Mary WOOD

Mary WOOD

Female 1605 - 1675  (70 years)

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  • Name Mary WOOD  [1, 2
    • The daughter of John & Jane Wood of Roydon, Co. Essex, England. She was baptized on November 10th or 11th in Roydon, Co. Essex, England. Richard Platt and Mary Wood were married on 26 January 1628/1629 in Roydon. On 25 April 1638, Richard & Mary sold their property in Ware (which is four miles southeast of Roydon) in England, and prepared to sail to New England.

      The family was first at New Haven and by 1640 were in Milford (lot #38 West Main and Cherry Street). Mary joined the Milford church on 29 January 1639/40 the same year as her husband.

      Mary precedeased her husband, and the exact date of her death is unknown, but Milford Church records show that she was buried on March 24, 1675/1676. She is NOT buried a the Founders Memorial Site. Most all of the early settlers were buried in Rev. Peter Prudden's garden until around 1675, and after that they were buried in an extension of his garden which is presently the oldest part of the Milford Cemetery.

      The picture of the memorial stone placed on the Founder's Bridge over the Wepawaug River in Milford, CT shows Mary's name along with that of her husband. [1]
    Birth 1605  Harwich, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 1675  Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Burial Founders Cemetery Memorial Site, Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I00949  Main Tree
    Last Modified 22 Aug 2021 

    Family Deacon Richard PLATT,   b. 6 May 1604, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Feb 1684, Milford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Children 
     1. Hannah PLATT,   b. 1 Oct 1643, Milford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1713, Milford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 71 years)  [Birth]
     2. Joseph PLATT   d. Abt 1705, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     3. Josiah PLATT   d. Between 01 Jan 1724 and 1725, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Natural]
     4. Epenetus PLATT   d. 1693, Huntington, Long Island Find all individuals with events at this location  [Natural]
     5. Mary PLATT,   b. 1633   d. 11 Jun 1669, Middletown, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years)  [Natural]
    +6. Sarah PLATT,   b. 1634   d. 15 May 1670, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years)
     7. John PLATT,   b. Abt 1636   d. 1705, Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [Natural]
    +8. Isaac PLATT,   b. 1638   d. 31 Jul 1691, Huntington, Long Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F22631  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Headstones
    Deacon Richard Platt and Mary Wood Memorial Stone
    Deacon Richard Platt and Mary Wood Memorial Stone
    This stone is a memorial to Deacon Richard Platt and his wife Mary Wood. It is on the Milford Memorial Bridge.

    Taken 1981.

    Photo added by: B. Freed

  • Sources 
    1. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.

    2. [S01785] Donald Lines Jacobus, Ancestry.com: History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, (Name: Name: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.;;).