James Woods

1758 - 1831  (73 years)

• Name	James Woods
  Birth	1758	Tyrone County, IRE
  Gender	Male
  Death	8 Oct 1831	Elizabeth, Allegheny, PA
  Burial	Fells Cemetery, Fellsburg, PA
  Person ID	I4089	Family Tree | 12 Generation Ancestor Chart
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	Alexander Woods,   b. 1738, Londonderry, Tyrone, IRE d. Omagh, Tyrone, IRE
  Mother	Jane Wilson,   b. 1745, Northern Ireland
  Family ID	F1138	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Alcorn,   b. 1760, Northern Ireland d. 12 Jan 1842, Elizabeth, Allegheny, PA (Age 82 years)  [1]
  Children	+ 1. John Woods,   b. 27 Dec 1783, Ireland d. 9 Aug 1837, Union, Dearborn, IN (Age 53 years) + 2. James Woods,   b. 1784, Ireland d. 19 Jul 1838, Saluda, Jefferson, IN (Age 54 years)   3. Martha Woods,   b. 24 Aug 1785, Ireland d. 15 Jul 1849, Ceasar Creek, Dearborn, IN (Age 63 years) + 4. William Woods,   b. 6 Jun 1792, Ireland d. 25 Apr 1865, Elizabeth, Allegheny, PA (Age 72 years)   5. Isabella Woods + 6. Rebecca Woods + 7. Joseph Woods,   b. 1795, Pennsylvania d. 1853, Monroe, Jefferson, IN (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F1140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Aug 2017

  
  

• Notes

  Last Will and Testament of James Woods of Elizabeth, Allegheny, PA names wife Elizabeth, son William Woods, daughter Isabel Turner, son John Woods, son James, daughter Martha Turner, son Joseph, grandchildren James and Joseph Knox, grandson Valentine Woods. Signed 10 Nov 1829, probated 2 Nov 1831. James 2nd (Alexander 1st) was born in 1758 and died in October 8, 1831. m. Elizabeth. Their children were 3rd generation William, John James, Joseph, Isabella, Martha, and Rebecca. James 2nd (Alexander 1st) came over the mountains to western Pennsylvania in 1797, when Pittsburgh had been a trading station for about 38 years. He settled at Forks of Yough on land which was later partly in Allegheny County and partly in Westmoreland County. Other post-office addresses have been Gamble's Corner, Blythesdale, and R.R. 3 Elizabeth, Pa.... It was written on the back of these papers that the trip across the water from Ireland took fourteen weeks. These papers are in the possession of W. Edgar Woods of Elizabeth, Pa.

  
  

• Sources

  [S192] Robert Vance Woods, James Woods & Elizabeth Alcom & Families, (Rootsweb, 12 Jan 2008).