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Henry Wood

Birth	:	1620 Surrey, England
Death	:	30 Sep 1670 Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial	:	Cowan Cemetery, Cowan, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate	:	35.1685982, -86.0010986
Description	:	Henry Wood Born Sanderstead, Surrey, England. Father John Wood Mother Joan Coleson Married 1644 Apr 28 Abigail Jenny Born 1619 Leyden, South Holland Died 1690 12 Children 1. Sarah Wood Born 1644 Yarmouth, MA Died 1675 Sandwich, MA Married 1667 John Nelson 2. Samuel Born 1647 Yarmouth, MA Died 1718 Middleboro, MA Married Rebeckah Morton Born 1651 Died 1718 3. Jonathan ... Read More	Henry Wood Born Sanderstead, Surrey, England. Father John Wood Mother Joan Coleson Married 1644 Apr 28 Abigail Jenny Born 1619 Leyden, South Holland Died 1690 12 Children 1. Sarah Wood Born 1644 Yarmouth, MA Died 1675 Sandwich, MA Married 1667 John Nelson 2. Samuel Born 1647 Yarmouth, MA Died 1718 Middleboro, MA Married Rebeckah Morton Born 1651 Died 1718 3. Jonathan Born 1649 Plymouth, MA Died 1675 Middleboro, MA 4. David Born 1651 Plymouth, MA Died 1717 Middleboro, MA Married Mary Barker 5. Joseph Born 1652 Plymouth, MA Died 1697 Married Hester Walker Born 1650 Died 1696 7. Benjamin Born 1652 Plymouth, MA Died 1690 8. Abiel Born 1659 Middleboro, MA Died 1719 Middleboro, MA 9. James Born Married Experience Fuller 10 . Abigail born 1656 Died 1718 Middleboro, MA Married David H Thomas, Jr 11. Susannah Born Middleboro, MA Married Josiah Morton 12. Mary W Reed Born Middleboro, MA Married Joseph Dean Henry Wood's parents were John Wood and Joan Coleson, of Sanderstead Court, Sanderstead, Surrey, England. This was a village located about 15 miles southeast of London. The Wood family had been in Surrey for at least five hundred years by the time Henry was born. His father was a "leather seller" in London and most of his brothers and sisters were baptised at St. Martin in the Fields church in London. His baptism record has not been found, but it is probably safe to say he was born about 1615-1620 based on the dates of his marriage and death. From the baptism records his siblings, it seems likely that the family lived in St. Martin's parish in London, which was a rapidly growing suburb on the edge of the city at the time. It is not known what Henry's occupation was while he lived in England Events occured when he was a young man that caused Henry and three of his brothers to leave England for America. Harman, Henry's uncle who was an attorney of Clifford's Inn, London, inherited the family estate which included the manor house known as Sanderstead Court as well as other lands in Sanderstead. In 1631 Henry's father, John, sued Harman for what he believed should be his portion of the estate. John lost the law suit and within the next ten years Henry and three of his brothers left for America over the next five years: 1. John, Henry's brother, went to Plymouth, Mass.; 2. Harman, Henry's brother, went to Boston, Mass., 3. Stephen, Henry's brother, went to Eastham, Mass. It is possible that Henry's brother, William, also came to Charleston, Mass Henry married Abigail Jenney (1619 - 1690) who was born in Leyden, South Holland, Netherlands. They were married on 25 Apr 1644 in Plymouth Colony, Mass. about three years after he purchased John Dunham's house. Abigail was the daughter of John Jenney and Sarah Carey who had been important Puritan leaders in Holland and continued to be influential in America after they moved to Plymouth in 1623. In all likelihood Abigail shared her familiy's Puritan convictions. Henry and Abigail first moved to Yarmouth, Mass. where his first two children, Sarah and Samuel, were born. He returned to Plymouth before 1649 where his other children were born. In 1665 he settled at Middleborough, Mass. In Weston's History of Middleborough we find "he was an original proprietor in Little Lotmen's Purchase." His home was near the General Abiel Washburn place [Abiel Washburn was a later owner who lived from 1763 - 1843]." In Weston's History of Middleborough and in Hurd's History of Plymouth County, Henry's purchase of land from the Indian known as the "Black Sachem" or Tispequin and his wife Anny is documented in a deed dated August 9, 1667. Tispequin was an important warrior and played a role in the Indian wars known as King Philip's War in 1675-1677. Henry paid Tispequin £4 for the land. In the sale document Tispequin is granted the right to gather cedar bark from the swamp after the sale. This tract of land became known as Wood's Purchase. In the division of his estate: Samuel Wood was given the house and land "his father dwelt on when hee deceased...it was agreed that his mother would live in the house as long as she pleases. Jonathan wood was given twenty acres of land in the Twenty Acre Lot and ten acres called by the Indians Asminnascassett pond as long as he paid his mother 10 shillings per year for the rest of her life. David, Joseph and Benjamin were to divide the remainder of Henry's land at Asminnascassett pond along with six acres of meadow he acquired from Tispequin as long as they contributed 10 shillings each to their mother each year. Abiel and James were given Henry's land at Goospoint in Plymouth as well as two acres of meadow in the South Meadow and two acres in Doty's meadow with the understanding that their mother would have the use and benefit of the land until they came of age. Sarah Nelson, wife of John Nelson, Abigail Wood, Jr., Susannah Wood and Mary Wood, "daughters of the said Henry Wood, shall have the parete of the mill which appertained unto Henry Wood att theire mother's decease, with the lands appertaining thereunto in equall and alike proportions." Samuel was to recieve all other lands not mentioned. It appears that presumed children Abigail and John did not inherit anything in the will. On March 4, 1673, four of his children, with his wife Abigail, were summoned into court to dispose of lands that they might contribute to the support of the widow Abigail. The parcels of land were identified as follows: Sixteen acrees of upland and eight acres of meddow One hundred acres of upland 40 acres of upland 13 acres of land his house stands on Twenty acrees of land att Strawberry Hill Eight acrees of meddow in Plymouth bounds The quarter part of the mill and the land about it Henry's death untimely death at about age 50 left his wife Abigail with 12 children. Daughter Sarah had married in 1667 three years prior to Henry's death, but most of the other children were probably still living at home. It would have been very difficult for Abigail to raise all of these children by herself, and there is no record that she ever remarried. In 1670, after their father's death, his sons David, Joseph and Benjamin chose as guardians John Morton and his brother, Lt. Ephraim Morton. It is not known if this was simply a legal requirement or if the boys actually took up residence with the Morton's. John Morton died in 1673. The other children apparently continued to live with Abigail until they could set up their own homes. "Henry Wood of Middleborough, Mass." by Nora Bethel Wood and Elijah Francis Atwood edited and indexed by Daniel Wood Rudgers. Bio M Cooley Born in Sanderstead Manor, Surrey England.

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Where is Henry Wood's memorial?
Henry Wood's memorial is located at: Cowan Cemetery, Cowan, Franklin County, USA.
When did Henry Wood death?
Henry Wood death on 30 Sep 1670 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Henry Wood's memorial?
Latitude: 35.1685982
Longitude: -86.0010986

Family Members:

Spouse

Abigail Jenney Wood

(1621 - 1690)

Children

Samuel Wood

(1647 - 1718)

Samuel Wood

(1647 - 1718)

David Wood

(1651 - 1717)

(unknow - unknow)

Abiel Wood

(1659 - 1719)

Flowers:

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