The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20

Inc name w OOu - NPAh'iN''A'
from waId. the German for forest.
Among the variations of the name
are Woods. Woode, Woody, Woodland,
WoodaI. Woods, Woodnot. Wooden,
and woodward, Boltwood. Girdwood,
Stanwood, Ellwood, Brentwood and
Birdwood also belong to the Wood
family,
One Wood had the curious Christian
name "Twentyman." Twentyman
Wood was enterprising; he obtained a
patent for making shingles. This was
bout $50 years ago.
An odd combination of names is that
of Wood and Rafters. housesmiths and
partners in business.
The following is one of the anecdotes
handed down in the Wood family. At
a trial. in which a well-known Liver
pool merchant. Ottiwell Wood, was
witness, he was requested by the pre-
siding Judge who was somewhat dear,
TO spell his name, which he did as toi-
lows: 20 double t, i double u, douole
!, double u, double 0, d."
Many of the Wood family were origl-
nally Friends. During the seventeenth
century, or from 1854 to 1883, mem >
of the family were imprisoned IN the
Lancashire, Yorkshire and Cumberland
Tails for attending Quaker meetings.
From these sections came the first set
tiers of the Wood family to America
William Wood. one of the NUMBER
settled at Burlington, N. j., in 1911. ne
came over in the ship willing Nina.
Another William Wood, born IN
Derbyshre, England. in 1882, came TO
this country in 1888. settling In CON
cord, Mass. where he filled many I'M
portant offices.
Still another immigrant was John
Wood, who settled in Pennsylvania.
His name is found in a list of "all the
families found in Pennsylvania prior
to PENIS arrival
Another settler was Jeremiah Wood,
weaver, yeoman, gentleman, con-
stable. collector, selectman and treas
urer of the town of Littleton, Mass
IAN intention of marriage was
found among Jeremiah's private pa
pers 1t reads as follows:
This is to give notice that there
is a purpose of marriage between
jeremiah Wood, Sen, and Dorothy
Benet, both of Lyme.
March We goth day, 1900"
Jeremiahs account book has this
interesting statement on the cover
written in his hand:
Jeremiah Wood, His Book, His
Hand.
jeremiah Wood, His Book and with
his
Hand and pen he wret the same.
jeremiah Wood his hand and name
And with my ink and pen writ the
same!'
Samuel Wood, a soldier Of the
4,, 10
which general history does OF record,
but is nevertheless true, according to
his descendants.
When Maj. Andre was captured
by the three historic cowboys, they
started with their prisoner for Col.
Jameson's camp at North Castle,
Westchester county, N. Y. While
they We're yet some miles from their
destination, they met a party of twelve
soldiers from Col. John RGnd's
regiment, who took possession of An
DIRE. The sergeant, taking off one of
his stirrup straps, buckled it are und
Andres wrist, and gave the other end
to Samuel Wood, one of his squad,
and thus led the British SPY into
camp. This part of Andres expert
ence is not given by any history, but
it has been handed down in the Wood
family from father to son.
Mass, born 1860, was a soldier in the
Army of the Revolution, and was at
Saratoga and New York. His wife,
who survived him, lived to be eighty
four years of age. The year before
her death, which occurred in 1851, d
family meeting of her eleven children
was held at the old homestead, in
Woodville.
As the day drew toward a close, the
appH her pnDd1ptnd ohilHrof,
into her parlor chamber. In the CEN
ter of the room stood a table bearing
a new silver cup, surrounded by a
circle of eleven silver cups of like
fashion. The center cup bore the
name of the mother and deceased
father-Maj. William Wood.
The old lady stepped forward, took
one cup from the eleven and gave it
to her eldest daughter. 1t bore the in
scription:
Given to -- by Phebe Wood,
as part of the pension received for
services rendered in the u. S. Army
by her father, William Wood, 1916"
Each son and daughter received a
cup bearing his or her name, and that
of the father and mother, surmounted
by an eagle.
Meetings of this branch of the fam
lily have been held every year since
The manner in which Silas Wood,
son of Samuel Wood, laid the founda-
ton of his great fortune is somewhat
romantic.
His wheat and flour commission
house was in New York. He happen
ed to be in England at the time when
Napoleon escaped from Elba, and all
Europe was alarmed at the possibility
of a renewal of war.
1t was apparent that the price of
provisions would rise, and Silas Wood,
together with several other merchants,
took the first ship for America, each
thinking to be the first to arrive and
take advantage of the circumstance.
Upon its arrival at Sandy Hook the
ship anchored in the bay for the night.
After dark Silas lowered himself over
the ships side, and being a powerful
swimmer reacher shore safely, where
he Immediately went to a farmer S
house, and, buying a horse, set off on
a long race against time for Fred