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Descendants of Thomas Wood

 

Generation No. 1

1. THOMAS1 WOOD was born in of, Pembroke, Bermuda, and died Aft. February 24, 1676/77 in will, Pembroke, Bermuda. He married DOROTHY MALLORY in Bermuda, daughter of HORATIO MALLORY and DOROTHY FORSTER. She was born 1634 in Port Royal, Southampton, Bermuda, and died Aft. September 20, 1703 in will, Pembroke, Bermuda.

Notes for THOMAS WOOD:

see Mercer's Bermuda Settlers pg 134- named as spouse

see pg 252 for will , owned land at Bosses Hole

 

More About THOMAS WOOD:

Fact 2: Bef. March 12, 1676/77, will proved, Pembroke, Bermuda

Fact 5: Sr

Notes for DOROTHY MALLORY:

see Mercer's Bermuda Settlers pg 134-5

see pg 252- presumption that she is sister of Peter Mallory because the names

Horatio and Dorothie and Edmund are in both Wood and Mallory families

 

More About DOROTHY MALLORY:

Fact 1: September 20, 1703, will Pembroke, widow

Fact 2: May 02, 1704, will proved

Fact 3: August 06, 1634, baptism Port Royal, Southampton, Bermuda

Children of THOMAS WOOD and DOROTHY MALLORY are:

2. i. THOMAS2 WOOD, d. Aft. October 06, 1721, will, Bermuda.

3. ii. HORATIO WOOD, b. Pembroke, Bermuda; d. Aft. December 14, 1689, will, Pembroke, Bermuda.

iii. JOSEPH WOOD, d. Aft. 1671, Bermuda.

Notes for JOSEPH WOOD:

see mercer's Bemruda Settlers pg 252

 

More About JOSEPH WOOD:

Fact 1: Bef. 1703, died, Bermuda

4. iv. BENJAMIN WOOD, d. Aft. May 08, 1742, will, Pembroke, Bermuda.

v. EDMUND WOOD, d. Aft. 1671, Bermuda.

Notes for EDMUND WOOD:

see Mercer's Bermuda Settlers pg 252

 

More About EDMUND WOOD:

Fact 1: Bef. 1703, died

5. vi. SAMUEL WOOD, d. Bef. October 06, 1721, brother Thomas' will, Bermuda.

vii. DOROTHIE WOOD, d. Aft. 1671, Bermuda.

Notes for DOROTHIE WOOD:

see mercer's Bermuda Settlers pg 252

 

More About DOROTHIE WOOD:

Fact 5: Jr

 

Generation No. 2

2. THOMAS2 WOOD (THOMAS1) died Aft. October 06, 1721 in will, Bermuda. He married ELIZABETH PENISTON, daughter of ELIZABETH. She died Aft. October 06, 1721 in spouse's will, Bermuda.

Notes for THOMAS WOOD:

see Mercer's Bermuda Settlers pg 252

Children of THOMAS WOOD and ELIZABETH PENISTON are:

i. THOMAS3 WOOD.

ii. ANTHONY WOOD.

iii. JOSEPH WOOD.

iv. DOROTHY WOOD.

v. ELIZABETH WOOD.

vi. ANN WOOD.

vii. MARY WOOD.

3. HORATIO2 WOOD (THOMAS1) was born in Pembroke, Bermuda, and died Aft. December 14, 1689 in will, Pembroke, Bermuda. He married MARY in Bermuda. She died Aft. December 14, 1689 in spouse's will, Pembroke, Bermuda.

Notes for HORATIO WOOD:

see mercer's Bermuda Settlers pg 252-3- will and father's will

 

More About HORATIO WOOD:

Fact 1: December 14, 1789, will

Fact 2: Bef. March 27, 1691, will proved, Pembroke, Bermuda

Notes for MARY:

see Mercer's Bermuda Settlers pg 253

Child of HORATIO WOOD and MARY is:

i. DOROTHY3 WOOD.

4. BENJAMIN2 WOOD (THOMAS1) died Aft. May 08, 1742 in will, Pembroke, Bermuda. He married REBECCA JOHNSON Bef. August 17, 1695 in her father's will, probably Pembroke, Bermuda, daughter of EDWARD JOHNSON and MARY REBECCA. She died Aft. May 08, 1742 in spouse's will, Pembroke, Bermuda.

Notes for BENJAMIN WOOD:

see Mercer's Bermuda Settlers pg 252

 

More About BENJAMIN WOOD:

Fact 1: May 08, 1742, will, planter, Pembroke, Bermuda

Fact 2: August 01, 1746, will proved

Notes for REBECCA JOHNSON:

see Mercer's bermuda Settlers pg 252

Children of BENJAMIN WOOD and REBECCA JOHNSON are:

i. BENJAMIN3 WOOD.

ii. DOROTHY WOOD.

6. iii. MARTHA WOOD, d. Aft. June 14, 1760, a will, Bermuda.

iv. MARY WOOD.

v. REBECCA WOOD.

vi. ELIZABETH WOOD.

7. vii. THOMAS WOOD, d. Bef. May 08, 1742, father's will, Bermuda.

5. SAMUEL2 WOOD (THOMAS1) died Bef. October 06, 1721 in brother Thomas' will, Bermuda. He married ANN.

Notes for SAMUEL WOOD:

see Mercer's Bermuda Settlers pg 252

 

More About SAMUEL WOOD:

Fact 1: Bef. 1721, died before Thomas, bro will

Children of SAMUEL WOOD and ANN are:

i. HORATIO3 WOOD.

ii. HANNAH WOOD.

 

Generation No. 3

6. MARTHA3 WOOD (BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) died Aft. June 14, 1760 in a will, Bermuda. She married RICHARD STAMERS. He died Aft. 1742 in father-in-law's will, Bermuda.

Child of MARTHA WOOD and RICHARD STAMERS is:

i. RICHARD4 STAMERS, b. Bef. 1760, a will, Bermuda.

7. THOMAS3 WOOD (BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) died Bef. May 08, 1742 in father's will, Bermuda.

Child of THOMAS WOOD is:

8. i. STOWE4 WOOD, b. Bef. May 08, 1742, grandfather's will, Bermuda; d. Aft. January 20, 1785, will, Pembroke, Bermuda.

 

Generation No. 4

8. STOWE4 WOOD (THOMAS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born Bef. May 08, 1742 in grandfather's will, Bermuda, and died Aft. January 20, 1785 in will, Pembroke, Bermuda. He married FRANCES. She died Aft. January 20, 1785 in spouse's will, Pembroke, Bermuda.

More About STOWE WOOD:

Fact 1: January 20, 1785, will, Pembroke, Bermuda

Fact 2: August 10, 1791, will proved

Children of STOWE WOOD and FRANCES are:

9. i. JOSEPH5 WOOD, b. January 09, 1757, Bermuda; d. March 22, 1815, Hamilton, Pembroke, Bermuda.

10. ii. RICHARD WOOD, b. Abt. 1761, Bermuda; d. July 01, 1848, Walsingham, Pembroke, Bermuda.

11. iii. STOWE HON. WOOD, b. 1766, Bermuda; d. November 08, 1840, Woodlands, Spanish Point, Pembroke, Bermuda.

12. iv. REBECCA WOOD.

13. v. MARY WOOD, b. Abt. 1760, Bermuda; d. November 07, 1839, Pitt's Bay, Bermuda.

vi. FRANCES WOOD, b. 1760, Spanish Point, Pembroke, Bermuda; d. April 23, 1834, Philadelphia, PA; m. RUSSELL, May 1787; d. Aft. 1815, of Philadelphia, PA.

More About FRANCES WOOD:

Fact 1: April 23, 1834, died age 70

 

Generation No. 5

9. JOSEPH5 WOOD (STOWE4, THOMAS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born January 09, 1757 in Bermuda, and died March 22, 1815 in Hamilton, Pembroke, Bermuda. He married ELEANOR WOOD 1795 in Pembroke Church, Pembroke, Bermuda, daughter of SAMUEL WOOD and SUSANNA. She was born October 29, 1774 in Bermuda, and died January 01, 1862 in of Long House, Hamilton, Pembroke, Bermuda.

Notes for JOSEPH WOOD:

Walsingham, a home in Hamilton Parish, is located on Walsingham Bay near Castle Harbour. It is first mentioned in the will of Samuel Trott in 1699. Samuel Trott inherited the home from his father, Perient Trott, a member of the Bermuda Company. Perient came to Bermuda with his two brthers Samuel and Nicholas. Nicholas later became Governor of Bahamas. Another kinsman Nicholas Trott became Attorney General in Bermuda and later removed to South Carolina.The home is built in large part with half timbers. The home remained in the Trott family until 1812 when Joseph Wood acquired it. Wood added gothic porches. (Bermuda Hist. Quarterly)

owned with brothers Stowe and Richard, privateer "Experiment" (Waite, 2000)

1796 master of the sloop "Friendship"; master of the sloop "Sally" (Waite, 2000)

lived at Long House (where now stands the Bermudiana Hotel) (Waite, 2000)

More About JOSEPH WOOD:

Will: February 25, 1815, Pembroke, Bermuda, merchant

Will proved: March 31, 1815

Notes for ELEANOR WOOD:

per a descendant ( grandaughter to her half-brother) she was half-brother Julius.

More About ELEANOR WOOD:

Burial: January 1862, Pembroke, Bermuda

Child of JOSEPH WOOD and ELEANOR WOOD is:

i. SUSANNA6 WOOD, b. October 22, 1803, Pembroke, Bermuda; d. January 29, 1873, dsp, Rosebank, Hamilton, Pembroke, Bermuda; m. ROBERT KENNEDY, June 26, 1830, Pembroke Church, Pembroke, Bermuda.

Notes for SUSANNA WOOD:

Sir William Burnaby, proprietor of a slave, owner Miss S Wood in 1830 slave register

On the courtship of Susannah Wood by Colonial Secretary Robert Kennedy:

"Miss Wood was homely; she was crosseyed; she was scarely more than a child, while he was a middle aged man, but what did that matter compared to her fortune which he would have complete control nless by agreement signed before marriage made other provisions for the bride" (Biography of a Colonial Town", Sister Jean deChantal Kennedy p 209-210)

More About SUSANNA WOOD:

Burial: January 30, 1873, Pembroke, Bermuda

Fact: Inherited Rosebank from her mother

Fact 1: January 01, 1804, baptism Pembroke, Bermuda

Notes for ROBERT KENNEDY:

Stowe Wood's home "Experiment Hill" was sold at auction by brother Richard in 1832 who held the mortgage. Bought by leasee, Hon, Robert Kennedy

More About ROBERT KENNEDY:

Fact: Colonial Secretary for Bermuda

10. RICHARD5 WOOD (STOWE4, THOMAS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1761 in Bermuda, and died July 01, 1848 in Walsingham, Pembroke, Bermuda.

Notes for RICHARD WOOD:

Richard Wood ran an import firm with brother Joseph until Joseph fell ill. Firm dissolved and new partnership formed, "Richard Wood and Co" with partners John Dunscomb, Joseph Dill, Jeremiah Leaycraft, and Thomas Seon Jr. and became the richest mercantile house in Bermuda (Biography of a Colonial Town by Sir Kennedy, p97)

Owned with brothers Stowe and Joseph, the privateer Experiment.

Stowe Wood's home "Experiment Hill" was sold at auction by brother Richard in 1832 who held the mortgage. Bought by leasee, Hon, Robert Kennedy

More About RICHARD WOOD:

Fact: 1807, Councilman

Children of RICHARD WOOD are:

14. i. BENJAMIN BURCH6 WOOD, b. Abt. 1793, Bermuda; d. January 25, 1860, Torquay, Devonshire, England.

15. ii. FRANCES RUSSELL WOOD, b. 1793, Bermuda; d. November 01, 1855, Pembroke Hall, Pembroke, Bermuda.

11. STOWE HON.5 WOOD (STOWE4, THOMAS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born 1766 in Bermuda, and died November 08, 1840 in Woodlands, Spanish Point, Pembroke, Bermuda. He married MARGARET MALTBY January 31, 1796 in Southampton, Bermuda, daughter of JOHN MALTBY and SUSANNA HUTCHINGS. She was born 1766, and died December 24, 1829 in Hamilton, Pembroke, Bermuda.

Notes for STOWE HON. WOOD:

Stowe Wood's home "Experiment Hill" was sold at auction by brother Richard in 1832 who held the mortgage. Bought by leasee, Hon, Robert Kennedy

Owned with broters Richard and Joseph, the privateer "Experiment"

Founded the sucessful "Patriot Company" shipping company focusing on Canadian rade 1808. Partners were Robert Robinson of Bermuda, Thomas Tuzo in Quebec, William Joell in Turk's Is and Richard Joell in Trinidad. They owned many ships carrying passengers as well as freight (Biography of a Colonial Town, Sir Kennedy, p80-81).

1836 founded and became vice president of the Agricultural Society

More About STOWE HON. WOOD:

Fact: Bef. 1820, Lived at "Experiment Hill" later St Agnes Academy

Fact 1: November 08, 1840, died Spanish Point, age 70, bro Richard

Fact 2: sis Frances Russell

Children of STOWE WOOD and MARGARET MALTBY are:

i. JOSEPH6 WOOD.

ii. SARAH DALZIEL WOOD, b. 1797, Pembroke, Bermuda; d. August 30, 1797, Pembroke, Bermuda.

More About SARAH DALZIEL WOOD:

Fact 1: June 04, 1797, baptism Pembroke, Bermuda

Fact 2: August 31, 1797, burial churchyard, Pembroke, Bermuda

iii. SUSANNA MALTBY WOOD, b. 1801, Pembroke, Bermuda; d. June 29, 1878, Pembroke, Bermuda.

More About SUSANNA MALTBY WOOD:

Fact 1: June 29, 1878, died age 77 Pembroke

Fact 2: April 07, 1802, baptism Pembroke, Bermuda

iv. MARGARET STOWE WOOD, b. 1803, Pembroke, Bermuda.

More About MARGARET STOWE WOOD:

Fact 1: November 13, 1803, baptism Pembroke, Bermuda

v. MARY TUCKER WOOD, b. 1805, Pembroke, Bermuda; d. September 10, 1819, Hamilton, Pembroke, Bermuda.

More About MARY TUCKER WOOD:

Fact 1: died of fever

Fact 2: March 31, 1805, baptism Pembroke, Bermuda

16. vi. JOHN STOWE REV. WOOD, b. 1806, Bermuda; d. October 11, 1875, soister's residence, Hamilton, Pembroke, Bermuda.

vii. ELIZABETH JANE WOOD, b. 1808, Pembroke, Bermuda.

More About ELIZABETH JANE WOOD:

Fact 1: April 03, 1808, baptism Pembroke, Bermuda

12. REBECCA5 WOOD (STOWE4, THOMAS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) She married JOSEPH JR WOOD.

Child of REBECCA WOOD and JOSEPH WOOD is:

i. ANN6 WOOD.

13. MARY5 WOOD (STOWE4, THOMAS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1760 in Bermuda, and died November 07, 1839 in Pitt's Bay, Bermuda. She married SOLOMON JOELL, son of SOLOMON JOELL and MARTHA. He was born 1756 in Pembroke, Bermuda, and died June 17, 1836 in Pembroke, Bermuda.

More About MARY WOOD:

Fact 1: March 07, 1818, died by time of husband's 2nd marriage

Children of MARY WOOD and SOLOMON JOELL are:

i. FRANCES6 JOELL, b. 1792, Pembroke, Bermuda; d. December 23, 1873, Port of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies.

More About FRANCES JOELL:

Fact 1: September 02, 1792, baptism Pembroke, Bermuda

Fact 2: youngest daughter

ii. SOLOMON STOWE JOELL, b. 1795, Pembroke, Bermuda.

More About SOLOMON STOWE JOELL:

Fact 1: May 10, 1795, baptism Pembroke, Bermuda

iii. HENRY JOELL, b. 1797, Pembroke, Bermuda; d. July 01, 1842, of Trinidad, in New York, NY.

More About HENRY JOELL:

Fact 1: November 16, 1797, baptism Pembroke, Bermuda

Fact 2: surveyor, of Trinidad at time of death

iv. JOSEPH JOELL, b. Bef. 1818.

v. RICHARD JOELL, b. Bef. 1818.

vi. RUSSELL JOELL, b. Bef. 1818.

vii. THOMAS JOELL, b. Bef. 1818, Pembroke, Bermuda; d. Bef. October 05, 1815, intestate, Pembroke, Bermuda.

 

Generation No. 6

14. BENJAMIN BURCH6 WOOD (RICHARD5, STOWE4, THOMAS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1793 in Bermuda, and died January 25, 1860 in Torquay, Devonshire, England. He married FRANCES N SHAW June 10, 1819 in Southampton, Bermuda.

Children of BENJAMIN WOOD and FRANCES SHAW are:

17. i. RICHARD SHAW7 WOOD, b. Abt. 1827, Paget, Bermuda; d. April 10, 1903, London Twp, Ontario, Canada.

ii. SUSANNAH WOOD, b. January 24, 1826, Paget, Bermuda.

15. FRANCES RUSSELL6 WOOD (RICHARD5, STOWE4, THOMAS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born 1793 in Bermuda, and died November 01, 1855 in Pembroke Hall, Pembroke, Bermuda. She married JOSEPH JOHN DILL July 08, 1819 in Hamilton , Pembroke, Bermuda, son of JOHN DILL and CHRISTIANA LOVE. He was born Aft. 1765 in Bermuda, and died January 07, 1848 in Pembroke Hall, Pembroke, Bermuda.

More About FRANCES RUSSELL WOOD:

Fact 1: November 02, 1855, burial Pembroke, Bermuda age 62

Notes for JOSEPH JOHN DILL:

!Watlington pg 200-201

 

More About JOSEPH JOHN DILL:

Fact 1: merchant of Grenada many years

Fact 2: January 08, 1848, burial Pembroke, Bermuda age 67

Children of FRANCES WOOD and JOSEPH DILL are:

i. FRANCES7 DILL.

Notes for FRANCES DILL:

!Watlington pg 201

 

ii. LUCIUS DILL.

Notes for LUCIUS DILL:

!Watlington pg 201

 

iii. SUSANNA DILL, b. April 1820, Hamilton, Pembroke, Bermuda; d. August 20, 1820, Hamilton , Pembroke, Bermuda.

iv. DILL, b. July 1821, The Lane, Pembroke, Bermuda.

v. MARGARET E DILL, b. 1823, Hamilton , Pembroke, Bermuda; d. December 05, 1871, dsp, Pembroke, Bermuda.

More About MARGARET E DILL:

Fact 1: eldest dau, died age 48

18. vi. JOSEPH JOHN DILL, b. 1826, Hamilton , Pembroke, Bermuda; d. October 01, 1861, London, England.

vii. DILL, b. December 03, 1830, Pembroke, Bermuda.

16. JOHN STOWE REV.6 WOOD (STOWE HON.5, STOWE4, THOMAS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born 1806 in Bermuda, and died October 11, 1875 in soister's residence, Hamilton, Pembroke, Bermuda. He married ALICIA C JOELL July 06, 1837 in Pembroke, Bermuda, daughter of WILLIAM JOELL and ALICE. She was born February 19, 1818 in Pitt's Bay, Pembroke, Bermuda, and died April 28, 1896 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

More About JOHN STOWE REV. WOOD:

Fact 1: July 27, 1806, baptism Pembroke, Bermuda

More About ALICIA C JOELL:

Fact 2: 3rd daughter

Children of JOHN WOOD and ALICIA JOELL are:

i. JOHN ADDISON STOWE7 WOOD, b. April 02, 1838, Pembroke, Bermuda; d. June 13, 1845, Pembroke, Bermuda.

More About JOHN ADDISON STOWE WOOD:

Fact 1: June 03, 1838, baptism Pembroke, Bermuda

Fact 2: June 13, 1845, died Pembroke, Bermuda

ii. SUSAN MALTBY WOOD, b. June 24, 1839, Pembroke, Bermuda.

More About SUSAN MALTBY WOOD:

Fact 1: August 18, 1839, baptism Pembroke, Bermuda

iii. WILLIAM JOELL WOOD, b. November 21, 1840, Pembroke, Bermuda.

More About WILLIAM JOELL WOOD:

Fact 1: December 30, 1840, baptism Pembroke, Bermuda

iv. ALICE MARGARET BOHUN WOOD, b. June 27, 1842, Pembroke, Bermuda; d. April 26, 1843, Pembroke, Bermuda.

More About ALICE MARGARET BOHUN WOOD:

Fact 1: August 10, 1842, baptism Pembroke, Bermuda

19. v. CHARLES EDWARD WOOD, b. Abt. 1851, Pembroke, Bermuda; d. August 09, 1899, Atlanta, Georgia.

vi. ELEANOR BURNABY WOOD, b. 1844, Pembroke, Bermuda.

More About ELEANOR BURNABY WOOD:

Baptism: June 03, 1844, Pembroke, Bermuda

 

Generation No. 7

17. RICHARD SHAW7 WOOD (BENJAMIN BURCH6, RICHARD5, STOWE4, THOMAS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1827 in Paget, Bermuda, and died April 10, 1903 in London Twp, Ontario, Canada. He married ISABELLE SHAW.

Children of RICHARD WOOD and ISABELLE SHAW are:

i. FRANCES HOOK8 WOOD, b. April 25, 1857, Walsingham, Hamilton Parish, Bermuda; d. August 25, 1858, Coldspring, NY.

More About FRANCES HOOK WOOD:

Baptism: May 24, 1857, Hamilton Parish, Bermuda

ii. ELIZABETH WOOD, b. September 11, 1859, Hamilton Parish, Bermuda.

More About ELIZABETH WOOD:

Baptism: April 07, 1861, Hamilton Parish, Bermuda

iii. ANNA B WOOD, b. February 11, 1861, Walsingham, Hamilton Parish, Bermuda.

iv. BENJAMIN WOOD.

v. ROBERT WOOD.

vi. MARGARET BURCH WOOD, b. September 25, 1863, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; d. April 26, 1864, Carleton St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

vii. THOMAS WOOD, b. November 09, 1871, Oakville, Canada; d. December 09, 1874, Oakville, Canada.

18. JOSEPH JOHN7 DILL (FRANCES RUSSELL6 WOOD, RICHARD5, STOWE4, THOMAS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born 1826 in Hamilton , Pembroke, Bermuda, and died October 01, 1861 in London, England.

Notes for JOSEPH JOHN DILL:

!Watlington pg 201

 

More About JOSEPH JOHN DILL:

Fact 1: was a merchant of Grenada with bro (not Named) many yrs

Child of JOSEPH JOHN DILL is:

i. FRANCES RUSSELL8 DILL, b. Pembroke, Bermuda; d. June 05, 1913, Pembroke Hall, Pembroke, Bermuda; m. THOMAS SAMUEL REID, February 04, 1875, Pembroke, Bermuda; b. 1841, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; d. June 05, 1907, Pembroke Hall, Pembroke, Bermuda.

19. CHARLES EDWARD7 WOOD (JOHN STOWE REV.6, STOWE HON.5, STOWE4, THOMAS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1851 in Pembroke, Bermuda, and died August 09, 1899 in Atlanta, Georgia. He married LOUISA NORMAN MCKENZIE February 27, 1877 in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. She died January 1899 in Atlanta, Georgia.

More About CHARLES EDWARD WOOD:

Burial: Westview Cemetery, St Phillip's Church

Children of CHARLES WOOD and LOUISA MCKENZIE are:

i. WOOD8, b. October 20, 1877, Oakville, Ontario, Canada.

ii. 4 WOOD.