Descendants of Wood

Generation No. 1

1.  MARY¹ WOOD¹ died Unknown.  She married (1) HOLMES¹.  He died Unknown.  She married (2) MAJOR WILLIAM BRADFORD IV^2,3,4 1676⁵, son of WILLIAM BRADFORD and ALICE CARPENTER.  He was born 17 Jun 1624 in Plymouth Colony, Plymouth County, Massachusetts^6,7,8, and died 20 Feb 1704 in Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island (on the Jones River)^9,10.

Notes for MAJOR WILLIAM BRADFORD IV:

[Susan B. Stavropoulos, v10t0507.FTW,  (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 0507), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 25, 2000.]

Next to Miles Standish, he ws the most porminent military commander in Plymouth Colony.  Was Commander-in-Chief of Plymouth forces in King Philip's War. Carried to his grave  musket ball received in battle of Narragansett Fort.  Died at Kingston on the Jones River.
Married twice more after death of 1st wife.  Third wife was Mary (Woods) Holmes.

Appointed: 1658, Assistant to the Governor and Commissioner of the United Colonies^11,12

Elected: 1683, Deputy Governor of Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts^13,14

Military service: 1659, Captain¹⁴

Endnotes

1.  Caleb Johnson, William Bradford from the Alphabetical Listing of Mayflower Passengers,  (Mayflower Web Pages, 1995-1999), "Electronic."

2.  Susan B. Stavropoulos, v10t0507.FTW,  (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 0507), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 25, 2000.

3.  Greg Reed Estep, Greg Estep's Genealogy Page, "Electronic."

4.  Frederick A. Virkus under direction of Albert Nelson Marquis, The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy, Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, 1968, pg. 476.

5.  Caleb Johnson, William Bradford from the Alphabetical Listing of Mayflower Passengers,  (Mayflower Web Pages, 1995-1999), "Electronic."

6.  Susan B. Stavropoulos, v10t0507.FTW,  (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 0507), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 25, 2000.

7.  Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), Page 291.

8.  Frederick A. Virkus under direction of Albert Nelson Marquis, The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy, Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, 1968, pg. 476.

9.  Susan B. Stavropoulos, v10t0507.FTW,  (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 0507), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 25, 2000.

10.  Frederick A. Virkus under direction of Albert Nelson Marquis, The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy, Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, 1968, pg. 476.

11.  Susan B. Stavropoulos, v10t0507.FTW,  (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 0507), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 25, 2000.

12.  Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), Page 291.

13.  Greg Reed Estep, Greg Estep's Genealogy Page, "Electronic."

14.  Susan B. Stavropoulos, v10t0507.FTW,  (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 0507), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 25, 2000.

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