Alexander WOODS: Vandiver Family Pedigrees

Generation: 1

Alexander WOODS was born in 1794/1795 in , Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States (son of William WOODS and Mary or Molly LAIRD); died on 19 Aug 1840 in Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States.

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FamilySearch ID: KHRJ-43D

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Birth: Age 44 at time of death on 19 Aug 1840.

Alexander married Mrs. Mary WOODS about 1815. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

William WOODS was born in 1763 in , Tyrone, Ireland; died on 28 Mar 1828 in West Salem Twnp., Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried in Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States.

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FamilySearch ID: LZ3F-B6G

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!Death: Will Probated 4 Apr 1828

!Burial: Old Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Mercer, Pennsylvania

!Immigration: According to a Mercer Co. history, this family came to America
about 1792, first to Philadelphia, thence to Westmoreland Co. Settled in
Mercer Co. in 1798, having taken up land in 1797.

!Sources: Will of William Woods
2. History of Mercer Co., Pa. (974.895 H2m) Brown, Runk & Co., 1888, p. 1205 -
Woods family sketch with additional data on #7 John W. Woods
3. G.S. Film # 879,950 Mercer Co., Pa. Cemetery Inscriptions, p. 192 and Book
2, p. 46 and p. 82.
4. Census reocrds of Mercer Co., Pa. 1800-1850
5. Data on #3 from a Woods family Bible

!Death: Will Probated 4 Apr 1828

!Burial: Old Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Mercer, Pennsylvania

!Immigration: According to a Mercer Co. history, this family came to America

about 1792, first to Philadelphia, thence to Westmoreland Co. Settled in

Mercer Co. in 1798, having taken up land in 1797.

!Sources: Will of William Woods

2. History of Mercer Co., Pa. (974.895 H2m) Brown, Runk & Co., 1888, p. 1205 -

Woods family sketch with additional data on #7 John W. Woods

3. G.S. Film # 879,950 Mercer Co., Pa. Cemetery Inscriptions, p. 192 and Book

2, p. 46 and p. 82.

4. Census reocrds of Mercer Co., Pa. 1800-1850

5. Data on #3 from a Woods family Bible

William married Mary or Molly LAIRD about 1789 in , Tyrone, Ireland. Mary was born in 1762 in , Tyrone, Ireland; died on 26 May 1853 in West Salem Twnp., Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried in Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary or Molly LAIRD was born in 1762 in , Tyrone, Ireland; died on 26 May 1853 in West Salem Twnp., Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried in Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States.

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FamilySearch ID: LZ3N-S6W

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Burial: Old Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Hempfield Twp., Mercer, PA

Children:

1. Alexander WOODS was born in 1794/1795 in , Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States; died on 19 Aug 1840 in Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States.
Thomas WOODS was born in Feb 1797 in , Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States; died on 20 Jun 1863 in Deleware Twnp., Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States.
William WOODS was born in Jan 1800 in West Salem Twnp., Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States.
Mary WOODS was born about 1802 in West Salem Twnp., Mercer, Pennsylvania; died on 6 Feb 1866 in College Springs, Page, Iowa, United States; was buried in 1866 in Grove Cemetery, Page, Iowa, United States.
John W. WOODS was born in 1804 in , Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States; died on 17 Mar 1869 in West Salem Township, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried in 1869 in West Salem Township, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States.
Elizabeth WOODS was born on 16 Mar 1806 in West Salem Township, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States; died on 2 Jun 1846 in West Salem Township, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States.
Jane or Jean WOODS was born in 1790 in , Tyrone, Ireland; died on 1 Oct 1854 in Pymatuning, Mercer, Pennsylvania; was buried in Old Salem Pres. Ch. Cem, Hempfield Twp, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States.
Rebecca WOODS was born in 1798 in , Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States.