^ «► <• ♦ <► James b. 18 Nov 1814, d. 9 June 1871, son of Joseph Wood and Elizabeth Dawson , m. 29 June 1840 Louisa Burke , b. 5 Aug 1822, d. 3 Oct 1901, daughter of Edward/ Edmund Burke and Ellender Jet- son/Judson. James purchased a 100 acre farm in July 1852 for 36 shillings at a sheriffs sale. The farms of James and his brother William were opposite each other on the road leading to . James Wood and Louisa Burke had 7 children: John Burke b. 4 Aug 1842, d. 29 Sept 1923, m. Ellen Rayner , b. 16 Jan 1853, d. 1 June 1936, daughter of Joseph Rayner and Janet Sharpe . They had 6 children and farmed the property in Mount Tryon now owned by their great grandson Morley Wood . Joseph b. 16 March 1845, d. 25 Sept 1850. Robert b. 7Jan 1848, d. 28 Sept 1850. Mary Ann Sis b. 2 Sept 1850, d. 4 Sept 1922, bur. Presbyterian Cem., m. Hector MacKay b. 1859, d. 1926, bur. Presbyterian Cem.. Sarah Jane b. 5 May 1853, m. 1872 Daniel Finley Doull . Joseph b. 3 Dec 1855, d. 3 Feb 1869. Melissa b. 1 June 1858, d. 3 July 1888, bur. Peoples Cem., m. Archibald Campbell , b. 15 Dec 1844, d. 31 Aug 1901, bur. Peoples Cem.. They had 2 children. Sources: Baptismal Records; Census; Brent Wood research; Ade¬ laide Wood; Tryon United Baptist Church Records. 392