Hood Genealogy - Page 3 Letter

The following data is extracted from A Genealogy Of Richard Hood.

This letter was found among the pages of the book.


Georgetown July 1915

Dear Charlie

Received your letter and you will find everything that I know about your Spafford** ancestry in the Spaffard** book but you are one generation nearer on my side. At my Grandfather Richard Hood on Wenham was a soldier in the war and fought in the battle on Lexington and the old gun that you now own, was the gun he carried. There is some marks on the bix end that was made as he had an encounter with one of the enemy and need to defend himself.

My Father Samuel Hood born in Wenham Nov. 8, 1785, Married Phobe Wood of Boxford Dec. 29, 1814, died June 8, 1848. Grandfather Richard Hood 1753 in Wenham, married Lydia Tarbox 1775. Died 1835 in Wenham. Great Grandfather John Hood married Elizabeth Redington. Nathaniel Hood born 1672 died 1748, married Joanna Dwinell 1706.

Ggg Grandfather Richard Hood came from England before the year 1650 and settled at Nahant.


**Could be Spafford or Shafford the handwriting is very hard to read.

Source: A Genealogy Of Richard Hood

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