Henry Wood (1594–1670)
Ted's 11th-great-grandfather. Early settler in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts.
Facts
- Born: 1594, Norwich, England
- Died: 1670
- Wife: Abigail Jenny (b. 1619, Netherlands)
- Son: David Wood (b. 1651, Middleborough, MA)
Context
Henry Wood emigrated from Norwich, England to Plymouth Colony in the early colonial period. He married Abigail Jenny, the daughter of fellow settler John Jenny. Together they established the Wood family in Middleborough, Massachusetts — a line that would run unbroken for 12 generations to Ted.
Norwich was a major center of the English weaving trade and had significant Puritan sympathies, which likely motivated Wood's emigration to the New World.
Line to Ted
Henry Wood → David Wood → Jabez Wood → Jabez Wood → Philip Wood → Samuel Wood → Franklin Wood → Samuel Franklin Wood → Estelle Wood → Virginia W. Quinn → Judith Estelle Quinn → Theodore Hayes Barnett