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m. 2 Jul 1727
  1. William Wood1728 -
  2. Thomas Wood1730 -
  3. Humphrey Wood1732 -
  4. John Wood1740 -
  5. Ann Wood1741/42 -
  6. Sarah Wood1743 -
m. 11 Jan 1761
  1. John Wood - 1827
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Name John Wood
Gender Male
Birth[1] 26 Oct 1740 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
Marriage 11 Jan 1761 Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island, United Statesto Sarah _____
References
  1. Warwick - Births and Deaths, in Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636–1850: First series, births, marriages and deaths. A family register for the people. (Narragansett Hist. Publ. Co., 1891)
    218.

    WOOD, John, of William and Ann, [born] Oct. 26, 1740.

  2.   The History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations - Biographical. (New York: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1920)
    [1].

    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.