Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 5th ed., 1887, Jessamine Co. ANDREW WOODS was born March 28, 1815, and is the eldest son of Richard and Esther (Rice) Woods, of Jessamine County. His paternal grandfather, Abijah Woods, emigrated from New Jersey about 1770, and was in the fort at Bryant's Station. He died in 1828, the father of seven children: Samuel, Christopher, Jonathan, Abijah, Mary, Elizabeth and Martha. Richard Woods was born December 22, 1790, was in the war of 1812, and died in 1863. The children born to him were eight in number: Andrew, William, Merit, Morton, Elizabeth, John, Mary and Rice. Andrew Woods' maternal grandfather, John Rice, came to Jessamine County from Germany. Andrew was reared on the farm, receiving a common school education. He was married June 15, 1871, to Mildred Guthire of Shelby County, Ky. Two children have been born to him: David Dudly, December 25, 1872, and Nannie Belle, in 1874. He owns 155 acres of land, and is a member of the Primitive Baptist Church, at Bryant's Station. Woods Rice Guthrie = Shelby-KY NJ Germany http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/jessamine/woods.a.txt