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See Also the Smith/Holly Bible which includes family of Joe Holly's brother Silas Holly |
This transcription of the Seth Wood - Elizabeth Wilson Bible was found by Joyce M. Tice in the old family papers of her grandparents, Mildred Mudge and Lee D. Tice. The heading says
"From the old Family Bible which Lee Welch now has. Bought Mar 13th 1818 and Printed in 1811."
Leigh Welch was half brother of Mildred Mudge, both children of Ruth Holly by two marriages. Leigh had two children, Arthur and Ethel, both deceased. I do not know the location of the Bible now. I believe neither Arthur nor Ethel had children and Arthur pre-deceased Ethel, who died unmarried. My father, a cousin of Ethel, was among the closest relatives at the time of her death in the 1970s (approximate). I have to assume that the original Bible is lost to us at this time. The transcription may have been done by Mildred MUDGE Tice who died in 1925. Some notes on it appear to be in the handwriting of Great Aunt Nellie McCARTY Mudge. The paper is not excessively yellowed, but has to be at least from the 1950s or earlier. If it is in fact, Mildred's handwriting, it has to be prior to 1925. This is a particuarly important record as the family history was distorted in published format by Jordan in Northern Pennsylvania Genealogies, so written confirmation on the parentage of Seth Whitlock Wood is badly needed and this provides it. (See notes at bottom of page)
| Notes added by the transcriber or by Joyce M. Tice | ||
| Seth W. Wood | Born July 19, 1778 | |
| Elizabeth Wood | wife of Seth born Nov. 8, 1779 | Elizabeth Wilson |
| Eunice Wood (Wilson) | May 26, 1799 | Illegitimate Daughter of Elizabeth born prior to marriage with Seth, although he may be her biological father. |
| Solomon Wood | son, Born Jan 2, 1802 | |
| Alma Wood | Born June 6, 1804 | |
| Thomas Wood | Born Apr. 4, 1806 | |
| Joseph W. Holly | was Born Sept. 26, 1820 | |
| Mary Holly | waa Born Sept. 15 1824 | Mary Wood, d. of Solomon and Lydia, took over the Bible of her grandparents. |
| Sarah E. Holly | daughter, Born Oct. 2, 1849 | died young |
| Lydia Jane Holly | daughter, Born Feb. 10, 1856 | died young |
| Ruth Meriah | daughter, Born Jan. 18, 1858 | |
| Mary Eda Holly | daughter, Born Jan 29, 1860 | Aunt Eda |
| Emma Almira Holly | daughter, Born Aug. 20, 1862 | Aunt Mira |
| Joseph Arthur Holly | only son, Born 1864 | died 1880 |
| Dora Margaret Holly | Born July 4, 1870 | died 1879 |
| Forence Ella Holly | Born Oct. 20, 1872 | Aunt Ella |
| Marriages Recorded |
| Seth W. Wood, son of Jonathan Wood, maried Elizabeth Wilson, daughter of Thomas Wilson, Apr. 12, 1801(See note below) |
| Joseph W. Holly, son of Joseph and Sarah Holly, married Mary Wood, daughter of Solomon and Lydia Wood, Sept. 23rd 1846. |
| Eunis Wilson, daughter of Seth & Elizabeth, married Rufus Smith, son of Mathew and Abigail Smith Dec 24, 1818 (See note below) |
| Solomon Wood, son of Seth & Elizabeth Wood, married Lydia Gates daughter of Stephen and Mary Gates, Jan. 20, 1823 |
| Thomas Wood, son of Seth & Elizabeth Wood, married Harriet Daniels, dau. of Amos & Clarica Daniels, Aug. 20, 1826. |
Note on Seth Whitlock Wood parentage. An error in Jordan's Genealogies of Northern Pennsylvania Families attributing Seth's parentage incorrectly has led many a researcher on a wild goose chase. Take the case of Alice STROUSE Ellingsberg who finally was able to prove that Jonathan Wood and Hannah Whitlock were Seth's parents to the satisfaction of the D.A.R. She (and many of the rest of us) spent years on the wrong trail before finding the right one. Unfortunately, there are still some die-hards who take the neatly printed and published work of Jordan over the proofs of more recent researchers. Even though Jonathan Wood lived in the same place and is buried in the same place as Seth, some preferred Jordan's illogical version because it was "published." This Bible record finally establishes the parentage of Seth conclusively and hopefully will put to rest the wrong version (Mistakes in genealogy never go away. Once in print, always in print and new researchers will still find it and be led astray.)
Note on parentage of Eunice Northrup Wilson. Eunice (Eunis) was the daughter of Elizabeth Wilson of Ridgefield CT born two years prior to her later marriage to Seth Whitlock Wood. The Barbour records only list Elizabeth's name as parent. Many have assumed that Seth was the father of Eunice. This Bible record neither confirms nor disputes that although it does refer in the marriage section to Eunis as the daughter of Seth and Elizabeth.
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