Gazlay Family History
James Wood
Parents
| Father | John Wood (22 August 1768 - 9 March 1823) |
| Mother | Rachel Eva _____ ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 20 February 2024; Last Edited: 27 February 2024 |
| Person ID | 15032 |
| Name | James Wood |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 24 April 1792 in Tarrytown, Westchester County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | to Elizabeth Van Etten |
| Died | 25 February 18722 |
| Buried | in Old Rochester Churchyard, Accord, Ulster County, New York2 |
Biography
Maude (nee Bush) Gazlay, granddaughter of John H. Latimer and his wife Esther (nee Wood) Latimer, understood that Esther was the daughter of James Wood and Elizabeth (nee Van Etten) Wood. Maude indicated that he is the James Wood who is buried in the cemetery behind the Rochester Reformed Church, Accord, New York.
Support for James being Esther’s father is found in a probate record for James, that names ten children as follows: Simon D. Wood, Abram R. Wood, Benjamin Wood, Lydia Hardenburgh, Melinda Evans, Sarah H. Osterhoudt, Effie Osterhoudt, Catharine A. Baker, Ellen W. Osterhoudt, and Esther Latimer.7
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Elizabeth Van Etten |
| Born | 17 June 1801 in Ulster County, New York |
| Married | to James Wood |
| Died | 10 October 1860 |
| Children | of James Wood and Elizabeth Van Etten: |
| +1. | Simeon Depuy Wood |
| Born | 31 January 1821 in Ulster County, New York |
| Married | to Rachel Hasbrouck |
| Died | 24 April 1880 in Kunkle, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
| 2. | Abraham Robison Wood |
| Born | 24 May 1822 |
| Died | 26 September 1900 in Binghamton, Broome County, New York |
| 3. | Mary Catherine Wood |
| Born | 12 September 1824 |
| +4. | Benjamin Wood |
| Born | 25 August 1825 in Mettacahonts, Town of Rochester, Ulster County, New York |
| Married | 12 October 1852 in Fremont Center, Sullivan County, New York to Lucy Norton |
| Died | 13 January 1899 in Fremont Center, Sullivan County, New York |
| 5. | Sarah H Wood |
| Born | 25 December 1827 |
| Married | to Thomas J. Osterhoudt |
| Died | 13 May 1907 |
| 6. | Lydia Wood |
| Born | ca. 1830 in New York |
| 7. | Effie Wood |
| Born | 1831 in Ulster County, New York |
| Married | to James M. Osterhoudt |
| Died | 1911 |
| +8. | Esther O. Wood |
| Born | 13 October 1834 in New York |
| Married | ca. 1858 to John H. Latimer |
| Died | 27 December 1904 in Ellenville, Ulster County, New York |
| 9. | Melinda Wood |
| Born | ca. 1835 in New York |
| +10. | Catharine Ann Wood |
| Born | 30 April 1838 in Ulster County, New York |
| Married | to John Baker |
| Died | 20 July 1878 |
| +11. | Ellen W. Wood |
| Born | ca. 1844 in Ulster County, New York |
| Married | 10 November 1870 in Town of Marbletown, Ulster County, New York to Peter V. Osterhoudt |
Sources
- U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989 (available at ancestry.com), New York, Tarrytown, Tarrytown 3, Book 52A, Page 27, James, born: 24 April 1792; bapt.: 23 September 1792; parents: John Wood, Eva Wood.
- Find a Grave (website). Old Rochester Churchyard, Accord, Ulster County, New York James Wood, born: 24 April 1791; died: 25 February 1872 (from record, which provides the names and links for his wife and one son).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Ulster County, Town of Rochester, Page 366, John Wood, 58, New York, carpenter; Elizabeth Wood, 48, New York; Lydia Wood, 20, New York; Linda Wood, 15, New York; Catharine A. Wood, 12, New York; Ellen Wood, 6, New York.
- New York State Census, 1855, Ulster County, Town of Rochester, First Election District, Image 9 of 520, James Wood, 63, West Chester [County], carpenter; wife Elizabeth Wood, 52, Ulster; daughter Effie Wood, 22, Ulster; daughter Catherine Ann Wood, 17, Ulster; daughter Ellen W. Wood, 9, Ulster.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Ulster County, Town of Rochester, Page No. 79, James Wood, 77, New York, carpenter; Elizabeth Wood, 56, New York; Effie Wood, 27, New York, seamstress; Catharine A. Wood, 22, New York; Ellen W. Wood, 15, New York.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Ulster County, Town of Rochester, Page 34, James Wood, 78, N.Y.; Ellen Wood, 21, N.Y.
- New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 (available at ancestry.com), Ulster, Minutes of Wills, Vol. K, 1872-1875, Page 348, Petition filed by Lucas Krum for the administration of the estate of James Wood, late of the town of Rochester and said county, deceased, intestate. The petition names ten children who are summoned to appear in this court to answer why administration should not be granted to said petitioner.