John Wood, son of William (2) and Ann (Collins) Wood, was born October 26, 1740, and settled in what is now Burrillville, where they resided until 1795. His home in Burrillville stood on the site of the residence of his great-grandson, Otis W. Wood, at Harrisville. John Wood was a landed proprietor, his holdings embraced all of the present villages of Harrisville and Graniteville, and considerable of the surrounding territory. He also owned land on Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, where he resided for a period of years. In September, 1795, he left Burrillville to visit his property in Nova Scotia, but never reached his destination, and is supposed to have met his death at the hands of the Indians, who were known to have been in uprising at the time. John Wood married, January 11, 1761, in Johnston, R. I., Sarah M. McDonald, who died February 17, 1814.
