Captain Jonathan Wood

1701 - 1796  (94 years)

• Name	Jonathan Wood
  Born	2 Nov 1701	Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts   [3, 5, 7, 8, 11]
  Moved To	1717	Upton, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [5]
  Age: 16
  He moved from Mendon to Upton with his family.
  Offices Held	say 1720	Upton, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [11]
  He was the first Town Clerk. He served for almost 20 years.
  Land/House	1723	Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [5]
  He bought numerous lots of land.
  Military	1765  [11]
  Jonathan was made Captian of the Training Band during the French and Indian War.
  Died	4 Feb 1796	Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [6, 8, 9, 12, 13]
  Buried	After 4 Feb 1796	Old Spencer Cemetery, Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [8]
  	Gravestone of Jonathan Wood IN Memory of Mr Jonathan Wood who died Feb. 4, 1796 in ye 95 r of his age.
  Web References	2019
  Last Full Review	23 Sep 2020
  Siblings	8 siblings
  1. James Wood ,   b. 28 Apr 1696, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts ,   d. 19 Sep 1777  (Age 81 years)   2. Ebenezer Wood ,   b. 6 Dec 1698, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts ,   d. 7 Jan 1792, Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut  (Age 93 years)   3. Captain Jonathan Wood ,   b. 2 Nov 1701, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts ,   d. 4 Feb 1796, Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 94 years) ▻ Margaret Thayer ,  m. 15 Dec 1720 ;  Dorothy Brown ,  m. 15 Dec 1720   4. David Wood ,   b. 30 May 1704, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts + 5. Samuel Wood ,   b. 21 May 1706, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts ,   d. 17 Dec 1799, Upton, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 93 years) ▻ Mary Albee ,  m. 12 Nov 1730   6. Jane Wood ,   b. 02 Mar 1708/09, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts ,   d. 16 Feb 1810, Townshend, Windham County, Vermont  (Age 100 years) + 7. Moses Wood ,   b. 3 Apr 1712, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts ▻ Priscilla Taft ,  m. 5 Feb 1738   8. Eliphalet Wood ,   c. 15 Aug 1714, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts   9. Elizabeth Wood ,   b. Sep 1718, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I14919
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	Capt. Ebenezer Wood,   b. 29 Dec 1671, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts
  Mother	Rachel Nichols,   b. 13 Nov 1677, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts ,   d. 1717/18, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 40 years)
  Married	5 Apr 1695	Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F842	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret Thayer,   b. 17 Dec 1701, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts ,   d. 22 Oct 1749, Upton, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 47 years)  [4, 5]
  Married	15 Dec 1720	Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [2, 4]
  The were married by Mr. Joseph Dorr. [4] Issue: 1. Ezra Wood (c1723-1815) 2. Daniel Wood 3. Jonathan Wood 4. Lois Wood (1740-____) 5. Simeon Wood (1741-____) 6. Unice Wood (1742-____) [5]
  	Marriage Record of Margaret Thayer and Jonathan Wood
  Age at Marriage	He was 19 years - She was 19 years
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2020
  Family ID	F8751	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Dorothy Brown,   b. 1 Jan 1705, Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts ,   d. 14 Aug 1782, Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 77 years)  [5, 13]
  Married	15 Dec 1720	Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [2]
  Issue: 1. Ezra Wood (1726-1815) [1]
  Age at Marriage	He was 19 years - She was 15 years
  Marriage Intentions	2 Jan 1749/50  [5]
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2020
  Family ID	F8752	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 2 Nov 1701 - Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts Moved To - 1717 - Upton, Worcester County, Massachusetts Offices Held - say 1720 - Upton, Worcester County, Massachusetts Married - 15 Dec 1720 - Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts Married - 15 Dec 1720 - Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts Land/House - 1723 - Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts Died - 4 Feb 1796 - Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts Buried - After 4 Feb 1796 - Old Spencer Cemetery, Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S110] Ancestry Family Trees, Tertiary Source. [S1011] Baldwin, Thomas W. Vital Records of Mendon, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 , (Boston: New England Historic-Genealogical Society, 1920), Secondary Source. [S716] Blodgette, George Brainard. Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts - A Genealogical Record of the Families Who Settled in Rowley Before 1700 with Several Generations of Their Descendants, (Rowley, Massachusetts: Amos Everett Jewett, 1933), Secondary Source. [S132] Boston, Massachusetts Marriages, 1700-1809, (Provo, Uah: Ancestry.com, 2000), Secondary Source. [S74] Crane, Ellery Bicknell. Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts, (New York: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1907), Tertiary Source. [S2056] Draper, James. History of Spencer, Massachusetts, from its Earliest Settlement to the year 1860, (Worcester, Massachusetts: Henry J. Howland, 1860), Secondary Source. [S717] Essex Institute. Vital Records of Rowley, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 volume 1, (Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1928), Secondary Source. [S14] Find-a-Grave website, (http://www.findagrave.com), Secondary Source. Memorial ID 133650681 Jonathan Wood [S1947] Gravestone Inscription, Primary Source. [S188] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Primary Source. Marriage Record of Margaret Thayer and Jonathan Wood [S1007] Poor, William George. 1735 - June 25 - 1935 Upton, Massachusetts , (Upton, Massachusetts: Charlescraft Press, 1935), Secondary Source. [S2055] Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Spencer, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1909), Secondary Source. [S1563] Ward, Andrew Henshaw. Family Register of the Inhabitants of the Town of Shrewsbury, Mass, (Boston: Samuel G. Drake, 1847), Secondary Source.