Col. John WOODS

HAIRSTON.org ID#4815, b. 19 February 1712, d. 14 October 1791
Father*Michael WOODS1,2 b. a 1684, d. a 1762
Mother*Mary CAMPBELL1 b. 2 Jun 1690, d. 18 Dec 1742
Marriage*Col. John WOODS married Susannah ANDERSON, daughter of Rev. James ANDERSON and Suit GARLAND, in Pennsylvania.1,3,4 
Birth*Col. John WOODS was born on 19 February 1712 in Ireland.1,3,5 
He was the son of Michael WOODS and Mary CAMPBELL.1,2 
Court Record15 September 1741, Goochland, Virginia, Col. John 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 22.6,7,8
Deed*On 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 129-130.9
Church RecordHe 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 
WillHe was mentioned in the will of Michael WOODS 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 76.3,1,4,10
Death*Col. John WOODS died on 14 October 1791 at age 79.1,3,5 

Family

Susannah ANDERSON b. 4 Oct 1725
Children

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

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  2. [S3502] Hosier, Jr., Scott F., The Descendants of Michael Woods, Gent., of Mountain Plains, Albemarle, VA. 30 March 1992., Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  3. [S146] Woods, Edgar. Albemarle County in Virginia: Giving Some Account of What It Was by Nature, of What It Was Made by Man, and of Some of the Men Who Made It. Charlottesville, Va.: Michie Co., printers, 1901. Print. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.32044019921394, Personal Collection - printed book.
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  10. [S3588] King, J. E. S. (1940). Abstracts of wills, inventories, and administration accounts of Albemarle County, Virginia (1748-1800) Amherst County, Virginia (1761-1800).
    https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/99022, Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Last Edited8 Aug 2023