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- A William and Elias Wood were early arrivals to Fauquier County, Virginia. One view holds that Dickerson was a brother to William and Elias Wood and that all three are the sons of William of Stafford County, Virginia as was a James Wood. The fact that Dickerson?s will identified his sons as Dickerson, William, Elijah and James suggests a connection to William and Elijah Wood of Stafford County, Virginia. Also, a 1774 Fauquier Deed transaction refers to land in "Br?? Run" (probably referring to "Buck Run Creek") together with references to "Dickerson Pretentions."
June 25, 1798 an inventory of the L83.19.6 estate of John Smoot was returned to the court by Matthew Neal, Dickerson Wood and William Wood. ("Abstracts of Fauquier County, Virginia--Wills, Inventories and Accounts--1759-1800" by John Gott, page 284, (1972).) Since William apparently was alive to conduct the inventory of John Smoot's estate I must conclude he died sometime after that date.
I haven't found anything about this William Wood II. It can be confusing to determine whether he is the son or the father.
(from Jack Wood)
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