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Title: WOOD family of DEVON, pre-1640
Post by: mikewood on Monday 29 January 24 22:32 GMT (UK)

I am interested in finding descendants of the WOOD family of Devon (poss. Withycombe Raleigh and nearby).

I have a working theory that John Wood of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, who was recorded in Newport in 1643, came from Devon.

Ideally, I would like to find direct male descendants who have done Y-DNA testing and compare test results!

Thanks,
Mike Wood

Title: Re: WOOD family of DEVON, pre-1640
Post by: Cats1723 on Tuesday 30 January 24 07:07 GMT (UK)

 is he this john wood
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Wood-114

Title: Re: WOOD family of DEVON, pre-1640
Post by: mikewood on Tuesday 30 January 24 13:05 GMT (UK)

Yes. I am the profile manager of WOOD-114 on WikiTree  :)

Title: Re: WOOD family of DEVON, pre-1640
Post by: Cats1723 on Tuesday 30 January 24 21:38 GMT (UK)

I do have an Elizabeth Wood as one of  my ancestors, she married a Richard Cottell, he was born  about 1583 in North Tawton Devon England. But because the surname is fairly common, I have been unable to find her father. or any other information about her, just one line in a secondary source is all I  have, She may be related to your John Wood or not, but obviously its not a yDNA descent. 

Title: Re: WOOD family of DEVON, pre-1640
Post by: Cats1723 on Tuesday 30 January 24 21:43 GMT (UK)

There are some trees on ancestry that have my Elizabeth Wood on them, and her father. how accurate they are I have no idea, and it may be a large rabbit hole as they might not even be related to your John Wood