Michael WOODS

HAIRSTON.org ID#2572, b. about 1684, d. about 1762
Father*John WOODS1,2
Mother*Elizabeth WORSOP
Birth*Michael WOODS was born about 1684 in Meath, Ireland.3,1,4,2 
He was the son of John WOODS and Elizabeth WORSOP.1,2 
Marriage*Michael WOODS married Mary CAMPBELL, daughter of James CAMPBELL and Lady Susan (surname unknown), about 1705.3,1,4,2 
Emigration*Michael Woods and his family emigrated to Pennsylvania from Ireland about 1724. His sister, Elizabeth Woods Wallace and her children traveled with Michael Woods. Elizabeth's husband Peter Wallace had died before the trip.1 
Living* Michael Woods was living in Donegal, Lancaster, Pennsylvania in the years 1725 to 1727.5,1,2 
EmigrationIn 1734 Michael traveled with family and friends the 225 miles from Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Henderson's Quarter near Wood's Gap in Goochland County, Virginia. In 1744 this area became Albemarle County.3,1,6 
Deed*FOn 24 January 1737, Michael Woods sells to Charles Hudson 2,000 acres in St. James Parish. - Goochland County Deed Book 3, page 67.7,8 
Court Record*May 1737, Goochland County (later Albemarle) - ".....gave Michael Wood permission to clear a road from the Blew Ledge or Blue Ridge, sometimes merely the Ledge or Great Mountains, down to Ivy Creek. This road ran from Wood's Gap (now Jarman's) down along the ridge where Crozet now stands, crossing Mechums River near the depot of that name, thence to what must have been the end of the Mountain Road at the place later called D.S. An unusual circumstance surrounding this part of what was to be the later Three Notchíd Road was that it exactly reversed the usual order of settlement and road building in this area, for Michael Wood had come south through the Valley into Virginia from Pennsylvania, moving eastward through the mountains to settle below Woodís Gap on the eastern side. Thus the road came to be built from west to east rather than the more usual east to west direction....."9,7 
DeedOn 10 June 1737, Michael Woods purchases 2,000 acres on branches of Joy Creek on the Rivanna River in Goochland County from Charles Hudson of Hanover County. This land was granted to Charles Hudson 26 July 1735. - Goochland County Deed Book 3, page 52.7,8 
Patent/Warrant On 10 June 1737, Michael Woods obtained a patent for 187 acres in Goochland County on both sides of Mecham's River and Beaver Creek down Spring Creek. Patent Book 17, page 352.10 
Patent/Warrant* On 10 June 1737, Michael Woods acquired a patent for 400 acres in Goochland County on both sides of Lickinghole Creek a branch of Mecham's River. - Patent Book 17, page 344.11,10 
Patent/Warrant On 10 June 1737 in Goochland County, Michael Woods obtained a patent for 350 acres crossing Mecham's River and it's North Branch, adjacent William Wallace. Patent Book 17, page 351.10 
Patent/Warrant* On 10 June 1737, Michael Woods received a patent for 400 acres in Goochland County on the heads of Ivy Creek on other branches of the North River & south side of the North River, adjacent to Davis Stockton. Patent Book 17, page 350.10 
Court RecordIn August 1738, a case was dimissed between Charles Turnbull and Michael Woods.7 
Court RecordJuly 1741, the petition of Michael Woods against Thomas Sewell is continued.7 
Court Record15 September 1741, Goochland, Virginia, Michael WOODS, On 15 Sep 1741, Peter Hairston, Michael Woods, John Woods, William Wallace and two dozen other residents signed a petition to have a road cleared from Thomas Morrisons to the D.S. tree in Michael Woods Road in Goochland County. It is well known that, in 1734, Michael Woods led a group of families from Pennsylvania through the Shenandoah Valley to settle in Virginia. The gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains that Michael Woods led these families through was called "Woods Gap" until the name was changed to "Jarman Gap" in the 1800s. Michael Woods obtained his first patent in Goochland County in June 1737. Michael Woods was a Presbyterian from Ireland and his grandson John Woods would later marry Agnes Anne Hairston, Peter's granddaughter.



"On this petition of James Bell, William Verdeman, William Miller, Peter Hairston, Edward Molloy, Thomas Bell, James Bell Jun., John & Thomas & Hugh Dobbins, Thomas & Charles Hughes, William White, Davis Stockton, Alexander Reid, John Heard, Samuel Bell, William Morrison, John Roberts, David Martin, James Armour, James Robertson, John Fulton, Geo. Powel, John McCord, Saml. Arnett, Richard Stockton, Thomas Stockton, & Hum Dobbins. Leave is given them to clear a road from Thomas Morrisons to the D. S. tree in Michael Woods road. And that the petitioners be exempt from working on any other road." - Goochland County Court Order Book 5, page 3. FSL #7898186 image 22.12,13,14
DeedOn 17 November 1741, Davis Stockton sells to Michael Woods land on both side of Joy Creek branch of the Rivanna River, bounded by Capt. Charles Hudson.8 
DeedOn 30 July 1743, Michael Woods sells 350 acres in Goochland County to John Woods. - Goochland County Deed Book 4, page 221-222. Family Search Library Film #7645025, image 129-130.15
Deed*On 12 August 1743, Michael Woods Sr. sells 200 acres to John McCord. - Goochland County Deed Book 4, page 222. FSL #7645025, image 130.13
County Name*1744 - Albemarle County was formed from part of Goochland County. 
PropertyHe was an adjacent landowner of James WOODS and Col. Robert LEWIS on 12 January 1747 in Ivy Creek, Goochland, Virginia; James Wood obtained 190 acres in Goochland County on the head branches of Ivy Creek, adjacent to Michael Wood, Robert Lewis and Hugh Dobbins, 12 January 1747.16 
Church Record*On March 29, 1747 in Goochland County, signed a petition to call and invite Rev. Samuel Black to minister to the Ivy Creek Orthodox Reformed Presbyterian Church.
The list of signers also included Peter Hairston.
Rev. Samuel Black (c1700-1770) was from Ireland in 1735 and was a pastor in Donegal, Lancaster, PA. before coming to Virginia.3 
Will*Michael WOODS left a will on 24 November 1761 in Albemarle, Virginia; Michael Woods will was dated 24 November 1761 and listed his sons Archibald, John, William and daughters Hannah, Margaret (dec'd.), Sarah and a grandson Michael (son of Archibald). Executors were Archibald Woods, John Woods and William Wallace. - Albemarle Will Book B, page 129. Family Search Library Film #7643846, image 76.3,1,4,17
Death*He died about 1762 in Virginia.3 
Burial*He was buried in Blair Park Plantation Cemetery, Albemarle, Virginia.1 
Probate*His estate was probated on 11 June 1762 in County Court, Albemarle, Virginia. Albemarle Will Book B, page 129. Family Search Library Film #7643846, image 76.1,4,17

Family

Mary CAMPBELL b. 2 Jun 1690, d. 18 Dec 1742
Children

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

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Last Edited19 May 2024