The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03
tNo. 2t5.l.

The arms for tho Wood family OF
New England are here given, MS from
close search the Woods Of Virginia
are derived from them or are OF the
same Scotch family in England. Will
liam Wood settled at Lynn. Mass. 1881.
coming from Matlock, Derbyshire. Eng
land, and OF the ancient Yorkshire FAM
lily Of Wood, whose arms Burke gives
as above, save that he gives crest
OF II savage. instead OF the oak tree,
which latter was borne by the Tiverton
and Devonshire branch OF Wood.
These arms are described as: Azure,
three named savages ppr. each holding
In the dexter hand a shield, argent,
with cross gules. and In the sinister
club resting on tho shoulder like
wise. ppr."
crest-An oak tree. ppr. acorned. or.
Motto--Certavi ct Wei. u have fought
and conquered.)
There have always been from tho
earliest period, many Wood and Woods
In Virginia, OF different branches scat
tered throughout the State. Henning
mentions eleven names OF Wood, and
ten of Woods. Which was the flrst
emigrant OF the Wood family, we are
not certain. There is now on exilibi-
tion at the jamestown Exposition a
very old State paper, being a list OF
the emigrants brought over from Liver
pool In the good ship Mary, Ann In
l7l6. prisoners who had taken part in
the Jacobite War, who were Scotch
men. and who had tried to seat James
OF Scotland on the English throne, in
stead of George T.: the names of many
Old virginia families are recorded on
the list, among them being that or
James Wood. who settled in York coun-
". ry,a1, M III "a,
Governor James Wood, OF Virginia. who
was born 1850, and whose father. Col
onel James Wood, was the founder
or Winchester, Va. Governor Wood was
IN the Dunmore War of 1874, and
member of the House of Burgesset, and
served through the Revolution. and as
colonel he commanded the prisoners
at the barracks near charlottesville
i.Go, and In 1875 was made Governor.
Ills wife was Jean Moncure. daughter
OF me Rev. John Moncure. Scotch
clergyman of the Church OF England.
Many distinguished members OF this
family descended from them.
Colonel Abraham Waod. who some
say was the first emigrant, and OF
Whom Henning mentions in his nrst
volume very frequently, commanded
Tort on the ChickahomIny River. ana
was an early patentee of lands IN the
nelshborhood Of Petersburg: Peter
Jones, who founded the town, ana for
Whom II was named In 1893, was n
Wood. III
John Wood. who is also mentioned
~ early records. first settled in Hamp-
ton, and his descendants owned a large
plantation near Kings Mill Wharf J,
on James River. One OF them, John
Wood. Jr.. was living in King and
queen county In 1916, who had n
daughter Elizabeth.
rms last John Wood, OF "Kfnr,s
MIL. was no doubt the same as the
famous author and editor. who was
born In Scotland, 1895; who came ~
the United States about 1910 and t,a ~
TO Richmond and settled, where. he
sides many other works, he wrote ..Full
Statement of the Trial and Acnuittoi
OF Aaron Burr" (Alexandria 1s07i.I
New Theory OF Diurnal Rotation ~
the Earth" (Richmond. 1s09) He died
IN richmond, Va. 1922. The family OF
wood. OF Automatic county. Va, Of
Wnom mere were many, are the same
as that of Gov. James Wood. whose
father was descendant of william,
wood. OF Maryland whose sons came
into the Valley of Virginia and settled
IN the northern counties of the state,
through this line descended the late
Mtcajah Wood, who lived ana died on
his fine estate near Ivy Depot, and was
magistrate, sheriff and clerk of tho
County Court OF Albemarle for SO many
Years. He died in 1887. He was the
grandfather Of the present Captain
Micatah Wood, for over twenty years
commemorative attorney for Abe.
marie. and distinguished Confederate
veteran, who Is still beloved and hon
ored by his countrymen.
OF the same line was also the late
Warner Wood OF "Farmington," near
charlottesville, Va. who was one OF
Albemarle's most astute lawyers, and
whose widow now owns the celebrated
old Colonial home OF "E'armtngton."
which has no superior for historic in
tcrest of the many noted seats In
Albemarle.
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