An American Family History

Rebecca Yerkes Woodwas born about 1753 in the Manor of Moorland. Her parents were Josiah Yerkes and Mary Walton. 

She married Thomas Wood on January 30, 1765.

He appeared in the 1790 census in the Manor of Moreland. The family consisted of two males sixteen or older, five males younger than sixteen and two females. 

In 1793 when Josiah died, Rebecca inherited 10£.

Children of Josiah Yerkes and Mary Walton Joshua Yerkes Josiah Yerkes Rebecca Yerkes Wood Sarah Yerkes Bower Margery Yerkes Saurman Mary Yerkes

The Manor of Moreland was composed of a tract of ten thousand acres, and was created, in 1682, by a grant from William Penn to Dr. Nicholas More. Most of the Manor was in Philadelphia County, but is now Moreland Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.