1948John Hood
Key Facts
Snapshot:migrated from New York to Virginia
Parents:3896Jasper Hood
3897Trÿntje Lúÿkas
Baptized:12 February 1699
New York City, New York
Died:sometime between 21 February and 22 July 1742
presumably Orange County, Virginia
Buried:unknown

1948"Jan" ("Jan" is the Dutch counterpart to the English name "John."), son of 3896Jasper Hoed and 3897Trÿntje Lúÿkas, was baptized on 12 February 1699 by the Dutch Reformed Church in New York City.1

1948John later moved to Kingston, Ulster County, New York. The records of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston show that on 27 October 1718, 1948John Hoed (born in New York) married 1949Rachel van Buntschooten (born in Kingston).2 This seems to have been a "shotgun wedding" since the couple baptized their son 974Theunis just four months later.3 *

The newlyweds apparently remained in Kingston for at least a few years. Ulster County's 1721 tax list includes 1948John Hood, who was taxed £3.4 Many of Kingston's men paid higher taxes than 1948John did (often substantially higher), so we can guess that 1948John was not wealthy. 1948John's name is in a section of the list with other men who paid similarly small amounts, so he may have been living in a poor neighborhood.

On 12 November 1735, 1948John received a patent for 1175 acres in Virginia.5 According to Dellmann O. Hood's book The Tunis Hood Family page 77, "[t]he land covers a section of scenic beauty overlooking the Upper Potomac River, called the Cohonguroota earlier by the Indians, opposite Fort Frederick State Park in Maryland." I have marked this location on the master map, although I haven't bothered to confirm Dellmann Hood's information on my own. In September 1737, 1948John and his wife 1949Rachel, who are described as residents of Orange County, Virginia, sold a large portion of this land to Richard Lane and Bourn Newkirk.6-8


An excerpt from 1948John's 1735 patent for 1175 acres. Full page.5

1948John witnessed a deed in Orange County, Virginia on 21 February 1742,9 but he had died by 22 July 1742.10 (Another record suggests he may have died by 26 February 1742, but the record isn't entirely clear.11)


21 February 1742: 1948John was still alive, and he signed a deed. Full page.9


22 July 1742: 1948John was dead. Full page.10

Settling 1948John's estate apparently became somewhat complex. Some of the relevant records are summarized below.

Date Summary  Image   Source Citation # 
27 May 1743
 "The order to summon John Hood to contest his father's will is continued until ye next court"
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14 June 1744
 Joseph Carroll, described as 1948John's "greatest creditor," is appointed administrator of his estate. Four other men are appointed to appraise the estate.
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10 August 1744
 1948John's widow 1949Rachel requested a probate of his will (Therefore, we know that 1948John wrote a will, although it's now lost.), and preparations were made for Joseph Carroll to relinquish admnistratorship.
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 14 September 1744 
 1949Rachel becomes the administrator.
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9 November 1744
 (Dellmann O. Hood's book The Tunis Hood Family on page 84 alleges that 1948John's estate appraisal was submitted to the court on 9 November 1744, but unfortunately I can find no mention of such in the court's minutes for that date.)
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6 December 1744
 The appraisal of 1948John's estate was accepted by the court.
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10 April 1746
 1948John's widow 1949Rachel (now of Frederick County) and his son Tunis (of Augusta County) sold some land to Joseph Carroll, perhaps to help resolve a debt.
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Footnote:

*Although the British empire officially waited until 1752 to recognize January 1st as New Year's Day, the Netherlands—and Dutch churches—had all made the switch by 1573.

Sources Cited:

1: Thomas Grier Evans, ed., Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New Amsterdam and New York: Baptisms from 25 December, 1639, to 27 December, 1730, Volume II, Part 1 (New York, 1901), page 256, entry for the baptism of Jan on 12 February 1699.

2: Roswell Randall Hoes, ed., Baptismal and Marriage registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York (De Vinne Press, New York, 1891), page 535, entry #397 for the marriage of Jan Hoed and Rachel van Buntschooten.

3: Roswell Randall Hoes, ed., Baptismal and Marriage registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York (De Vinne Press, New York, 1891), page 125, entry #2643 for the baptism of Theunis on 22 February 1719.

4: The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, volume 63, page 200.

5: Virginia Land Office. Patents book 16 (1735), pages 415-417, grant to John Hood dated 12 November 1735 for 1175 acres beg.g at James Davis’s beg.g corner white oak sapling. Library of Virginia, <https://lva.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01LVA_INST/altrmk/alma990007718560205756>, accessed 5 July 2021.

6: Orange County, Virginia. Deeds book 2, pages 136-140. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BK-L7Y7-2?i=384&cat=370458> et seq., accessed 5 July 2021.

7: ibid., pages 142-143. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BK-L7YX-K?i=387&cat=370458>, accessed 5 July 2021.

8: ibid., pages 144-147. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BK-L7Y3-W?i=388&cat=370458> et seq., accessed 5 July 2021.

9: Orange County, Virginia. Deeds book 7, pages 103-105. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BK-B9NT-1?i=262&cat=370458> et seq., accessed 5 July 2021.

10: Orange County, Virginia. Orders book 3, page 166. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4N-W99C-L?i=83&cat=402491>, accessed 5 July 2021.

11: Orange County, Virginia. Orders book 3, page 379. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4N-W9M2-V?i=189&cat=402491>, accessed 5 July 2021.

12: Orange County, Virginia. Orders book 3, page 448. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4N-W9MX-2?i=224&cat=402491>, accessed 5 July 2021.

13: Frederick County, Virginia. Orders book 1, page 141. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4V-T788-B?i=101&cat=400321>, accessed 5 July 2021.

14: Frederick County, Virginia. Orders book 1, page 165. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4V-T787-Y?i=113&cat=400321>, accessed 5 July 2021.

15: Frederick County, Virginia. Wills book 1, page 28.

16: Frederick County, Virginia. Orders book 1, page 222-224. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4V-T78Q-W?i=142&cat=400321>, accessed 5 July 2021.

17: Frederick County, Virginia. Orders book 1, page 243. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4V-T783-J?i=152&cat=400321>, accessed 5 July 2021.

18: Frederick County, Virginia. Deeds book 1, pages 288-291. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4V-Y3N8-6?i=175&cat=408287>, accessed 5 July 2021.