Citation · C0330 · compiled
North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 139 : 1918
Weight of this evidence
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- compiled
- Confidence
- ●●○○ normal
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Transcription and reasoning
Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 2/4, tier compiled.
The image is page 280 of the DAR Lineage Book. In entry 138910, line 3 reads "Samuel Wood (1787-1848) m. 1809 Abigail Church (1788-1837)." This matches the claimed birth year of 1788 and the 1837 death year. It is a compiled source giving years only, so it is consistent with the claim but does not state a full birth date or place.
Matches: Entry 138910 (Mrs. Jessie Smith Calhoun) lineage line 3: "Samuel Wood (1787-1848) m. 1809 Abigail Church (1788-1837)"; Birth year 1788 and death year 1837 match the claim's life span (1788–1837); Name Abigail Church matches exactly
Limits: The page gives only birth and death years, not a full birth date or place; This is a compiled lineage book, a secondary source built from member applications, not an original birth record; Abigail appears as a spouse in a descendant's lineage, not as the subject of her own entry; The page does not say which Abigail Church this is beyond her marriage to Samuel Wood in 1809
What it supports
- Born · 1788 — Abigail Church