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Ezra Wood, Sr.

first name
Ezra
last name
Wood
gender
male
birth, death year
1766 , 1802
first, last year in records
1800, 1800
confidence level
confirmed identity
freed status (year freed)
unknown
enslaver(s)
location(s)
Deerfield, MA  
place of origin

Bio

Ezra lived in Deerfield, Massachusetts. He appears in Zadock Hawks' daybook  as "Ezra Wood Negro," and is recorded in 1794 as purchasing shoes for his wife and potatoes. In John Williams' day book entries for "Ezra" appear in 1800. This is most likely Ezra Wood, Sr. He bought tobacco, a mug, rum, molasses, and crackers, and received credit for hoeing corn. Ezra died at the age of 36.

Primary Source Entries for Ezra Wood, Sr.

Entry Source Vol Name Date entry id
• Ezra a negro Do Do 36 Do First Congregational Church of Deerfield, Massachusetts Single 1802 May 307
• Ezra Negro Dr to 1 hand tobacco 7 - John Williams Day Book 6/1799 - 11/1800 1800 Apr 8 1078
• Ezra Dr 1 qt Mug 17  John Williams Day Book 6/1799 - 11/1800 1800 Apr 30 3198
• Paid 1 hand Tobacco 7 John Williams Day Book 6/1799 - 11/1800 1800 Apr 30 1074
• 1 qt Molasses 20 John Williams Day Book 6/1799 - 11/1800 1800 May 9 1075
• Ezra Dr 1 qt W I Rum 32  John Williams Day Book 6/1799 - 11/1800 1800 May 9 3199
• Ezra Dr 1lb Crackers Tobacco 18  John Williams Day Book 6/1799 - 11/1800 1800 May 16 3200
• Cr by holing Corn John Williams Day Book 6/1799 - 11/1800 1800 May 16 1076
• Paid Ezra Dr 1 hand Tobacco 7 John Williams Day Book 6/1799 - 11/1800 1800 May 16 1640
• Ezra Dr 1 hand Tobacco 7 John Williams Day Book 6/1799 - 11/1800 1800 May 30 1077

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