Subject: Henry J. Woods (b. 1826) From: Brett Woods Date: May 27, 1999 As what has seemingly become my life's work, I am attempting to identify the parents of my great-great-grandfather, Henry J. Woods, born in NC in about 1826. He shows up on the 1860 Spartanburg County SC Census as follows: Father: Henry J. Woods (b. NC 1826) (a later census indicates a SC birth) Wife: M. H. Woods (b SC 1822) This may be a Mary H. (later indicated as Polly) Children: Nathan J Woods (b SC 1851) Lynch E. Woods (b SC 1846) NOTE: Since this is a female, I would assume this comes from a prior Woods-Lynch family inter-marriage somewhere. James H. Woods (b SC 1848) (my great-grandfather) John B. Woods (b SC 1849) William B. Woods (b SC 1850) Thomas J. Woods (b SC 1854) Harvey S(?) Woods (b SC 1856) Muryl C. Woods (b SC 1858) pretty illegible Robert H(?) Woods (b SC 1858) I believe Henry to be the grandson -- through one of the sons, obviously -- of Matthew Woods who came to Chester S. C. about 1805 from Orange County, NC. Matthew and his wife Margaret Faucette were married 12 Nov. 1795 near Hillsboro, N.C. They had the following children: 1. William -born March 1797 2. James F. born March 1799 3. Margaret-born July 1801 4. John -born Oct.1803 5. Susannah--born Nov. 1806 6. Elizabeth--born March 1808 7. Richard--born Aug.1813 I have found one LDS entry -- not that I put too much stock in its veracity -- that Henry's mother was named Lavina. In any event, do any of Henry's children's names ring any bells, or does anyone know any connections? Thanks for any help. Brett F. Woods Santa Fe, New Mexico NOTE: Just in case anyone is wondering, Matthew Woods is the son of John Woods (1720-1813) and Ann Louey Mebane, and the grandson of William Woods, who was born in Ireland and was part (with his brothers Michael, John, James and Andrew) of the Woods-Campbell emigration from Ireland to America in the mid-1720s. This is the family that is the subject of the Woods-McAfee Memorial, that was published in 1905 by Neander Woods. ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== Go To: #, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Main |