Wood, James, 1741-1813

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Virginia legislator and Revolutionary War officer.

From the description of Papers of James Wood [manuscript], 1746-1787. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647859413

Revolutionary War officer and governor of Virginia (1796-1799).

From the description of James Wood letter to Littleton Waller Tazewell [manuscript], 1799 September 26. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647874525

Virginia Governor.

From the description of Letter to Brigadier General [Joseph?] Jones [manuscript], 1794 September 30. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647868959

James Wood (1747 - 1813) was an officer of the U.S. Continental Army and Governor of Virginia, USA. Born in Winchester, Virginia, he was deputy surveyor of Frederick County, Virginia and represented the county in the House of Burgesses from 1766 to 1776. He was also commissioned by Lord Dunmore a Captain of Virginia troops in 1774 and negotiated the Treaty of Fort Pitt with the Shawnee Indians the following year. At the onset of the War for Independence, he was appointed Colonel of the 12th Virginia Regiment in 1776 and commanded that unit during the Philadelphia campaign and Monmouth campaigns of the next two years. The regiment was redesignated the 8th Virginia Regiment in September 1778 and was appointed Superintendent of the Convention Army when the prisoners were moved to Charlottesville, Virginia, that year. He continued in that capacity until it was dissolved in January 1783, when he was promoted a brigadier of state troops. He continued in state politics after the war and was elected as Virginia's fourth governor in 1796, serving until 1799. In addition to being an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati, he was also a leading member of an early abolition society in Virginia.

From the description of Gov. James Wood land grant, to Abraham Perry, 1798 September 28. (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation). WorldCat record id: 174052379

From the guide to the Land Grant to Abraham Perry, 1798 September 28, (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation)

Governor of Virginia and Continental army officer.

From the description of James Wood papers, 1781-1812. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981414

The elder James Wood was the founder of Winchester, Virginia, and an active political figure in Frederick County, Virginia. His son James Wood (1741-1813), a Virginian, was also politically active in the House of Burgesses (1775), in the 1776 Convention, and in the House of Delegates (1776, 1784, 1785). He served as a colonel in the Eighth Virginia Regiment, and by the end of the war had attained the rank of brigadier general of state troops. He continued with his political career, serving as member of the Council of State and lieutenant governor, and was governor of Virginia from 1796 until his resignation in December, 1799.

From the description of Account books, letter book, and loose surveys, 1735-1780 (bulk 1735-1759) [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122539169

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creatorOf Wood, James, 1741-1813. Account books, letter book, and loose surveys, 1735-1780 (bulk 1735-1759) [microform]. Library of Virginia
creatorOf Wood, James, 1741-1813. Letter, 1797 March 3, [Richmond, Virginia] to Tho[mas] Jefferson, n.p. William & Mary Libraries
referencedIn Land patent - Commonwealth of Virginia, 1798. Florida State University
creatorOf Wood, James, 1741-1813. Papers of James Wood [manuscript], 1746-1787. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Wood, James. Papers, 1777-1783. Library of Virginia
referencedIn Land Grant, 1797 May 29 Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn Perry, Thornton Tayloe, 1892-1981,. West Virginia miscellaneous papers, 1741-1967. Virginia Historical Society Library
creatorOf Gwathmey collection, 1708-1852 University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Wood, James, 1741-1813. James Wood letter to Littleton Waller Tazewell [manuscript], 1799 September 26. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Wood, James, 1741-1813. Gov. James Wood land grant, to Abraham Perry, 1798 September 28. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
creatorOf Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829. Letter to James Wood [manuscript], 1797 June 6. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. Letter to the citizens of Virginia [manuscript], 1799 November 28. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Wood, James, 1741-1813. Letter to Brigadier General [Joseph?] Jones [manuscript], 1794 September 30. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Bacon, Edmund, b. 1785,. Papers of the Randolph family of Edgehill and Wilson Cary Nicholas [manuscript], 1765-1869. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829. Letter : Philadelphia, to James Wood, 1797 June 6. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Land Grant, 1793 December 20 Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn Badeau, Adam. Tucker-Ewell papers, 1770-1893, 1770-1818. Library of Virginia
creatorOf Barbour, James, 1775-1842. Albemarle County land grants, 1769-1812. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Tazewell, Henry, 1753-1799. Announcement and certification, 1795 and 1798. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Bowyer-Hubard Papers, 1767-1816 Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
creatorOf Stone, Edward L. (Edward Lee), 1864-1938. Papers of Edward L. Stone [manuscript], 1730-1802. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Appraisement of that part of the negroes and personal estate of the late Doctor Pasteur which is in Williamsburg, 26 July 1791 Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
creatorOf Land Grant to Abraham Perry, 1798 September 28 Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
creatorOf Maupin, Gabriel, 1737-1800. Appraisement of that part of the negroes and personal estate of the late Doctor Pasteur which is in Williamsburg, 1791 Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
creatorOf Tazewell family. Papers, 1785-1865. Library of Virginia
creatorOf Monroe, James, 1758-1831,. Tuckahoe-Randolph Papers, 1790-1828. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Dinwiddie, Robert, 1693-1770,. Deeds and land grants collected by John Linn Hurt, Jr. [manuscript], 755-1831. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Perry, Thornton Tayloe, 1892-1981,. West Virginia miscellaneous papers, 1741-1967. Shepherd University Library, Scarborough Library
creatorOf Wood, James, 1741-1813. James Wood papers, 1781-1812. Library of Congress
creatorOf Leftwich, Joel, 1759-1846. Papers of Joel Leftwich [manuscript], 1786-1890 (bulk 1786-1846). University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Carr, Dabney, 1773-1837. Albemarle County, Va., court papers [manuscript], 1780-1820. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Johnston family. Papers, 1779-1891. Library of Virginia
creatorOf Barbour, James, 1775-1842. Virginia documents, 1770-1913. University of Virginia. Library
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associatedWith Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834, person
associatedWith Leftwich, Joel, 1759-1846. person
associatedWith Muhlenberg, John Peter Gabriel, 1746-1807, person
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associatedWith Perry, Abraham. person
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associatedWith Peters, Richard, 1743-1828 person
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Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
Richmond (Va.)
Virginia
Virginia
Barracks (Albemarle County, Va.)
Virginia--Augusta County
Augusta County (Va.)
United States
United States
Orange County (Va.)
New York (State)
Mississippi River Valley
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Richmond (Va.)
Virginia
Frederick County (Va.)
Virginia
Winchester (Va.)
Ohio River Valley
Pennsylvania
Virginia--Orange County
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Saratoga Campaign, N.Y., 1777
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Whiskey Rebellion, Pa., 1794
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Birth 1741-01-28

Death 1813-06-16

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