John Wood the Immigrant was born 6 February 1610 in Saint Peter's Church of Sudbury, Yeldham, Essex, England to James Wood (1573-1628) and Mary Hill (1575-1628) and died 10 July 1678 Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts of unspecified causes. He married Mary Parmenter (1610-1690) 10 October 1632 in St. Peters Church, Sudbury, Suffolk, England.
Biography
John Wood was born about 1609-10, baptized at St. Peters Church, Sudbury, England 06 Feb 1610. He married 10 Oct 1633 to Mary Parmenter. He was on of the original proprietors of Sudbury, Massachusetts, in 1638-9. He was a pinmaker by trade, which seems an odd trade for a wilderness pioneer.
1635 Voyage on the Hopewell
John Wood arrived in America at age 26 in 1635 aboard the ‘Hopewell,’ and first settled at Salem, MA, but removed to Sudbury, MA by 1638, becoming a proprietor there in 1639. He was admitted freeman on May 10, 1642, and received several Sudbury land grants through 1655.
He with his brother were passengers on the 2nd Voyage of the English ship Hopewell, which sailed from London in Sept, 1635, bound for New England. The ship arrived safe at Massachusetts Bay. Passenger list information was transcribed in the 19th century by Michael Tepper from records found in London, the Public Rolls Office, formerly at Carleton Ride.
Marlborough Settlement
In 1656, he was one of the petitioners for the town of Marlborough, Massachusetts and a prominent man in that place. He was on the board of selectmen of Marlborough in 1663-5. During the King Philip's War, in Oct 1675, he was a sergeant in command of the Marlborough garrison. He was one of the early members of the church there.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Mary Wood (1634-1707) | 10 June 1634 Sudbury, Suffolk, England | 16 September 1707 Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | John Bellows (1622-1682) |
| Samuel Wood (1636-1718) | |||
| Abigail Wood (1636-1719) | |||
| Dorcas Wood (1637-1692) | |||
| Hannah Wood (1638-1666) | |||
| John Woods (1641-1716) | 8 May 1641 Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | 5 April 1716 Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | Lydia Rice (1649-1723) |
| Katherine Wood (1646-1727) | |||
| Frances Woods (1645-1718) | 10 May 1645 Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | 14 May 1718 Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | Isaac Howe (1648-1724) |
| James Wood (1647-1718) | |||
| Isaac Wood (1655-1740) | |||
Siblings