Isaac Cory and Jane Roll
Isaac's will95 lists wife Jane,
daughter Abigail Labor and sons James Wood and Isaac Corey Wood. Isaac Corey
and Thomas S. Woods' biographies,90 published in their lifetime,
state that their father had 13 children. Six of these children were living
in 1881: five sons in Clark county and an unnamed daughter living in Allen
county. Son Isaac Corey Wood was born in Warren County, Ohio 16 May 1802. He
had a long marriage to Hanora Scantlin but there were no children. Son
Thomas was born 30 Apr 1810 in Butler county, Ohio and had 14 children.
Isaac Wood had a son named John who died in infancy. Obviously, he it
could not have been our John Wood:
Abigail Wood (1 Apr 1799 - c1878)
James Wood (21 Nov 1800 - c1887) m Abigail Allen
Isaac Corey Wood (16 May 1802 - c1884)
Elizabeth Wood (2 Jan 1804 - 9 Oct 1810)
Margaret Wood (14 Mar 1808 - 27 Feb 1838)
Jane Wood (2 Nov 1805 - 4 May 1814)
Thomas Smith Wood (30 Apr 1810 - 13 Jun 1881) m Rhoda Ann Morton
John T Wood (30 Apr 1810 - 3 Jul 1810)
Catharine Wood (11 Oct 1812 - circa 1890)
Elnathan Wood (20 Apr 1815 - 11 Nov 1885)
Delila Ann Wood (10 Apr 1817 - 16 Aug 1825)
Joseph D Wood (23 Nov 1819 - Aug 1896)
William N Wood (28 Nov 1821)
Nevertheless, here is some information about Isaac and his wife, Jane Cory.
It may turn out in the end that John Wood was related to them and,
therefore, all of this will again become useful.
The following transcriptions of these biographies (1881) were lifted from
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohclark/ohckbios/query008.htm. Note that, contrary
to what is stated, neither Jeremiah Wood nor Thomas Cory were born in
England
Isaac Corey WOOD, retired farmer; P. O. Springfield. This
well-known pioneer comes of pure English origin, his paternal and maternal
grandfathers, Jeremiah Wood1 and Thomas Corey, having been
natives of England, who settled in New Jersey at an early day. Here his
father. Isaac Wood, was born, July 10, 1771, and was married, Oct. 9, 1797,
to Jane Corey, a native of that State, born July 2, 1779, and in 1798 they
came West and settled in Warren Co., Ohio, where they remained until March,
1812, when they came to Clark County, settling on Sec. 15. Springfield
Township, removing, in the following year, to Sec. 9, where his son Thomas
now resides; they had thirteen children; six are yet living; five sons
reside in this county, and one daughter in Allen Co., Ohio; he died Aug. 24,
1825, his wife surviving him forty-six years, dying May 12, 1871. The
subject of this sketch was born in Warren Co., Ohio, May 16, 1802: removed
with his parents to this county in 1812, and here grew to man-hood,
attending the primitive log schoolhouse a short time, where he learned the
rudiments of reading, writing, etc. On the 15th of June, 1825, he was
mar-ried to Honora Scantlin, daughter of Jeremiah and Diana Scantlin, he a
native of Ireland and she of Virginia, her father being killed in the war of
1812, while bravely fighting against the English foe, sacrificing his life
in behalf of freedom and to defeat the oppressors of his native land. Mrs.
Wood was born in Virginia Dec. 12, 1808, and, after her father's death, her
mother married John Collins, who died in that State, when she was married to
Spalding Winchester, who came with the family, in November, 1822, to Clark
County, settling in the west part of Harmony Township, removing thence to
Springfield Township, where they died in 1857, sincere members of the M. E.
Church, she dying Aug. 15, and her husband Sept. 15, of that year. About
forty-five years ago, Mrs. Wood joined the Free-Will Baptist Church, and has
since taken an active interest in that denomination. Politically, Mr. Wood
was a Whig, casting his first vote for Clay in 1824, but, upon the formation
of the Republican party, he joined its ranks, and, since his first vote, has
never missed casting his ballot for the Presi-dential nominee of his party,
and has always been an Abolitionist; he has been a rigid temperance man all
his life, and his honesty and integrity are too well known to be doubted,
his word at all times being as good as his note. On the 15th day of June,
1875, they celebrated their golden wedding by an excursion to the Soldiers'
Home at Dayton, whither they were accompanied by twenty-two of their
friends, and, if both live to the same date of June, 1881, they will be
fifty-six years man and wife - an event that seldom occurs in the annals of
mar-ried life. Mr. Wood belongs to no church, his motto through life being
the Golden Rule, which he has ever tried to follow in all his transactions
with his fellow-men. For over sixty-nine years he has lived in Clark County,
and has judiciously saved the results of his industry, but is without
children on whom to bestow his means: he has retired from active business,
and, with his aged wife, is now enjoying the blessings of a moral,
well-spent life.
Thomas S. WOOD, farmer: P.O. Springfield. His farm, which is located four
miles east of Springfield, on the Charleston Pike, is among the best in the
county. He was born in Butler County, this State, April 30, 1810; he is a
son of Isaac and Jane (Corey) Wood. In 1812, his father entered the land now
owned by Thomas, on which he settled the following year and began clearing
the land, getting it ready for cultivation. When Thomas was 6 years old, he
started to school; he had a little over a mile to go, and would frequently
meet twenty and thirty Indians on the way. Of his father's family of
thirteen chil-dren, but six are now living. When Thomas was 15 years old,
his father died, and he, being the oldest of the boys at home, took charge
of the farm for his mother. He was married, March 27, 1837, to Rhoda Ann
Morton, daughter of Abraham and Jane (Sampson) Morton; Rhoda was born Oct.
25, 1819, near Gallipolis, this State; their issue has been fourteen
children - seven boys and seven girls - three boys and five girls still
living. Mr. Wood cast his first Presi-dential ballot for Henry Clay, and has
been identified with the Whig and Re-publican parties ever since; he has
never missed an election, except two town-ship elections, since he has been
old enough to vote. He is now 70 years old and is considered one of the
well-to-do, upright citizens of his township.
Isaac's wife was the daughter of Thomas Cory, who served during the
American Revolution. The following ahnentafel for her was constructed from
various locations on the web. For those intested in more information, start
with coryfamsoc.com.
1. Jane Cory
2. Thomas Cory (1739-1813)
3. Jane Roll (1743-1828)
4. Elanathan Cory (1702-1766)
5. Sarah Parsons
6. John Roll (-c1782) American Revolution
7. Elizabeth
8. John Cory III (1674-1721)
9. Pricilla Osborn
10. Ebenezer Parsons Jr
16. John Cory II (1639-1685)
17. Mary Cornish (1649-1702)
18. Joseph Osborn
19. Pricilla Roberts
32. John Cory I (1611-1685) Immigrant
33. Ann Salmon (1637-1680/81) Immigrant
34. Thomas Cornish (1615-1662) Immigrant
35. Mary Stone (c1620-)
66. William Salmon
70. John Stone (c1590-1667+) Immigrant
71. Abigail
1There was a Jeremiah Wood born 2 Feb 1755 in
Woodbridge, New Jersey who served in the Revolution. He later moved to
Pennsylvania and finally settled in Fairfield County, Ohio. (Rev Pension
application R.11788.)
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