Thomas Wood

  Noted events in his life were:

• Background Information. ¹⁰⁴²
Thomas Wood, immigrant ancestor, born in England, settled first at Rowley, Massachusetts, where he married 7 Apr 1654, Ann_____. Her maiden name is not given, but there is much reason for believing that it was Hunt and she was probably of Ipswich, Massachusetts, at the time. John Grant, of Rowley, married Mary Hunt who made her will in 1697 and calls Ann Wood and Susannah Todd, wife of John Todd, of Rowley, "sisters"; and in papers on file in the Essex county probate court with the will both Ann and Susannah are mentioned as being about sixty years old in 1697. In the will of John Todd he mentions "Brother Hunt :" in an affidavit in the Salem records Thomas Wood calls himself forty years old in 1675 and calls John Todd "brother."

There is reason to believe that Thomas Wood was the son of William Wood, of Concord, Massachusetts, who came from Matlock, England, in 1638, at the age of fifty-six years, with his nephew, Thomas Flint, and settled in Concord. William died May 14, 1671, aged eighty-nine. He is believed by some to have written the book entitled "New England Prospects." The will of this William of Concord is dated 15 Sep 1670, and was proved 20 Jun 1672. He bequeathed property to his daughter, Ruth Wheeler, and sonin-law, Thomas Wheeler; to his grandchild. Abigail Hosmer; to sons Thomas and Michael. Shattuck in his History of Concord gives the names of his children as: Michael, Ruth, Abraham, Isaac, Thomas, Jacob, John and Abigail.

Thomas Wood was buried at Rowley, 12 Sep 1687. His widow Ann died 29 Dec 1714. All their children were born at Rowley:

1. Mary, 15 Jan 1655.
2. John, 2 Nov 1656
3. Thomas, 10 Aug 1658, married Mary Hunt, probably of Ipswich; was buried 1 Dec 1702.
4. Ann or Mary Ann. 8 Aug, 1660, married, 15 Jan 1678/79, Benjamin Plumer.
5. Ruth, 21 May 1662, married Captain Joseph Jewett, 16 Jan 1680/81; he died 30 Oct 1694, and she married (second), 26 Oct 1696, John Lunt; she died 29 Nov 1634.
6. Josiah (twin). 5 Sep 1664. married, 1685, Sarah Elithorpe; (second), 1689, Mary Felt.
7. Elizabeth (twin), 5 Sep 1664.
8. Samuel, 26 Dec 1666, married Margaret Elithorpe; he died 25 Nov 1690.
9. Solomon. 17 May 1669, married Mary Hazeltine: ancestor of the Wood family of Mendon and Uxbridge, Worcester county, Massachusetts.
10. Ebenezer, 29 Dec 1671, married Rachel Nichols. 11. James, 22 Jun 1674, died 18 Oct 1694.

~ Genealogical & Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston & Eastern Massachusetts, p. 562

Thomas married Mary Hunt on 7 Apr 1654 in Rowley, Massachusetts.¹⁰⁴² (Mary Hunt was born in Massachusetts and died on 29 Dec 1702 in Rowley, Massachusetts ¹⁰⁴².)