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I
have in my posession a book entitled,"John Hood of Lynn, Mass. and
some of his descendents", by Mrs. Jennie Hood Bosson, printed by the
Essex Institute, Salem, Mass. in 1909. I have also donated a copy of
this book to the Public Library of Johnson County and Smithsfield,
Smithsfield, N.C.
According to this book, John Hood was born about 1600; his parents were
John and Anne Hood of Halsted, England. He came to America with his father
and was living in Lynn, Mass. before 1650. He married Mary Newhall. They
had 13 children born in Lynn, Mass. Their 10th child and 4th son was
Nathaniel, born 9 June 1669. This Nathaniel married Joanna Dwinnell of
Topsfield, Mass. Their first son was named Nathan and their second son was
named Nathaniel. There is no birth date given for either of these two
sons. Nathan Hood married Elizabeth Palmer 6 March 1731, at Rowley, Mass.
They resided at Topsfield. She died 10 June 1782 in "a very sudden
manner. "They had 13 children children born at Topsfield; two of the
children died at childbirth. Their oldest child was named William; he was
born 26 Dec. 1731. They did not have a son Nathaniel, but they did have a
son Nathan who was born 10 January 1739-40. None of their children were
named Bold Robin or Britton. Their youngest child was born 17 June 1754.
Since Elizabeth Palmer was born in 1710, she would have been 57 years of
age when Bold Robin was born in 1767, if she were his mother, which is
unlikely because of her age alone. Nathan Hood married second, Lydia
Corliss, of Salem, N.H. He was a housewright, a surveyor of highways in
1738, and a Constable in 1756. He died 4 May, 1792.
One concluding remark about this book - there is no mention in the book of
anyone by the name of Bold Robin Hood or Britton Hood.
I think it is safe to say concerning Bold Robin Hood that we do not know
anything about him prior to his living in N.C. As indicated above, there
has been no proof developed linking him with the Hoods of Mass. or
Vermont, but the family tradition is so strong that he must be descended
from them.
In May 1981 I discovered at the Johnston Co. Library a copy of some pages
of a Hood Family Bible. This copy revealed that Bold Robin Hood was born5
Dec. 1767, the son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Hood, and that he died in
Barbour Co. Ala. in 1838.
This Bible is now in the possession of Mrs. Mary Miller, RD 1, Box 46,
Corsicanna, Tex. |
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William -
Child -
Child -
Mary -
Joanna -
Nathan -
Daniel - |
Born
Died
Died
Born
Born
Born
Born |
26 December
24 May
26 May
1 January
19 November
10 January
11 November |
1731
1734
1734
1735
1737
1739??
1739 |
Mary
Joseph
Benjamin
Elizabeth
Mehitable
Susanna
Johnathan |
Born
Born
Born
Born
Born
Born
Born |
1 January
2 February
3 February
19 April
15 March
17 June
Unknown |
1744
1746
1748
1750
1752
1754 |
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NATHAN to NATHAN 2nd to HARVY P.
( H. P. Hood Milk Company )
On 17 February 1763 Nathan's six child Nathan 2nd married Mary Perkins.
Nathan 2nd and Mary had five sons, one of which was Enos, born 26 May
1767. Enos married Gillen Lane on 29 September 1791. Enos and Gillen, in
turn, had a son, Harvy, born 1 June 1798. Harvey married Rebecca Smith 23
September 1821. Living in Chelsea, Vermont, on 6 January 1823, Harvey and
Rebecca bore a son Harvy P. In 1850 Harvey P. married Carolyn Corwin and
moved to Derry, New Hampshire. In Derry, Harvy P. founded the H.P. Hood
dairy which became the largest independent dairy industry in New England.
NATHAN to NATHAN 2nd to AMOS
Among the children of Nathan 2nd were twins Thomas and Amos. While
Thomas's record is unclear, in 1792 Amos, also known as
"carpenter Amos", married Sally Ramsdale and moved to Chelsea
Vermont. Amos and Sally bore sons Amos R. and Ira. Amos R. was a druggest
in Chelsea. Amos R. married Abigail Calley of Turnbridge, Massachusetts in
1836. Among their children was Charles I. who was later to achieve medical
fame in Lowell, Massachusetts. |