| A WOOD FAMILY HISTORY AS WRITTEN BY JESSE M. WOOD TO HIS SON, E.H. WOOD IN APRIL 1887 Bennett Wood was of English descent, was the father of twelve children, ten sons and two daughters. James Wood, son of Bennett Wood, with other members of the family, moved to Elbert or Madison County, Georgia [both were originally one county] from North Carolina. He accumulated considerable property, but lost most of it by dealing in cotton, by a man running away to whom he had sold cotton on time. He was a large robust fine looking man, very popular with the people. He represented his county in both branches of the Georgia legislatures, provided well for his family, and was devoted to his children. He moved to Monroe County in December 1824. He was born in December 1765, and died July 5, 1835, buried one-half mile south of Rock Creek Meeting house, Monroe County. Francis Power, great grandfather of James Springer Wood, grand- father of William Power Wood, was of French descent, and during the early settlement of Georgia came from Virginia and settled in Madison County. During the Revolutionary War, a fort was built near him, and in it one of his children was born. He died December 12, 1793, is buried near his old homestead, now owned by Mr. Meadows, who married his granddaughter. Elizabeth Power, grandmother of William Power Wood, was originally Miss Evans, who married a second time, Mr. Tuggle, an old Revolutionary solider. She was a good woman and died at the age of 84. Elizabeth Wood, William P. Wood's mother, was the daughter of Francis and Elizabeth Power. She was the mother of twelve children. Two, John and Anna, died in infancy, the others lived to be grown. Bennett never married, lived to be 33 years old, was killed by being thrown from a horse against a tree, is buried in the old graveyard near Rock Creek. James Wood died in Elbert at about the age of 22, buried in Madison County near the infant brother and sister mentioned. Francis lived single to the age of 36 and died near Talbutton of measles contracted in service in the Creek Indian War. Elizabeth married Mr. West in Elbert, died in Monroe and was buried near James Wood. The oldest daughter married Wiley Jones and died in Polk County at the age of 76, buried near Cedartown. Susan Holmes died in Monroe and was buried in the yard with the others mentioned. William P. Wood lived near Cedartown, died, was buried in Cedartown, Georgia. Elizabeth first married David Holmes, a merchant. After his death she married Dr. Berry, moved to Mississippi, then to Birmingham, Alabama, where she died. She is two years older than Jesse M. Wood, her brother, has a son W.E. Berry, a real estate agent in Birmingham. Ann Wimberly, the youngest of the twelve children, was three years younger than Jesse M> Wood. Her husband commanded a Company during the Civil War and died before it closed. Captain Wimberly was a substantial man. The wife of James Wood was born January 25, 1775, died and was buried in cemetery near Talbutton, March 25, 1846, age 68. "To me there was none other like her because I had but one Mother, and because in character, she was all I could expect." The members of the Wood family were, I think, generally large, some of them powerful men, fond of fine horses and hunting dogs. I do not remember the names of all your great uncle Wood. There were John, Bennett, Griffith your grandfather, James make five of the ten sons. Have no knowledge of the daughters names. One of them married a Hightower of North Carolina. Some died in Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee. The Power family were not large men or women, but strong and spritly. Many of them were fine singers. Several of the original family lived to be quite old. Uncle Jesse was nearly 93. On the old homestead is a home built by Grandfather Powers before the Revolutionary War, without nails as none could be had. The floor was put down with pins, it is still a good floor. There were nine children: viz. William, Robert, Jesse, James, David, Elizaveth, Polly, Susan and Ann. James and Ann were the great singers of the family, perhaps not excelled in the States. You can find a short and imperfect sketch of my life in THE HISTORY OF GEORGIA BAPTISTS by J.P. HARRISON. Nearly all the relations are Baptists. As I have said the were twelve children of us, six sons and six daughters. One half had black eyes, the others blue. Father's eyes were blue, Mother's blue. The Wood Family Tree The Davenport Family Tree Back to Main Page The Index and Link Page The Surname Index The Rehberg Family Tree |