Excerpt from A Genealogy of the Lineal Descendants of William Wood Who Settled in Concord, Mass., In 1638: Containing Also Revolutionary and Other Records William Wood, born in England in 1582. Married, date unknown, Margaret Emigrated from Matlock, Derby shire, England, in 1638, and went to Concord, Mass., where he was one of the first settlers. His wife died Sept 1, 1659, and he died May 14, 1671. History cites the fact that he filled many important offices in the town. For a full sketch of his life see appendix. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.