Wood, James, fl. 1810.

After extensive service in the Revolutionary War, Col. Joseph Crockett (May 7, 1742 - Nov 7, 1829) traveled to Kentucky. Upon arrival in Lexington, Crockett became employed as a surveyor under Col. Thomas Marshall. Later, Crockett settled his family on a nineteen hundred acre farm in Jessamine County. In 1786, Crockett served as a representative to the Virginia Assembly and went on to serve the first Kentucky House from 1792-1795. Govenor Shelby appointed him to the court of Fayette County and later, after other government appointments, President Thomas Jefferson appointed Crockett marshall for the District of Kentucky. President James Madison reappointed him to the position. The Woodson who carried the letter and also was named in the letter may have been related to Crockett's wife, Elizabeth Moore Woodson (See Kentucky Encyclopedia, pg. 242).