Preshea Wood (wife of Stephen) was born December 19 th, 1753. Stephen Wood was born the 26 th day of January, 1749 The full page opposite the New Testament page (shown above) lists the following: Preshea Wood, 2 nd daughter, born April 15, 1802. Nancy, daughter of Bennet & Nancy Wood was born August the 23 rd, 1800. Septemwe started for Illinois and safely arrived there this the 9 th day of October 1830. In September 1826 and moves down & settles in Shelby County. And on the 7 th day of December we arrived in Rowan County in the Yadkin Forks, North Carolina and arrived at the Kentuck River, the place of our abode the 7 th day of November 1797, and after leaving there 29 years we sot out (sought out) a life in Fayette County (Kentucky). In the year 1777 in November the 11 th day we departed from Seneca, Montgomery County, Maryland. Keeping school on Brooklodge, Montgomery County, Maryland in the year 17. And the 5 th day of May, 1774 the great frost that kills every grass. Began housekeeping Januand on the 27th, 28th, and 29 th days of the same month the great snow fell, full 11 feet deep. Broke up teaching school November 13 (1769). Stephen Wood was born Januand parted from his friends on the November the 6 th 1769 (from Montgomery County, Maryland) and began teaching school November 7, 1769. Janu– This day I am 71 years of age and have had 51 grandchildren, 9 of them are dead – 42 grandchildren now living and 2 great grandchildren. My comments (to clarify names) are in parentheses. The inside front and back covers are filled with references to bible chapters and verses. He wrote several words about the bible verses in the margins of several bible pages. Stephen was, for a time, a school teacher and had beautiful cursive handwriting. It appears that Stephen wrote family information (dates of births and marriages) on any page that was blank or half-blank. The following is a transcription exactly as it is written on the bible pages themselves. The bible has been passed down through the Wood and Powell family and is currently owned by the 4th great granddaughter of Stephen Wood. There is no decoration or title inscription on the outside cover of the bible. The bible is leather and looks to have a spine that is hand stitched onto the front cover and back cover. The first page of the bible is missing however, the New Testament page is still intact and it is dated MDCCLXXXIX – 1789. Stephen Wood was born in Montgomery County, Maryland on and died 16 November 1835 in Greene County, Illinois. This website contains information on the descendants of Stephen Wood that he personally wrote into his family bible. I used several pages from the bible below as documentation for her application. I have just gathered all the documents required so that my sister-in-law can join the DAR under her ancestor Stephen Wood’s service.
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