Mary Parmenter Wood was born 17 August 1610 in Little Yeldham, Essex, England to John Parmenter (1588-1671) and Bridget Daveye (1589-1660) and died 17 August 1690 Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts of unspecified causes. She married John Wood (1609-1678) 10 October 1632 in Sudbury, Suffolk, England.
Biography
Mary's father, Deacon John Parmenter Sr. was born 12 Jan 1587/88 in Little Yeldman, Essex, England. His parents were William de PARMENTER and Margery GARROLD. He married Bridget DAVEYE on 12 Jun 1609 in Little Yeldman, Essex, England. In 1639 John Parmenter emigrated to New England with his wife Bridget and children Mary and John Jr. John Parmenter was one of the original proprietors of Sudbury, and was assigned lands May 1640 by the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay colony. Mary was mentioned in her grandfather's will (My son Robert shall pay to John Parmeter, the son of John Parmeter my son, 6s. 8d. at the age of one and twenty years, and to Mary Parmeter, my son John’s daughter, 6s. 8d. at the age of one and twenty years.)
Mary’s husband John Woods was born 6 Feb 1610 in England. His father was James Wood (1573 – 1628). John died 10 Jul 1678 in Marlboro, Middlesex, Mass. John Woods was a pin-maker by trade, 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. After Marlborough was formed in 1660, John sold his property at Sudbury and relocated to Marlborough, where he had been granted land and served in various town offices. On Apr. 4, 1664, he deposed that he was about age 54. His will, dated Nov. 26, 1677 and proved Oct. 1, 1678, names his wife Mary, his three sons, daughter Katherine, son-in-law John Bellows, and grandchild Hannah Levins. The inventory of his estate, on Jul. 19, 1678 at £303. 03. 07, mentions son-in-law Joseph Newton (apparently Katherine's husband.) For the source of this information, please see this website: [1]
There are a few children mentioned in Sudbury vital records for this couple:
John, s. John, May 8, 1641. Francis, d. John and Mary, May 10, 1645 James, s. John and Mary, July 18, 1647 Isaake, s. John and Mary, July 14, 1655
There is a death record for Mary in the Marlborough vital records: Wid. Mary, Aug. 17, 1690, a. 80.
In the original records, the last name "Wood" is sometimes spelled with the s on the end, sometimes without the s, and sometimes "Woodes.
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