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Ancestery of Stephen Andrus WOOD

Up Dated 26 February 2008

Edward WOOD
and
Ruth LEE

Edward was baptized 29 Oct 1594 at Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, and married 2 February 1619/20 at Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England. Ruth LEE. She was born about 1598 at Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England. He died 27 November 1642 in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

Edward WOOD, was admitted to the Church at Charlestown 30: 1mo: 1640; died 29: 6mo: 1642. Only his inventory taken 4: 10mo: 1642 is extent in the Suffolk county probates. His wife Ruth died 27: 9mo: 1642. Thomas Bellows WYMAN, calls her Ruth MOUSALL. Since Ruth (MOUSALL) WOOD was living 13 April 1657 when her father, Ralph MOUSALL, made his will, it is obvious that she married a different WOOD. Other chroniclers of the WOOD family have perpetuated WYMAN's error. It is probable that Edward was newly come to America in 1640 and that all the children were born in England with the exception of the daughter Tabitha who was born and died in Charlestown in 1641.

Thomas WOOD mentions in his will his brother Obadiah. Obadiah, in a deed, mentions his brother Josiah and his cousin (nephew) Samuel PHIPPS.

Obadiah's son Obadiah removed to Hartford, Conn. In his will he leaves to his children "that estate that may fall to me in old England." In a dispute over the estate between John SHAW, husband of Mary WOOD, and Obadiah WOOD, 3rd, John SHAW appealed the case to the Superior Court. A search of the Superior Court Records at Hartford may perhaps establish the seat of the family in England. From these various records we can reconstruct the family of Edward and Ruth (LEE) WOOD.

CHILDREN of Edward WOOD and Ruth LEE:

   1. ELIZABETH bap: 22 Oct 1520; Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England.
                 md: Bef 15 May 1642; Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
                                  Solomon PHIPPS.
                 md:    Abt 1672; Charlestown, Middlesex. Massachusetts.
                                  Robert CHALKEY.
                  d:  1 Nov 1688; Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts.    
   2. ANN       bap:  6 Apr 1623; Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England.
                  d: 15 Mar 1624/25; Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England.
   3. OBADIAH   bap:  2 Oct 1525; Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England.
                bur:  5 Jun 1597; Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England.
                 md: 26 Mar 1650; Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
                                  Margaret SPARK.
                 md: Aft 19 Nov 1671; Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts.
                                  Hazelelpony WILLIX.
                  d:    Nov 1694; Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts.
   4. JOSIAH      b:    Abt 1629; Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England.
                 md: 28 Oct 1657; Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
                                  Lydia BACON.
                  d: 24 Sep 1691; Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
 + 5. THOMAS    bap: 12 Sep 1633; Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England.
                 md:  7 Apr 1654; Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts.
                                  Ann HUNT
                  d: 12 Sep 1687; Rowley, Essex. Massachusetts.
   6. RUTH      bap:    Jul 1636; Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England.
                 md: 14 Feb 1658; Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
                                  Phineas UPHAM.
                  d: 18 Jan 1696/97; Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
   7, TABITHA   bap: 30 May 1640; Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
                  d: 29 Aug 1642; Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

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Sources

The WOOD FAMILY INDEX by JOHN SUMNER WOOD SR.