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John Wood

b. 1612  |  d. BEFORE 7 Mar 1676 · Plymouth, Massachusetts

Parents

Events

Birth
1612
Christening
24 Dec 1614 · St. Martin's, Surrey, England
Death
BEFORE 7 Mar 1676 · Plymouth, Massachusetts

Family

Spouse: Sarah Masterson (1619–1702) · m. BEFORE 1643

Children:

  1. John Atwood (4 Mar 1650–1676)
  2. Nathaniel Wood (25 Feb 1652–17 Dec 1724)
    m. Mary Lucas (15 Mar 1658–5 Dec 1736) · 1683 · Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Children: John Atwood (1684–); Elizabeth Atwood (1687–); Joanna Atwood (1689–1690); Mary Atwood (1691–1691); Nathaniel Atwood (1693–); Isaac Atwood (1695–); Barnabas Atwood (1697–); Joanna Atwood (1700–)
  3. Isaac Atwood (27 Feb 1654–BEFORE 1685)
  4. Sarah Atwood (–AFTER 1685)
    m. John Fallowell (–BEFORE Mar 1676) · 13 Feb 1668 · Plymouth, Massachusetts
  5. Abigail Atwood (1656/60–1698)
    m. Samuel Leonard · BEFORE 7 Mar 1676
  6. Mercy Atwood (ABOUT 1656–Jun 1685)
  7. Elizabeth Atwood (ABOUT 1665/69–)
    m. Caleb Nye · ABOUT 1685
  8. Hannah Atwood (BEFORE Mar 1676–16 Dec 1718)
    m. Richard Cooper · 1 Feb 1693 · Plymouth, Massachusetts
  9. Mary Wood (ABOUT 1637/45–6 Jan 1715)
    m. John Holmes (–24 Dec 1675) · 11 Dec 1661
    Children: Joseph Holmes (1665–1733); Mary Holmes (–1696); Isaac Holmes (1674–1738)
    m. William Bradford (17 Jun 1624–20 Feb 1704) · 1676/77
    Children: Israel Bradford (1677–1760); Ephraim Bradford (1683–); David Bradford (1687–); Hezekiah Bradford (1687–)

Notes

In Plymouth in 1643. Lived in Plymouth thereafter. According to Elijah Frances Atwood, "Ye Atte Wood Annals (1928), he "Came to Plymouth 1635-6, evidently with his uncle, John Atwood". He reports that he probably also had brothers Harman, John, Stephen, and Henry, and perhaps also William of Charlestown. !Baptism-Parents: From "The Ancestry of Fanny Barnes and her husband Thomas Knight" by Brian J.L. Berry; 1989. !Probate: His estate was probated (along with that of his son John) on 7 Mar 1676, adm by Nathaniel Atwood. Deed signed by widow and other heirs in 1685. The widow's estate was probated in 1702, Nathaniel Atwood, Adm. (Note: The ATWOOD name appears on the passenger listing of the PLANTER of London, Nicholas Trerice, Master, which sailed from London about April 10 and arrived at Boston June 7, 1635. Atwood appears to be from St. Albans. Source: soc.roots posting of surnames on the Planter, by Kate Forester <av358@Freenet. Carleton.ca> on Sep 14, 1994. She quotes Planters of the Commonwealth by Charles Edward Banks, 1930, pg. 139.) He was at Plymouth MA 1635-36 where he owned land, was a constable, on the grand jury, freeman 1647. Later removed to Plympton.