Wood (Y-DNA)

Status summary

Completed as of October 10, 2020:

• Recruiting direct male-line descendants of Henry Wood for further SNP testing - anyone interested in submitting their DNA for testing should contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com

Still to do as of September 29, 2020

• NGS/WGS test actual descendants of Henry Wood to discover wheir subclade as well as possible descendants lines.

Biography

First Generation

Henry Wood was born in England before 1620 and died in Middleborough before 30 Sep 1670. His first known record was 16 Sep 1641 when he was granted 8 acres in Plymouth. He married Plymouth 18 Apr 1644 Abigail Jenney and they had thirteen children (Plymouth): Sarah (1645), John (1646), Samuel (1647), Jonathan (1648/9), David (1651), Joseph (1653), Isaac (1654-1655), Abigail (1655), Benjamin (1655), Mary (1657-1714 unm.), Abiel (son, 1658), James (1660) and Susanna (c1662).

Second Generation

Samuel Wood was born Yarmouth 25 May 1647 and died Halifax 3 Feb 1718. He married before 1 Jun 1675 Rebecca Morton and had eight children (Middleborough): Joanna (c1674), Henry (b1678), Ephraim (1679), Rebecca (1682), Samue (1684), Anne (1686/7), Jabez (c1690) and Susannah (c1695).

James Wood was born about 1659 in Middleborough and died there 24 Dec 1728. He married Bridgewater 12 Apr 1693 Experience Fuller and had seven children: Lydia (1694), Jonathan (1697), James (1699), Barnabas (c1701), Benjamin (1703), Abel (1706 m Thankful Landers) and Ichabod (c1709).

Third Generation

(Deacon) Ephraim Wood was born Middleborough 16 Jan 1679 and died there 9 Jul 1744. He married twice, first before 1710 Elizabeth Vaugh(a)n, and second about 1723 Patience Nichols (two children, but no Mayflower link). By his first wife, Deacon Ephraim had six children (Middleborough): Josiah (1710), Samuel (1712/3), Ephraim (1715/6), Rebecca (1717) and Isaac (1719/20-1727).

Jonathan Wood was born Middleborough in 1697 and died Bridgewater 14 Nov 1761. He married 13 Jan 1725 Persis Robbins and they had at least four children: Jonathan (1726), Jedediah (1728 m Keziah Samson), Elizabeth (1730) and James (1731/2 m Achsah Phinney).

James Wood was born Middleborough in 1699 and died 1772.

Barnabas Wood was born Middleborough about 1701 and died there before 18 Dec 1730. He married Plympton 30 Mar 1726 Hannah Robbins and they had three children: Lydia (1727), Rebecca (c1727) and Experience (1729).

Benjamin Wood was born Middleborough in 1703 and died Sharon, CT 16 Dec 1760. He married Plympton 12 Apr 1733 Priscilla Rickard and they had eight children: Samuel (1733/4), Barnabas (1735 m Sybil Darby), Joseph (1743), Experience (dau 1745), Deborah (1746), James (1748-1748), Noah (1749) and Sarah (1752).

Abel Wood was born Middleborough in 1706. He married Rochester 25 Mar 1736 Thankful Landers and they had at least: Deborah (c1740).

Ichabod Wood was born Middleborough about 1709 and died Richmond about 12 Dec 1798. He married twice, first Christian WHEATON Wood and second Gloucester, NJ 14 Jan 1745 Rebeckah Wood. By his first wife, Ichabod had two children: James (1739 m Molly Carpenter) and Comfort (son, 1743 m Huldah ___). By his second wife, Ichabod had one more child: Johannah (1754).

Fourth Generation

Josiah Wood was born Middleborough 18 Jun 1710 and died there 1 Dec 1768. He married Middleborough 29 Jan 1735/6 Mercy SPROUT Holmes and they had eight children: Isaac (1736 d.y.), Susanna, Josiah (1740 m Salome Woods), Ephraim (1744 m Sarah Wood), Sproat (1747), Mary (1749), Robert (1753 m Abigail Rudd) and Consider (son, c1756 m Mary Adams).

Samuel Wood (II) was born Middleborough 5 Feb 1712/3 and died there 21 Jul 1750. He married Middleborough 6 Jan 1736/7 Joanna Cobb and they had six children (Middleborough): Susanna (1738/9), Azubah (1740/1), Abner (1743/4 m Deborah Bease), Rebecca (1744/5), Bathsheba (1748) and Samuel (1750 m Abiah Pierce).

Ephraim Wood was born Middleborough 23 Jan 1715/6 and died before 1752. He married twice, first Middleborough 11 Nov 1742 Mary Lazell and second (int. Middleborough 16 May 1752) Mary LEACH Soule. By his first wife Ephraim had two children (Middleborough): Isaac (1743 m Luranie Southworth) and Lucia (1744/5). By his second wife Ephraim had six more children (Middleborough): Exra (1753), Mary (1756), Eprhaim (1758 poss. m Susanna Sturtevant), Susannah (1762), Huldah (1765) and Jacob (1768).

DNA results FT36574

Previous Y-DNA testing

The Wood/Woods Y-DNA Project Group 13 currently has nine individuals, all close STR matches to each other, with four claiming Henry Wood as their ancestor. FTDNA predicts the family falls under R1b-M269. Plugging in the modal values for the 111 STR markers into the NEVGEN Haplogroup Predictor tool fails to list any clade with any probability. STR marker DYS492=13 is a very strong indicator (>95%) of the family falling under R1b-U106.

NGS/WGS Testing

At least two individuals have apparently done a Big Y test and has been found to fall under R-P312>ZZ11>DF27>Z195>Z198>CTS4188>S14445>Z29704>BY3268>BY139899>BY165849>FT36574 with one under a subclade of FT36574>FT36212.

Further needed testing

We would need Y-DNA descendants of Henry Wood to take NGS/WGS tests to pin down the haplogroup, as well as possibly define subclades for various branches of the family.

References & External Links

• Atwood, Elijah Francis, Ye Atte Wode Annals. June 1928, Giving English History, Descendants of Harman, Henry, John, Philip, Stephen, Thomas of Ipswich and Thomas of Wethersfield, Sketch of John and James Atwood, of Henry Wood of Leyden and the Story of Joshua 4 Bradford and the Indians, Etc privately published, WI 1928

• Lainhart, Ann Smith and Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Vol. 23 (Howland) Part I General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, 2006
• Radasch, Katharine W. & Arthur H. Radasch (rev. by Margaret H. Stover and Robert S. Wakefield), Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: vol: 10 Samuel Fuller General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA. 1996