Family of Thomas2 and Ann Wood

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Thomas Wood, son of Edward and Ruth (Lee) Wood, was born probably at Nuneaton, Warwickshire, about 1633, buried at Rowley MA 12 Sept. 1687; married there 7 June 1654 Ann ---- , born about 1637, died at Rowley 29 Dec. 1714. Ann's surname is not given; she was sister of Susanna, wife of John Todd, and Mary, widow of John Grant, and perhaps was named Hunt.

He was a carpenter, and was made a freeman 25 Mar. 1662. He lost his home and daughter in a housefire in 1675. His will, made 21 July and proved in Suffolk County 7 Nov. 1687, names his wife and children, and his brother Obadiah.

Children of 1 born at Rowley:

  1. Mary3, b. 15 Mar. 1654-5; m. Ipswich 10 Nov. 1673 James3 Chute.
  2. John, b. 2 Nov. 1656, d. Littleton MA (or CT); m. 16 Jan. 1680 Isabel Hazen, b. 21 July 1662, d. after 1726: 13 ch
  3. Thomas, b. 10 Aug. 1658, bur. 1 Dec. 1702; m. 26 June 1683 Mary Hunt, dau. of Nehemiah and Mary (Toll) Hunt: 9 ch. Mary m. 2nd Concord 19 Oct. 1714 Dr. Simon Davis.
  4. Ann, b. 8 Aug. 1660, d. Byfield MA 8 July 1724; m. 15 Jan. 1679 Benjamin Plummer, b. Newbury MA 23 Oct. 1656, d. Byfield 8 July 1724, son of Joseph and Sarah (Cheney) Plummer: 9 Plummer ch. He m. 2nd 13 Sept. 1715 Elizabeth Felt, who survived him: no ch.
  5. Ruth, b. 21 July 1662, d. 29 Nov. 1734; m. 1st Rowley 16 Jan. 1681 Capt. Joseph Jewett, b. 1 Apr. 1656, d. 30 Oct. 1694, son of Joseph and Ann (---) (Allen) Jewett: 9 Jewett ch.; m. 2nd 26 Oct. 1696 John Lunt, b. Newbury 22 Oct. 1669, d. Salisbury MA 22 Apr. 1741, son of John and Mary (Skerry) Lunt: 4 Lunt ch. Lunt m. 2nd 18 Mar. 1735 Ann (---) Richardson, and m. 3rd Salisbury int. 12 Nov. 1737 Mary Flanders.
  6. Josiah, b. 5 Sept. 1664, d. Somers CT 4 Aug. 1753; m. 1st Rowley 5 Mar. 1685 Sarah Elithorpe, b. Ipswich c1668, d. Rowley 9 Jan. 1689, dau. of Nathaniel and Mary (Batt) Elithorpe: one ch.; m. 2nd 17 Oct. 1689 Mary Felt, b. Falmouth ME 5 Sept. 1664, d. Somers 10 Dec. 1728, dau. of George Jr. and Philippa (Andrews) Felt: 11 ch.
  7. Elizabeth (twin), b. 5 Sept. 1664, d. Rowley 31 July 1675 in house fire.
  8. Samuel, b. 26 Dec. 1666, d. "comeing home from Canady" 25 Nov. 1690 after the Quebec campaign; m. 21 Jan. 1689 Margaret Elithorpe, b. Ipswich 24 July 1672, d. Georgetown MA 25 Jan. 1754, sister of Sarah above: one ch. She m. 2nd Rowley 19 Aug. 1691 Jonathan Harriman, who d. Georgetown 15 Feb. 1741/42: 8 ch.
  9. Solomon, b. 17 May 1669, d. Uxbridge MA 13 Jan. 1753; m. Rowley 15 Oct. 1690 Mary Haseltine, b. there 11 Dec. 1671, d. Uxbridge 21 Feb. 1749, dau. of Capt. David and Mary (Jewett) Haseltine: ? ch.
  10. Ebenezer, b. 29 Dec. 1671, d. Mendon MA c1737; m. 1st 5 Apr. 1695 Rachel Nichols, b. 3 Nov. 1677, d. c1717, dau. of John and Lydia (---) Nichols: 8 ch.; m. 2nd Rowley 11 Aug. 1718 Joanna Gage, b. 23 Dec. 1689, dau. of Thomas and Sarah (---) Gage: one ch.
  11. James, b. 22 June 1674, d. Rowley 18 Oct. 1694; unm.

Reprinted with permission from an unpublished Chute compilation by Perley Leighton. Sources are listed.

©Copyright G. Robert Anderson, 1997.

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