Michael M. Wood inherited a group of 18th century family letters in 1987 and has been actively researching, writing and sharing family history ever since. His published works include the two volume Legacy, a family history and genealogical record (2001, copy in the Library of Congress), Fifteen Generations of the Wood Family (2008), Jonathan Wood (1747–1820) of Little Compton, Rhode Island and Dutchess County, New York (2009, published by NEHGS), The Farrow Family of Virginia (2010) and Colonel William L. Farrow - Pioneer, Soldier, Statesman (2011). Michael currently lives with his wife and two children in Munich, Germany.
As Founding Fathers of the United States met in Philadelphia to declare that “all men are created equal,” Thomas Craik Jr. was born into a family of people enslaved by Dr. James Craik on his Maryland plantations.[1] This was not unusual at the time; many of the colonial landed gentry relied upon slave labor to […]
The pension and land bounty claim system in place for Revolutionary War veterans was wrought with problems; the tributes bestowed upon thousands of veterans simply stolen from them. Countless early records had been lost to fire and abuse of the system was inherent. As early as 1809 Congress heard testimony on the issue in the […]
