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WOOD.

Henry Wood, the first Clerk of Goochland, was one of the
earliest patentees of land within the present limits of Albemarle.
In 1734 and 1739 he was granted twenty-six hundred
and fifty acres on Buck Island, part at its mouth, and part
where the late Christopher Gilmer lived, called the Upper
Plantation. His son Valentine became a resident of the county,
and was appointed one of its magistrates in 1746. When his
father died in 1757, he returned to Goochland, and succeeded
him in the Clerk's office. After his death his family again fixed
their residence in Albemarle. His wife was Lucy Henry, a
sister of the great orator, and his children Henry, Martha, the
wife of Stephen Southall, Mary, the wife of Judge Peter Johnston,
and mother of General Joseph E. Johnston, Lucy, the
second wife of Edward Carter, John H., William and Jane.
Their land in Albemarle was sold, the largest portion, nearly
twelve hundred acres, to John R. Campbell in 1815, when
the family transferred their residence to Fluvanna. Mrs.
Lucy Wood died there about 1826. John H. was the only
son who married. His wife was Elizabeth, daughter of
Charles Spencer. A son, Valentine, died in infancy in 1822,
and a daughter, Mary, survived him, Richard Duke being
appointed her guardian in 1827.

Josiah Wood in 1741 patented four hundred acres on Buck
Mountain Creek. In 1769 he bought land on the west side
of the South West Mountain, which in 1787 he and his wife
Mary sold to Claiborne Rothwell. He also purchased a
tract of more than fifteen hundred acres which lay at the
junction of the Buck Mountain and Hydraulic Mills Roads,
which had been apparently entered by Major John Henry,
father of the orator, and which in later times came into the

possession of Nelson Barksdale and George Crank. This
land in 1792 he divided between his sons David and John.
John in 1801 was succeeded by Horsley Goodman as Major
of the Second Battalion of the Eighty-Eighth Regiment, sold
his land to John Clarkson, and probably removed from the
county. David in 1781 married Mildred, daughter of Colonel
Nicholas Lewis, of the Farm. His home was on Buck
Mountain Creek, not far from Webb's Mountain. He was
appointed a magistrate in 1801, and died in 1816. His
children were Thomas W., Nicholas L., Robert W., William
L., John W., David, Maria, the wife of James Clarkson,
who removed to Kanawha, and Margaret, the wife of Dr.
James B. Rogers. Thomas lived adjacent to his father's place,
was appointed Colonel of the Eighty-Eighth Regiment in 1814,
and a magistrate in 1816, and died in 1831. His wife was Susan,
daughter of Joseph H. Irvin, who after his death was married
to John Fray. His children were Dr. Alfred, Mildred, the
wife of Jeremiah A. Early, and Mary Ann. Nicholas lived
near his brother, married Nancy —, and removed to
Tipton County, Tennessee. Robert married Mary Ann Miller,
lived south of Ivy Depot, and afterwards on the north
side of Moorman's River, and died in 1839. William married
Pamela, daughter of John Dickerson, and emigrated to
Missouri. John married Amelia Harris, and removed to
Richmond. David died young.

The name of Wood in the vicinity of Batesville was represented
by a number of different families, and it is somewhat
difficult to trace their respective lines. William Wood
first appears, who about 1760 bought land from John Leake
and others on the head waters of Mechum's. He seems to
have had five sons, John, William, Isaac, Abner and Jesse.
In 1801 he purchased from the trustees of Edward Broadus
the old Josiah Wallace place, which included Mechum's
Depot. He died in 1808. His son John in 1813 sold the
Wallace place to George Price, of Orange, who two years
later sold it to James Kinsolving. The name of John's wife
was Elizabeth, and she was probably the daughter of Jeremiah
Yancey. William dealt quite actively in real estate.

It was he who in 1779 sold to Daniel White the plantation
near Mount Ed Church, on which the latter resided for more
than thirty years. He was much concerned in military
matters, was for many years Captain of his neighborhood
company of militia, and was appointed Major of the Second
Battalion of the Forty-Seventh Regiment. He died in 1820.
He was probably twice married, first to Martha, daughter of
David Glenn, and secondly to Elizabeth —. His children
were Rice, Jesse, Elizabeth, the wife of John Brown,
David, Nancy, the wife of Joseph Watson, William, Milton,
John and Clifton. Rice, whose wife's name was Elizabeth,
daughter of David Burgher, and perhaps others of this family
emigrated to Missouri. Isaac seems to have lived in the
fork of Mechum's, east of Yellow Mountain. He married
Susan, daughter of Captain William Grayson. His son John
was the owner of eleven hundred acres near Batesville. John
in 1788 married Mary, daughter of Reuben Terrell, and died
in 1843. His children were Mildred, the wife of Henry Pemberton,
Sarah, the wife of Hudson Barksdale, Elmira, the
wife of William G. Barksdale, Mary, the wife of Lewis Poates,
Lucy, the wife of Elijah Brown, Reuben, Isaac, John T.,
James M., Susan, Jerome B., Richard and William L. Abner
and his wife Mary sold their property in 1795, and apparently
removed from the county. Jesse married Mildred, the
widow of Reuben Terrell, and died in 1824. His children
were William, Mildred, the wife of Ralph Field, Sarah, the
wife of John Field, Elmira, the wife of Joseph Field, and
afterwards of John Robinson, Jesse and Richard. William
married Nancy, daughter of Robert Field, and died in 1833.
His children were Nancy, the wife of John Dollins, William,
Mary, Elizabeth, the wife of a Stone and Edward. Jesse
Jr. died in 1829. His children were Thomas G., Mildred,
Jane, and Richard Walker. His wife, whose name was Lucy
Wood, was subsequently married to Hudson Oaks.

A John Wood, who lived in the same section, and died
about 1792, married Eleanor, daughter of Solomon Israel.
His children were Solomon, William J., Sarah, Mary Ann,
the wife of Reuben Woody, Susan, the wife of Jonathan

Bolling, Elizabeth, the wife of John Clack, and Mildred, the
wife of Reuben Mitchell. Many of this family removed to
Barren County, Kentucky. A William Wood also lived in
the same section. His wife's name was Mildred, and his
children were Jesse, who was distinguished by the affix of
Cull—whether because he came from Culpeper, or for another
reason, is not known—and Mildred, the wife of Jechonias
Yancey.

In 1774 David Wood came from Louisa, and purchased
land from David Watts, on the west side of the South West
Mountain. In that section he established his home. He
died in 1813. His wife was a Watson of the Green Spring
family, and his children Martha, the wife of Nathaniel
Thomason, Elizabeth, the wife of Micajah Carr, Mary, the
wife of John Sandridge, who emigrated to Green County,
Kentucky, Drury, Lucy, the wife of Elisha D. Gilliam, who
removed to Christian County, Kentucky, Henrietta, the
wife of James Jeffries, Nancy, the wife of Meekins Carr,
James, Sarah, the wife of a Gooch, who emigrated to Lincoln
County, Kentucky, and Ann, the wife of Barnett Smith.
Drury resided at Park Hill, opposite the bend of the north
fork of the Rivanna, near Stony Point. As a man of business
he was judicious and energetic, and acquired a large
estate. He died in 1841. He married Malinda, daughter of
John Carr, and his children were Sarah, the wife of Nathaniel
Burnley, James, who married Frances, daughter of Hancock
Allen, David, who married Lucy, daughter of Richard
Duke, William, George, Fendall—these five brothers emigrated
to West Tennessee—Rice W., Thomas, Drury, Mary,
the wife of Robert Durrett, Martha, the wife of James D.
Allen, and Caroline, the wife of Thomas J. Early. Rice
was admitted to the bar in 1821, and represented the county
in the House of Delegates. He died in 1831, on the threshold
of a promising career. His wife was Sarah Donahoe,
of Staunton, and his children Cornelia, the wife of George
D. Brent, Alice, the wife of John J. Winn, Mary and Antoinette.
Thomas was admitted to the bar in 1830—at the time
of his death its oldest member—and was also a member of

the Legislature. He was twice married, first to Mary Morton,
of Prince Edward, and secondly to Mrs. Sturdivant, of Washington
City. He died without children in 1895. Drury also
became a member of the bar in 1842.

In 1779 William Wood came from Maryland, and bought
land on the west fork of Priddy's Creek. He was the ancestor
of nearly all the families of the name who have resided in
the northern part of the county. About the same period there
came from the same State, and settled in the same neighborhood,
Thomas Wills and John Turner, and a few years later
Michael Catterton, Samuel Wills, John Ward and John
Elliott.