Citation · C1129 · compiled
North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 139 : 1918
Weight of this evidence
- Tier
- compiled
- Confidence
- ●●○○ normal
- Review
- AI-checked
- Held at
- Ancestry.com
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Transcription and reasoning
Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): supports, confidence 3/4, tier compiled.
The page image, DAR Lineage Book p. 280, entry 138910, lists Samuel Wood (1787-1848) m. 1809 Abigail Church (1788-1837) as generation 3 of the applicant's descent from Philip Wood. This states the couple, their life years and the marriage year exactly as claimed. Because it is a compiled lineage from an application rather than a primary record, confidence stops at 3.
Matches: Entry 138910 (Mrs. Jessie Smith Calhoun) lineage line 3 reads "Samuel Wood (1787-1848) m. 1809 Abigail Church (1788-1837)"; Names, birth and death years of both spouses match the claim; Marriage year 1809 matches the claim
Limits: Published lineage book (DAR) compiled from member applications, not an original marriage record; Gives only the marriage year, with no day, month or place; The page is the Volume 139 lineage book; the source is a secondary compilation
What it supports
- Married · 1809 — family F0019