Thomas Wood

1633 - 1687  (53 years)

• Name	Thomas Wood
  Birth	12 Sep 1633	Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England   [1]
  Living	Apr 1654 (20 years)	Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  Occupation	14 Dec 1655 (22 years)  [1]
  He was a carpenter and coffin maker.
  Freeman	25 Mar 1662 (28 years)	Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Legal	28 Aug 1667 (33 years)  [3]
  Thomas was accused by the Rev. Samuel Phillips on 28 Aug 1667 of including 60 rods of meadow land in his deed that belonged to Phillips. He confessed and the land was returned to Phillips.
  History	31 Jul 1675 (41 years)	Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  According to the diary of Samuel Sewall, "1675 July 31, at midnight, Tho. Wood, carpenter, of Rowley, had his house and goods burnt, and væ malum, a daughter of about 10 years of age, who directed her brother so that he got out, was herself consumed to ashes."
  Will	21 Jul 1687 (53 years)	Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  He mentions his uncle, Obadiah, his wife, Ann, and his children:John, Thomas, Josiah, Samuel, Solomon, Ebenezer, James, Mary, Ann, and Ruth.
  Death	9 Sep 1687	Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4]
  Burial	12 Sep 1687	Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3]
  Probate/Proved	Nov 1687 (54 years)	Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Siblings	2 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. Elizabeth Wood,   b. 1623, England   2. Obadiah Wood,   b. 1625, England d. 3 Dec 1694, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 69 years) + 3. Thomas Wood,   b. 12 Sep 1633, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England d. 9 Sep 1687, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 53 years) ▻ Ann Hunt,  m. 7 Jun 1654   4. Josiah Wood,   b. Abt 1635, England d. 24 Sep 1691, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 56 years)   5. Ruth Wood,   b. Abt 1636, England d. 18 Jan 1696/97, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 61 years)   6. Tabitha Wood,   c. 30 May 1641, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 29 Aug 1642, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 1 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Edward Wood,   b. Abt 1598, England d. 27 Nov 1642, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 44 years)  (Father)  Ruth Lea,   b. 1602, Norwich, Norfolk, England d. 29 Aug 1642, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 40 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I898	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	4 May 2019

  
  

  Father	Edward Wood,   b. Abt 1598, England d. 27 Nov 1642, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 44 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Ruth Lea,   b. 1602, Norwich, Norfolk, England d. 29 Aug 1642, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 40 years)
  Family ID	F848	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Ann Hunt,   b. 1637   d. 29 Dec 1714, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	7 Jun 1654	Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3, 5]
  Their marriage was recorded as 7 (4) 1654.
  Age at Marriage	He : 20 years and 9 months - She : ~ 17 years and 6 months.
  Children	7 sons and 4 daughters
  1. Mary Wood,   b. 15 Mar 1655, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. John Wood,   b. 2 Nov 1656, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 24 Jun 1735, Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 78 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Thomas Wood,   b. 10 Aug 1658, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. bur. 1 Dec 1702, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 44 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Ann Wood,   b. 8 Aug 1660, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Ruth Wood,   b. 21 Jul 1662, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 29 Nov 1734, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 72 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Josiah Wood,   b. 5 Sep 1664, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. After 1711, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 47 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     7. Elizabeth Wood,   b. 5 Sep 1664, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 31 Jul 1675, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 10 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     8. Samuel Wood,   b. 26 Dec 1666, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 25 Nov 1690, Canada (Age 23 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   9. Solomon Wood,   b. 17 May 1669, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 13 Jan 1753, Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 83 years)  [Father: Birth] ▻ Mary Hazeltine  m. 15 Oct 1690 + 10. Capt. Ebenezer Wood,   b. 29 Dec 1671, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth] ▻ Rachel Nichols  m. 5 Apr 1695;   Johanna Gage  m. 11 Aug 1718   11. James Wood,   b. 22 Jun 1674, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 18 Oct 1694, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 20 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F845	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2018

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Thomas Wood(1633 – 1687) 2Edward Wood(Abt 1598 – 1642) 3Ruth Lea(1602 – 1642)

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 12 Sep 1633 - Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England Living - Apr 1654 - Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 7 Jun 1654 - Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Freeman - 25 Mar 1662 - Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. History - 31 Jul 1675 - Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Will - 21 Jul 1687 - Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 9 Sep 1687 - Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burial - 12 Sep 1687 - Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Probate/Proved - Nov 1687 - Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S1006] I, Jane. email: 1998-06-27 "WOOD, Thomas (abt 1635-1687) of Rowley, Essex Co., MA" , (Email message from thaia (at) goodnet.com, 27 June 1998). [S1007] Poor, William George. 1735 - June 25 - 1935 Upton, Massachusetts , (Upton, Massachusetts: Charlescraft Press, 1935). [S716] Blodgette, George Brainard. Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts - A Genealogical Record of the Families Who Settled in Rowley Before 1700 with Several Generations of Their Descendants, (Rowley, Massachusetts: Amos Everett Jewett, 1933). [S67] Ancestral File (LDS), (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), Questionnable Source. [S717] Essex Institute. Vital Records of Rowley, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 volume 1, (Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1928).