John Wood, Jr

John Wood, Jr.

• Birth: May 23 1716 - Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay
• Death: May 3 1794 - Randolph, North Carolina, USA
• Parents: John Wood, Sarah Barden
• Wife: Sarah Clement, Sibbel Wilbourn

Family

REF: "Old Southern Bible Records" by Memory Aldridge Lester, pages 338 - 340

John Wood, Jr. (1716 - 1794) Married first to Sarah Clement, married second to Sibbel Wilborn

Children of Sarah Clement

1. Clement b: 1740 d: 1833
2. Sarah b: 1743
3. Zebedee b: 1745 d: 1824 m: Mary
4. John b: 1747 d: 1828

Children of Sibbel Wilborn

1. Reuben b: 1753 (1752?) d: 1812 in Randolph Co., NC m: Charity Hane of SC
2. Joseph
3. Alfred
4. David b: 1759 d: 1830

Does not list a Nancy

Notes

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It is generally believed that John Wood Jr and his wife Sarah Clement Wood, with 3 children in tow, left Berkely, MA in 1747 and moved to Morris County, NJ, where they lived until the middle 1750's, then moved to what is now Randolph County, NC.

The NJ sojourn was first recounted by Nora Bethel Wood in "Henry Wood of Middleborough, Massechusetts", written by Judge Elijah Frances Atwood and published in 1945. None who have written about the matter have offered proof for John Wood and his family having lived in New Jersey except for the location there of a Clement Wood, who had a son, Zebedee who was born in 1775. It is possible that Clement, being the eldest son of John and Sarah Clement Wood, may have stayed in New Jersey when the family moved to North Carolina.

There is also a possibility that the Wood family never lived in New Jersey, but came straight to NC from Mass.

There is on file in Hillsborough, NC, an indenture dated 25 Oct 1753, in which Lord Granville made a grant of 640 acres to John Wood (planter) of Granville County in the Province of North Carolina.

Estate

Did not leave a will, but the following appears to have been executed "in anticipation of death and in lieu of a will." John Wood died a month and two days after signing this "bill of sale." Know all men by these presents that I, John Wood, Senr for and in consideration of the natural love and affection which I have and bear to my son David Wood, of the State of North Carolina and County of Randolph and for the Security he hath given me for my maintenance during life have given and granted and by these presents do give and grant unto the said David Wood all and Every of my goods and Chattels and personal estate, whatsoever to have hold and use all and singular the said goods, Chattels and personal Estate aforesaid unto the said David Wood, his Executors, Administrators and Assigns to the only proper use and be---of him the said David Woo, his Executors and Assigns forever---and I, the said John Wood Senr and singular the said goods and Chattels and personal Estate to the said David Wood, his Executors and Assigns against all persons whatsover shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the first day of April 1794. Witnesses: R. Wood, John Wood Jr., Zebedee Wood. Witnessed by all of David's older brothers living in NC. The bill of sale was duly proved by Reuben Wood and ordered to be recorded. August Term 1794.

References

• [S189] Old Southern Bible Records, Lester, Memory Aldridge, (Genealogical Publishing Company), 75-136456., p 339. “John Wood, son of John & Sarah Borden, b. 1716, d. 1794, m. 1st to Sarah Clement, m. 2nd to Sibbel Wilborn“
• [S139] Vital Records of Middleborough, Mass. (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genalogical Society, 2007), Edited by Barbara Lambert Merrick Alicia Crane Williams, Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, (Name: William S. Sullwold Publishing, Inc., Taunton, Massachusetts; Location: Taunton, Massachusetts; Date: 1986 and 1990;), V. I, p 16. “John Wood the son of John and Sarah Wood was born May the 23 1716“