Abraham Wood was an English fur trader (specifically the deerskin trade) and explorer of colonial Virginia during the 17th century. His base of operations was Fort Henry at the falls of the Appomattox in present-day Petersburg. He is sometimes referred to as "General" or "Colonel" Wood.

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  • Abraham Wood was an English fur trader (specifically the deerskin trade) and explorer of colonial Virginia during the 17th century. His base of operations was Fort Henry at the falls of the Appomattox in present-day Petersburg. He is sometimes referred to as "General" or "Colonel" Wood. The first recorded English explorations of the southern Appalachian Mountains were by fur traders associated with Abraham Wood. Several exploration parties were sent by Wood into the mountains between 1650 and 1675. These parties explored the upper reaches of the James River and Roanoke River. In 1671 the Batts-Fallam expedition reached the New River Valley and the New River. The New River was named Wood's River after Abraham Wood, although in time it became better known as the New River. In 1673 Wood sent his friend James Needham and his indentured servant Gabriel Arthur on an expedition to find an outlet to the Pacific Ocean. Shortly after their departure Needham and Arthur encountered a group of Tomahitan Indians, who offered to conduct the men to their town across the mountains . The Tomahitans are sometimes thought to have been Cherokee, but in 1727 a delegation of Cherokee visiting Charleston referred to the Tomahitans as old enemies of their allies the Yamasee . After reaching the Tomahitan town Needham returned to Fort Henry to report to Wood. While en route back to the Tomahitan town Needham was killed by a member of the trading party with whom he was traveling . Shortly thereafter, Arthur was almost killed by a mob in the Tomahitan settlement, but was saved and then adopted by the town's headman . Arthur lived with the Tomahitans for almost a year, accompanying them on war and trading expeditions as far south as Spanish Florida and as far north as the Ohio River . During these expeditions Arthur probably became the first European to visit West Virginia. (en)
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  • Abraham Wood was an English fur trader (specifically the deerskin trade) and explorer of colonial Virginia during the 17th century. His base of operations was Fort Henry at the falls of the Appomattox in present-day Petersburg. He is sometimes referred to as "General" or "Colonel" Wood. (en)
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