illinois; Roll: T624_294; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0110; FHL microfilm: 1374307. Hereinafter cited as 1910 US Federal Census.
- [S1681] Illinois Marriage Index, 1860-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of "Lawson" K Laird and Elva R Wood on 18 July 1885 in Jefferson, Illinois, USA. Hereinafter cited as Illinois Marriage Index, 1860-1920.
Hannah Wood1
b. 11 February 1688/89, d. 4 March 1754
Birth* | 11 February 1688/89 | Hannah Wood was born on 11 February 1688/89 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 |
Marriage* | 5 January 1708/9 | She married Joseph Ware of Wrentham, son of John Ware and Joanna Gay, on 5 January 1708/9 in Sherborn. Their marriage was also recorded in Wrentham.1,3,4 |
Relocation* | | Following their marriage, Hannah's husband moved with her to the Wood farm in Sherborn, Middlesex County.1 |
(Wife) Death | 20 January 1754 | Hannah became a widow when Joseph Ware died on 20 January 1754.5,1 |
Death* | 4 March 1754 | She died five weeks later on 4 March 1754 in Sherborn at age 65.1,6 |
Citations
- [S1251] Miss Emma Forbes Ware, Ware Genealogy; Robert Ware, of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1642-1699, and his lineal descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1901), pages 45-46. Hereinafter cited as Ware Genealogy.
- [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Sherborn Births, Volume 1, page 95. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
- [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Sherborn Marriages, Volume 1, page 178.
- [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Marriages, Volume 2, page 389.
- [S1251] Miss Emma Forbes Ware, Ware Genealogy, page 26.
- [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Sherborn Deaths, Volume 1, page 178.
Hannah Wood1
d. 23 February 1667/68
Birth* | | Hannah Wood was born in Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).3 |
Marriage* | 28 November 1665 | She married, as his first wife, John Harding, son of Abraham Harding and Elizabeth ______, on 28 November 1665 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1,4,2 |
Death* | 23 February 1667/68 | She died two weeks after the birth of her son on 23 February 1667/68 in Medfield.1,5,6 |
Citations
- [S1256] Andrew N. Adams, A Genealogical History of Henry Adams, of Braintree, Mass., and his descendants : also John Adams of Cambridge, Mass., 1632-1897, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Rutland, Vermont: published by the author; The Tuttle Company, Printers, 1898), page 8. Hereinafter cited as Henry Adams of Braintree and John Adams of Cambridge.
- [S1379] George E. McCracken, "John Harding of Boreham, Essex", The American Genealogist, Volume 34, pages 199-211 (1958): pages 209-210. Hereinafter cited as "John Harding of Boreham, Essex."
- [S1322] Abner Morse, compiler, A genealogical register of the inhabitants and history of the towns of Sherborn and Holliston, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Press of Damrell & Moore, 1856), Wood, pages 261-264. Hereinafter cited as Inhabitants and history of Sherborn and Holliston.
- [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Marriages, Volume 1, page 145. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
- [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Deaths, Volume 1, page 215.
- [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 342. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
- [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Births, Volume 1, page 57.
Jerusha Wood1
Citations
- [S471] Anna Chesebrough Wildey, Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts (New York, New York: Press of T.A. Wright, 1903), Part I, Descendants of Samuel, pages 18-301. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
- [S693] George Ernest Bowman, Vital records of the town of Halifax, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Includes indexes. (Boston, Massachusetts: Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1905), page 61. Hereinafter cited as Halifax vital records to 1849.
John Wood1,2
Marriage* | | He married Sarah Masterson.1,2 |
Name Variation | | The Wood surname was also found in the records as ATWOOD and ATTWOOD.1 |
Estate* | 7 March 1675/76 | A division of the estate of John Wood "formerly of Plymouth" on 7 March 1675/76 includes his child Abigail Leonard.1 |
(Grandfather) Land Records | 26 March 1706 | On 26 March 1706, his daughter Abigail's children, Samuel Leonard, Elizabeth (Leonard) Clark and her husband Thomas Clark, and Mercy (Leonard) Adams and her husband Richard Adams sold all their right in the property of their grandfather, John Wood of Plymouth, deceased, to their uncle, Nathaniel Wood.1 |
Citations
- [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 15, Samuel Leonard, pages 20-21. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).
- [S1139] Manning Leonard, Memorial: Genealogical, Historical, and Biographical, of Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and some of his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Southbridge, Massachusetts: Manning Leonard, 1896), #2., Samuel Leonard (Solomon), pages 34-36. Hereinafter cited as Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater.
- [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Plymouth Appendix, Volume 1, page 659. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
- [S1187] Ruth Wilder Sherman, "The Mary Atwood Sampler: More About Mary (Wood) (Holmes) Bradford of Duxbury and Plymouth, Massachusetts", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 144, pages 23-28 (January 1990): John and Sarah (Masterson) Wood, pages 25-26. Hereinafter cited as "Mary Atwood Sampler."
John Wood1
b. 1805
Citations
- [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Nancy Wood, Township 3 N R 10 W, Madison, Illinois; Roll: M432_119; Page: 543A; Image: 426. Hereinafter cited as 1850 US Federal Census.
John Wood1,2
d. 23 November 1872
Citations
- [S1762] Katherine Moorhead, History of Madison County, Illinois : with biographical sketches of many prominent men and pioneers, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Evansville, Indiana, 1973 reprint: originally published in 1882 by W.R. Brink, Edwardsville, Illinois, Venice, page 583. Hereinafter cited as History of Madison County, Illinois : with biographical sketches of many prominent men and pioneers.
- [S1701] Illinois, County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, Calvin Kinder, age 75, son of Valentine Kinder and Amelia Evans and Nancy Ann Wood, age 69, daughter of John Jones and Mary Halt, in Madison County on 22 September 1878, referencing Film Number: 001306458. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
Judith Wood1
b. 11 April 1728, d. 20 November 1811
Citations
- [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Fourth Generation, pages 19-32. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
- [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library EBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Washburn, pages 338-350. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
- [S744] Maltby Family Genealogy Website, online at http://home.earthlink.net/~jamaltby1/index.html, citing Mayflower Families Five Generations: Billington, page 63. Compiled by John A. Maltby of Redwood City, California, who we believe has presented his own research; the website contains thorough source information and appears to be an excellent resource for the Massachusetts Colony Washburn Family History. The website includes additional family lines as well. Regarding the Washburns, the only family line on the website reviewed by this researcher, much of the information presented appears to be in line with information already obtained and is believed to be accurate. For that reason, additional information obtained only from the Maltby Family Genealogy website has been included in this collection. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as the Maltby Family Genealogy Website.
- [S744] Maltby Family Genealogy Website, online at http://home.earthlink.net/~jamaltby1/index.html, citing Middleborough Vital Records, Volume 1, page 41.
- [S744] Maltby Family Genealogy Website, online at http://home.earthlink.net/~jamaltby1/index.html, information found at http://genforum.genealogy.com/washburn/messages/2743.html on 7 August 2013 and posted by John Maltby on 22 August 2002, citing Middleborough Vital Records, Volume 1, page 110 and Volume 2, page 45.
- [S744] Maltby Family Genealogy Website, online at http://home.earthlink.net/~jamaltby1/index.html, citing Wood, Middleboro Deaths, page 221; Mayflower Families Five Generations: Billington, page 133; Thatcher, Charles M., “Thatcher Papers,” 3 Volumes, 1620-1899, manuscript from FHL microfilm #945019, Volume III: Washburn, no page numbers.
- [S744] Maltby Family Genealogy Website, online at http://home.earthlink.net/~jamaltby1/index.html, citing Wood, Middleboro Deaths, page 221; Mayflower Families Five Generations: Billington, page 133.
Juliette Wood1
b. 1831, d. 24 November 1896
Birth* | 1831 | Juliette Wood was born in 1831 in Chautauqua County, New York.1 |
Marriage* | 4 July 1848 | She married Vincent Edwards, son of Eli Edwards and Catherine Longstreet, on 4 July 1848 in Ellington, Chautauqua County.1 |
(Wife) Death | 1892 | Juliette became a widow when Vincent Edwards died in 1892 at about age 74.2,3,4 |
Death* | 24 November 1896 | She died on 24 November 1896 in Ellington, Chautauqua County, New York, at about age 651 |
Burial* | | and was buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Ellington.1 |
Citations
- [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Juliette (Wood) Edwards, 7924795. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
- [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Vincent Edwards, Memorial# 7924651.
- [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Eli Edwards, Memorial# 5949995.
- [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Catherine (Longstreet) Edwards, Memorial# 5950089.
Justin E. Wood1
b. 1792
Citations
- [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Juliette (Wood) Edwards, 7924795. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
Mary Wood1,2
b. 25 December 1642
Citations
- [S1320] Odin A. Baugh, Thurston Family History and Genealogy, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Thurston was born in England around 1601. His wife was Margaret and they left England in 1637. They had 8 children. John died in 1685. This book follows the descendants of John's son Daniel who was born in 1646. Descendants lived in Massachusetts, New York, Missouri, Indiana, and elsewhere. (Spokane, Washington?: O.A. Baugh, 1989?), Second Generation, pages 4-6. Hereinafter cited as Thurston Family History and Genealogy.
- [S1322] Abner Morse, compiler, A genealogical register of the inhabitants and history of the towns of Sherborn and Holliston, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Press of Damrell & Moore, 1856), Wood, pages 261-264. Hereinafter cited as Inhabitants and history of Sherborn and Holliston.
- [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Marriages, Volume 1, page 177. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
- [S1291] William S. Tilden, History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts 1650-1886 : with genealogies of the families that held real estate or made any considerable stay in the town during the first century, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Geo. H. Ellis, 1887), Thurston, pages 495-497. Hereinafter cited as History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts 1650-1886.
Mary Wood1
Citations
- [S1541] Homan Potterton, Potterton People and Places: Three Centuries of an Irish Family. This book is well researched and sourced throughout as it tells the story of the Potterton family who came to Ireland in the late 17th Century. They settled as tenant farmers in County Meath, and have remained there ever since, farming the same lands. (County Louth, Ireland: Choice Publishing, 2006), found in excerpts from the book on www.amazon.com. Hereinafter cited as Potterton People and Places.
Mehitable Wood1
b. 22 July 1655, d. 12 November 1681
Birth* | 22 July 1655 | Mehitable Wood was born on 22 July 1655 in Medfield, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1,2 |
Marriage* | 17 October 1671 | She married, as his first wife, Joseph Morse, son of Joseph Morse and Hannah Phillips, on 17 October 1671 in Medfield, Suffolk County.1,3 |
Death* | 12 November 1681 | She died on 12 November 1681 in Holliston, Middlesex County, at age 26.1,4 |
Citations
- [S504] Compiled by J. Howard Morse and Emily W. Leavitt, Morse Genealogy : comprising the descendants of Samuel, Anthony, William and Joseph Morse and John Moss : being a revision of the "Memorial of the Morses" published by Rev. Abner Morse in 1850, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Samuel Morse (1587-1654) immigrated to Watertown, Massachusetts in 1635. Anthony Morse (1618-1686) and his brother, William Morse (1614-1683), immigrated to Newbury, Massachusetts. Joseph Morse (d.1646) immigrated to Ipswich, Massachusetts. John Moss (1603 or 4-1707) immigrated to New Haven, Connecticut. All emigrated from England. Includes indexes. (Cloverdale, Oregon: Morse Society, 1982), Samuel Morse, Third Generation, pages 12-25. Hereinafter cited as Morse Genealogy : comprising the descendants of Samuel, Anthony, William and Joseph Morse and John Moss.
- [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Births, Volume 1, page 107. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
- [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Marriages, Volume 1, page 159.
- [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Holliston Deaths, Volume 1, page 338.
Nathaniel Wood1
b. 25 February 1651/52
Birth* | 25 February 1651/52 | Nathaniel Wood was born on 25 February 1651/52 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony.4 |
Land Records* | 26 March 1706 | On 26 March 1706 Nathaniel Wood purchased from his nieces and nephew Samuel Leonard, Mary (Leonard) Newton, Elizabeth (Leonard) Clark and her husband Thomas Clark, and Mercy (Leonard) Adams and her husband Richard Adams, all their right in the property of their grandfather, John Wood of Plymouth, deceased.1 |
Citations
- [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 15, Samuel Leonard, pages 20-21. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).
- [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Plymouth Appendix, Volume 1, page 659. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
- [S1187] Ruth Wilder Sherman, "The Mary Atwood Sampler: More About Mary (Wood) (Holmes) Bradford of Duxbury and Plymouth, Massachusetts", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 144, pages 23-28 (January 1990): John and Sarah (Masterson) Wood, pages 25-26. Hereinafter cited as "Mary Atwood Sampler."
- [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Plymouth Apendix, Volume 1, page 659.
Nicholas Wood1
d. 7 February 1669/70
Citations
- [S1249] Miss Emma F. Ware, "Genealogy of Robert Ware of Dedham, Mass.", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 41, pages 21-52 (January 1887). Hereinafter cited as "Robert Ware of Dedham."
- [S1322] Abner Morse, compiler, A genealogical register of the inhabitants and history of the towns of Sherborn and Holliston, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Press of Damrell & Moore, 1856), Wood, pages 261-264. Hereinafter cited as Inhabitants and history of Sherborn and Holliston.
- [S504] Compiled by J. Howard Morse and Emily W. Leavitt, Morse Genealogy : comprising the descendants of Samuel, Anthony, William and Joseph Morse and John Moss : being a revision of the "Memorial of the Morses" published by Rev. Abner Morse in 1850, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Samuel Morse (1587-1654) immigrated to Watertown, Massachusetts in 1635. Anthony Morse (1618-1686) and his brother, William Morse (1614-1683), immigrated to Newbury, Massachusetts. Joseph Morse (d.1646) immigrated to Ipswich, Massachusetts. John Moss (1603 or 4-1707) immigrated to New Haven, Connecticut. All emigrated from England. Includes indexes. (Cloverdale, Oregon: Morse Society, 1982), Samuel Morse, Third Generation, pages 12-25, confusing her surname, however, and stating it as "Wilkes". Hereinafter cited as Morse Genealogy : comprising the descendants of Samuel, Anthony, William and Joseph Morse and John Moss.
- [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Deaths, Volume 1, page 243. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
- [S1379] George E. McCracken, "John Harding of Boreham, Essex", The American Genealogist, Volume 34, pages 199-211 (1958): pages 209-210. Hereinafter cited as "John Harding of Boreham, Essex."
- [S504] Compiled by J. Howard Morse and Emily W. Leavitt, Morse Genealogy : comprising the descendants of Samuel, Anthony, William and Joseph Morse and John Moss, Samuel Morse, Third Generation, pages 12-25.
- [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Births, Volume 1, page 107.
Sarah Wood1
b. 25 December 1642
Citations
- [S1322] Abner Morse, compiler, A genealogical register of the inhabitants and history of the towns of Sherborn and Holliston, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Press of Damrell & Moore, 1856), Wood, pages 261-264. Hereinafter cited as Inhabitants and history of Sherborn and Holliston.
Wilkes Wood Esq.
Occupation* | 1831 | Wilkes Wood Esq. was Judge of the Probate of Wills and for granting Letters of Administrations in 1831 in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. |
(Judge) Administration | 3 October 1831 | In a letter to Justice Wilkes Wood dated 3 October 1831, John E. Howard wrote that he was the guardian of the deceased John Bolton's father, Joseph Bolton Jr.. Stating also that the deceased John Bolton died without issue, John E. Howard requested that Jonas Hartwell, a selectman of West Bridgewater, be appointed Administrator of John Bolton's estate.1 |
(Judge) Administration | 4 October 1831 | The estate of John Bolton of West Bridgewater, who died intestate, was opened for probate on 4 October 1831 in East Bridgewater. Jonas Hartwell was appointed Administrator by Wilkes Wood Esq., Judge of the Probate of Wills, and for granting Letters of Administration, and Hartwell paid a Surety Bond of $200 with Benjamin B. Howard and Libbeus Packard as witnesses.2 |
(Judge) Inventory | 3 April 1832 | The initial Inventory of the estate of John Bolton, late of West Bridgewater, was filed with Justice Wilkes Wood on 3 April 1832 in East Bridgewater. It had been completed by appraisers Nathan Alger Jr., George W. Lathrop and Stillman Alger and sworn to by Administrator Jonas Hartwell. The initial inventory of the estate was valued at $239.89 and included personal and household items in addition to notes of loans, with interest, against three individuals: Willis Alger, Nathan Alger and John Willis owed the deceased $150.59, $29.75 and $25.32 respectively.2  |
(Judge) Final Accounting | 2 April 1833 | One year later, on 2 April 1833, a second and possibly final Inventory and Expenses of the estate of John Bolton, was submitted by Administrator Jonas Hartwell and filed with Probate Justice Wilkes Wood in East Bridgewater. New items totaling $162.14 had been added to the $239.89 value of the initial inventory making the total value of his estate $402.03 before expenses. $150.00 and $10.00 had been received from the estates of Nathan Alger and Abiezer Alger Esq. respectively, interest received totaled $2.00 and there was $.14 cash in hand. The Administrator requested and received allowance in the amount of $137.72 for the following estate expenses: $5.16 in funeral charges, $34.50 for the deceased's last sickness, $20.11 paid to Dr. Caleb Swan, $6.47 paid to Dr. Noah Whitman, $1.70 in expenses for appraising the estate, $12.28 lost in the sale of the personal estate, $1.00 paid to Charles Hayden, $15.00 for a pair of gravestones and $41.50 for settling the estate.
The net value of the estate, after expenses, in 1833 was $264.31 which in today's dollars (2009) would be about $6,830. No mention of a wife, children or family members were found in the probate papers nor was there any indication of how the closing amount was disbursed.2 |
Citations
- [S624] Probate records, 1686-1903; with index and docket, 1685-1967, Massachusetts Probate Court (Plymouth County), microfilm of originals at Plymouth, Massachusetts on 157 microfilm reels filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, 1968. Includes Index. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Film# 2426726, Probate# 2218. Hereinafter cited as Plymouth County Massachusetts Probate (Index) 1686-1903.
- [S781] John Bolton of West Bridgewater, Probate file# 2218, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, found among "Probate records, 1686-1903; with index and docket, 1685-1967", Massachusetts Probate Court (Plymouth County) microfilm of originals at Plymouth, Massachusetts on 157 microfilm reels. Includes Index. Papers on multiple films, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, FHL Film# 550911, Book 61, page 440; FHL Film# 555259, Book 68, page 253; FHL Film# 555261, Book 72, pages 146-147; FHL Film# 555262, Book 74, pages 107-108. Hereinafter cited as John Bolton Probate file# 2218.
______ Wood1
Citations
- [S869] Marcus Taft Jones, Hayward-Howard genealogy and family history: descendants of William and Margery Hayward of Braintree, Massachusetts, 1648; earlier of Weymouth. Microfilm of typescript at the Rhode Island Historical Society in Providence, Rhode Island. Hayward genealogy 1648-1690: pages 133-150; FHL Film# 22344, Item 2, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Hayward-Howard genealogy and family history.
John Woodburn1
Citations
- [S484] Seth Chandler, History of the Town of Shirley, Massachusetts from its Early Settlement to A.D. 1882. The copy obtained from Google Books contains additional, handwritten notations and corrections dated 25 Sep 1883 on the William Bolton family on page 357. (Shirley, Massachusetts: Seth Chandler, 1883), pages 357-359. Hereinafter cited as Shirley Massachusetts History to 1882.
Sarah (Sallie) Woodcock1
b. 2 September 1772
Citations
- [S261] Portrait and Biographical Album of Knox County, Illinois; (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, originally published in 1886, filmed in 1974), film number 934993, item 1, pages 766-768. Hereinafter cited as Biographical Album of Knox County.