Winchester, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Birthplace of James Wood, Junior
1796 - 1799
Erected 1990 by National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Loudoun Chapter.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1796.
Location. 39° 11.224′ N, 78° 10.702′ W. Marker is in Winchester, Virginia. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 801 Amherst Street, Winchester VA 22601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Home of Colonel James Wood, Sr. (here, next to this marker); Glen Burnie (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Glen Burnie (about 400 feet away); Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd (approx. 0.3 miles away); A "Malicious Design" (approx. 0.4 miles away); Daniel Morgan House (approx. half a mile away); Catherine B. Conrad (approx. half a mile away); Little-Holiday House (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winchester.
Also see . . . Glen Burnie. Virginia Department of Historic Resources website entry (Submitted on October 25, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)
this page online
Additional commentary.
1. James Wood Senior
James Wood, Sr. (1707?-1759) was born, according to a grandson, in Winchester, Hampshire, England. He attended Oxford University, was a lieutenant in the Royal Navy, and came to Virginia with one of the colonial governors. Around 1735, he acquired a tract of land "on the branches of the Opequon" from which, in 1744, a large part of Winchester was formed in accordance with his stipulations to the Justices of Frederick County. Wood was elected the first Clerk of the Frederick County Magistrate and Court and served in that position until his death. He was also a Colonel in the Frederick County militia and served with his friend Col. George Washington in the 1754 campaign against the French. In 1758, he was proxy for Washington in the latter’s candidacy for Burgess from Frederick County and wielded considerable political influence.
James Wood, Sr., built the first "Glen Burnie" in 1738. He married Mary Rutherford (died 1798) in 1738 with whom he had children Elizabeth (b. 1739), James, Jr. (b. 1741), Mary (b. 1742), John (b. 1743-44), and Robert (b. 1747). He is buried in the family graveyard at Glen Burnie. — Handley Regional Libary
— Submitted October 25, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
2. JamesWood Junior
James Wood, Jr. (1741-1813) was deputy surveyor of Frederick County and represented the county in the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1766 to 1776 and in the Virginia Constitutional Convention in 1776. He served as governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia from 1796 to 1799. Wood negotiated the Treaty of Fort Pitt with the Shawnee Indians in 1775, making possible the successful expedition of General George Rogers Clark. He fought in the Revolutionary War as a colonel, commanding the Virginia Regiment at the Battle of Brandywine; later, he was a Brigadier-General of Virginia troops. James Wood, Jr., married Jean Moncure in 1775; they had no children. — Handley Regional Libary
— Submitted October 25, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, October 21, 2015
3. Five Markers
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, October 21, 2015
4. Glen Burnie
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, October 21, 2015
5. National Register of Historic Places plaque on the building
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, October 21, 2015
6. Virginia Historic Landmark
Has been registered as a
Virginia
Historic
Landmark
pursuant to the authority vested in the
Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission
Act of 1966
Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 25, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 537 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 2, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 25, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
