Vermont, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1749-1999

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 2/4, tier record.
The image is an original probate book entry for the will of Jabez Wood of Brattleboro, Vermont. It leaves half of his wearing apparel to "my well Beloved Son Philip Wood", who is said to have already received his full share. The name matches, but the will gives no dates, so it cannot confirm the 1756–1845 lifespan or that this Philip is the person in the database. It is consistent with the claim only if the father–son link is established elsewhere.
Matches: The will of Jabez Wood of Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont names "my well Beloved Son Philip Wood", so a son named Philip Wood existed.; The will is probated at Brattleboro in the Marlboro District in May 1793, in the region and period where Philip Wood (1756–1845) would have been an adult.
Limits: The claim is about the name of Philip Wood (1756–1845). The will gives only "Philip Wood", with no birth or death dates, age, or residence.; The will does not show that this son is the same Philip Wood born 1756 and died 1845. That depends on other evidence for the family.; The will supports the name only as a bequest to a son. It says nothing about a middle name or spelling variants.; The transcription of the will is hard to read in places, and the date of the will is partly cut off at the margin.