Jean Moncure Wood

Jean Moncure Wood
First Lady of Virginia
In role
December 1, 1796 – December 1, 1799
GovernorJames Wood
Preceded byMary Ritchie Hopper Brooke
Succeeded byElizabeth Monroe
Personal details
BornJean Moncure
(1753-05-22)May 22, 1753
Virginia Colony, British America
DiedMarch 4, 1823(1823-03-04) (aged 69)
Virginia, U.S.
SpouseJames Wood (m. 1775)
Children1

Jean Wood (née Moncure; May 22, 1753 – March 4, 1823) was the first lady of Virginia from 1796 to 1799 as the wife of James Wood, the 11th governor of Virginia. She was also a notable early woman poet in Virginia and influential in charitable circles.

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